Threaded inserts for MDF

[ItzAllGooD]

Has anyone used threaded inserts instead of trying to thread MDF. I thought about just using epoxy and regular nuts. Think JRGO pipe adjustment blocks. Any luck?

[acondit]

I just drill the hole to tapping size, squirt a bunch of super glue in the hole, let it set, and then tap.

Alan

[ind_dsnr]

Try these: McMaster-Carr

If you need the back side of the t-nut to be flush with the surface of the board, you can use a spade or forsner bit. These are great and I use them all of the time.

[frige]

Look up 'dowel nut' on mcmaster also.
That might fit the bill, depending on what you are trying to do.
-frige

[jsheerin]

I've used the threaded inserts as well as t-nuts. I'm not a fan of either. My experience with the threaded inserts is that they distort the MDF when you screw them in and then can still start turning. I also broke some. I ended up epoxying in the ones I was using after I had them installed. This worked, but it was a pain. The best setup I've ever used for threads in MDF was cutting pockets for regular hex nuts to lightly press into and then epoxying those in.

[ger21]

I think the dowel nuts are the easiest method. An alternative would be to epoxy coupling nuts into the MDF.