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New Nutsert Tool
Mark Allanson - 7/5/04 at 09:53 PM

Got this for work a few weeks ago, amazingly easy to use, M4 to M10!. Will wind in a stainless nutsert in 15 sec without any effort, but it was £100!

Could be copied quite easily using an old ratchet and threaded steam pipe Rescued attachment Nutsert Tool.jpg
Rescued attachment Nutsert Tool.jpg

Hellfire - 7/5/04 at 09:57 PM

when yours is the first one in the "Tool Pool"

Mark Allanson - 7/5/04 at 10:11 PM

It's not mine, I just have unrestricted access to it

Hellfire - 7/5/04 at 10:44 PM

What a disclaimer!

RoadkillUK - 7/5/04 at 11:54 PM

Mark, out of interest (and totally off topic), have you used anything behind the ally for strength or is it just ally?

Peteff - 8/5/04 at 11:07 AM

Why bother if you are only bolting the rear wing to it? The flange on the wing will add strength but it's only there to cover the wheel and doesn't need to be strong.

Mark Allanson - 8/5/04 at 12:40 PM

quote:
Originally posted by RoadkillUK
Mark, out of interest (and totally off topic), have you used anything behind the ally for strength or is it just ally?


No I've just popped them in, the ally is really strong where it curves, so there is only one nutset on flat ally

JohnN - 8/5/04 at 01:24 PM

Where can you buy such a tool and inserts?

David Jenkins - 8/5/04 at 02:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson

Could be copied quite easily using an old ratchet and threaded steam pipe


And if you've got access to a lathe, you could make one in the way I've described in my web pages!

Click on the link below, the 'steering wheel', then look for 'special tools and parts'. Took 1 thrust bearing (£1) and a few bits of scrap. Dead easy to set 8mm nutserts with a ratchet wrench.

David

[Edited on 8/5/04 by David Jenkins]

RoadkillUK - 8/5/04 at 03:46 PM

Cheers all.

mangogrooveworkshop - 8/5/04 at 04:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by JohnN
Where can you buy such a tool and inserts?

http://www.nfauto.co.uk do a cheap kit 22.50 for the tool and 40 ali nuts xpensive one 62 quid an fifty nuts

Mark Allanson - 8/5/04 at 06:59 PM

quote:
Originally posted by JohnN
Where can you buy such a tool and inserts?



We got ours from Wurth (bodyshop suppliers), but FWB do them, they are national

ChrisS - 10/5/04 at 08:38 PM

How about this for a bargain then.
Ive ordered one, as it looks pretty good to me.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30928&item=2478208227&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

RoadkillUK - 11/5/04 at 12:43 AM

I've seen the on Ebay before, he's been selling them for some time now, his feedback is excellent.
It looks similar in design the the one I bought from MK.