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  • 1/4 Turn T-Nuts

    From Bob La Londe@none@none.com99 to rec.crafts.metalworking on Sun Sep 6 15:09:09 2026
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    Any of you all use these? Instead of having to slide them in from end
    you can just drop them directly into the t-slot anywhere. Give them a
    1/4 turn and they won't lift out. I decided with (eventually) more
    machines coming online of back online I needed a bunch more t-nuts. I
    ordered 20 regular t-nuts pretty cheap from MSC, but for less than a
    dollar more I decided to buy 10 of the 1/4 turn style to try them out.

    https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/86776093

    With such a small holding area I can't see using them to lock down a
    vise or a fixture with any heavy grunt, but I could see them being
    really handy to drop a work stop on the table or add a machinist jack
    fairly quickly.

    FYI: I tend towards two vises on each table and 1 or 2 work stops which
    means I need 4-6 t-nuts for very machine, and that doesn't count
    temporary setups like add an angle plate and a stop block for off the
    edge machining like this:

    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1F31zkaxLf/ ...

    ... which reminds me. With the 3 t-nuts that were on that setup, if I
    can find them, I should have enough for the setup I am building now.

    Of course when you toss a handful of hardware on the bench to put it
    away later not everything always makes it back in the drawer later, so I always buy extras. LOL.
    --
    Bob La Londe
    CNC Molds N Stuff

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  • From David Billington@djb@invalid.com to rec.crafts.metalworking on Mon Sep 7 01:30:24 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.crafts.metalworking

    On 06/09/2026 23:09, Bob La Londe wrote:
    Any of you all use these?-a Instead of having to slide them in from end
    you can just drop them directly into the t-slot anywhere.-a Give them a
    1/4 turn and they won't lift out.-a I decided with (eventually) more machines coming online of back online I needed a bunch more t-nuts.-a I ordered 20 regular t-nuts pretty cheap from MSC, but for less than a
    dollar more I decided to buy 10 of the 1/4 turn style to try them out.

    https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/86776093

    With such a small holding area I can't see using them to lock down a
    vise or a fixture with any heavy grunt, but I could see them being
    really handy to drop a work stop on the table or add a machinist jack
    fairly quickly.

    FYI:-a I tend towards two vises on each table and 1 or 2 work stops
    which means I need 4-6 t-nuts for very machine, and that doesn't count temporary setups like add an angle plate and a stop block for off the
    edge machining like this:

    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1F31zkaxLf/ ...

    ... which reminds me.-a With the 3 t-nuts that were on that setup, if I
    can find them, I should have enough for the setup I am building now.

    Of course when you toss a handful of hardware on the bench to put it
    away later not everything always makes it back in the drawer later, so
    I always buy extras.-a LOL.

    I use a home made one in the T slot of my small FJ Edwards jewellers guillotine as to put a normal T slot nut in would require dismantling
    it. It holds the guide used to keep material square to the blade but it
    takes up a bit of width so if-a I want to use the entire blade width,
    about 160mm (6.25"), I remove the guide which is easy with that type of
    T slot nut.

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