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I would NOT attach a seat for passengers into plywood bolted to the floor. Seat mounts are nothing to screw around with and in my opinion should be mounted directly to the metal floor. Disclaimer: I'm not an engineer.Yes, through the floor. Boxes will then be attached to the plywood (Baltic Birch) floor along with a forward facing bench seat.
I would greatly appreciate your input on a quality Rivnut tool then. I have a cheap one with aluminum insertsI have used thousands of Riv-Nuts on various vehicles. They will not pull out if installed correctly.
However, there a few things to keep in mind.
They must be crimped correctly into the correct size hole. This is hard to achieve with the cheaper insert tools.
I prefer to use a hole that is slightly tight, never too loose.
Aluminum nuts are easier to crimp, but will produce galvanic corrosion if used in steel and the raw edges not coated to keep the 2 metals from interacting. They are also easier to pull the threads out of when crimping. However, they are easier to crimp. So, it's a trade off that just needs considered for each situation.
If you use them, put anti seize on your bolt, that will keep the insert from spinning free next time you take the bolt out. That's a hassle in the best circumstances and a nightmare in a blind hole you can't get to the back of. Try to use a bolt that just bottoms in the insert. The extra thread out the back isn't doing anything for you and can rust causing it to bind and spin your insert when you try to take it out.
I would NOT attach a seat for passengers into plywood bolted to the floor. Seat mounts are nothing to screw around with and in my opinion should be mounted directly to the metal floor. Disclaimer: I'm not an engineer.
Real world experience supporting my unscientific take.I have actually had a homemade wood platform come loose in a roll over.
Cheers
Thanks. Those seem to need a lot of space. Gonna have to do some more research.Like any tool that is a loaded question.
This is a great tool :
RT-PNT310-M, PNT310-M METRIC HEAVY DUTY, THREADED INSERT HAND TOOL KIT - Hanson Rivet Online Store
Purchase RT-PNT310-M, PNT310-M METRIC HEAVY DUTY, THREADED INSERT HAND TOOL KIT at Hanson Rivet Online Store.www.erivet.com
But somewhat pricey for minimal use if you aren't planning to use it for years.
I also have one of these:
13" Nut/Thread Setting Hand Riveter Kit with 3pc Metric and 3pc SAE Mandrel/Nosepiece Sets and Rivet Nut Assortment | Astro Pneumatic Tools
New "Toolless Quick-Change Head" design allows for easy changing of mandrels and nose pieces by hand Disassembly of tool never required, unique sp ...www.astrotools.com
I would say it's a good medium quality tool. Has some hokey features. Like the insert threading knob. I think it's cheesy how it works.
But, I have had it for years and for aluminum inserts it works great. Struggles a bit with steel, but I think it's fine. I probably wouldn't trust it to not break doing a ton of them.