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Two cam board issues

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1. T-Nuts. At Lowe's they're $3.50 each X # i'd need as you can see from my cam board would be about 40, which would total $140 if my math is correct. Rather than use T nuts below the board, what other options might there be?

I'm thinking of countersinking a hole and epoxying a nut below. That way I don't have to hold the bottom nut while tightening the bolt with a screwdriver on top and it would speed work.

I'm interested in others' ideas which are easy and cost effective, with emphasis on the latter.

2. I haven't posted much lately b/c I'm moving my workshop to 1/2 of my garage and it has been a real challenge finding space. I'm thinking of using my cam board as a table saw sled by raising the height of the 2 ski guide rails you see in the photo on each side of the cam board. That way, I can use my cam board for ski routing and also for table saw sledding. The danger would be in ensuring the cams/cam bolts are not sliced by the table saw, so situational awareness would be the order of the day!

I'm also thinking that the cam board might even be used to hold vertical boards on the table saw that need their ends cut. Again, caution would be in order not to hit the cam and even more important the bolt. If the cam board were used in this manner, of course some folding perpendicular pieces that attach to the table saw fence/channels would need to be made. This might all be too much trouble.

As for the drill press, the cam board is pretty much set to be used as is.

So there you have it, some ideas for multi-purpose usage and a T-nut question.

Dave Vergun

 
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#2 ·
tee nuts from
McMaster-Carr or ebay, I just 300 for 12.oo off ebay..but I will say I like to use 10-24 tee nuts because the bolts are cheaper (Allen cap screws)


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1. T-Nuts. At Lowe's they're $3.50 each X # i'd need as you can see from my cam board would be about 40, which would total $140 if my math is correct. Rather than use T nuts below the board, what other options might there be?

I'm thinking of countersinking a hole and epoxying a nut below. That way I don't have to hold the bottom nut while tightening the bolt with a screwdriver on top and it would speed work.

I'm interested in others' ideas which are easy and cost effective, with emphasis on the latter.

2. I haven't posted much lately b/c I'm moving my workshop to 1/2 of my garage and it has been a real challenge finding space. I'm thinking of using my cam board as a table saw sled by raising the height of the 2 ski guide rails you see in the photo on each side of the cam board. That way, I can use my cam board for ski routing and also for table saw sledding. The danger would be in ensuring the cams/cam bolts are not sliced by the table saw, so situational awareness would be the order of the day!

I'm also thinking that the cam board might even be used to hold vertical boards on the table saw that need their ends cut. Again, caution would be in order not to hit the cam and even more important the bolt. If the cam board were used in this manner, of course some folding perpendicular pieces that attach to the table saw fence/channels would need to be made. This might all be too much trouble.

As for the drill press, the cam board is pretty much set to be used as is.

So there you have it, some ideas for multi-purpose usage and a T-nut question.

Dave Vergun
 
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tee nuts from
McMaster-Carr or ebay, I just 300 for 12.oo off ebay..but I will say I like to use 10-24 tee nuts because the bolts are cheaper (Allen cap screws)

After carefully reviewing every reply on this post, I decided, for several reasons, to go with McMaster, ordering the 1/4 X 20 T nut in the standard style, along with round-headed machine screws. I went with zinc coated steel.

I ordered a minute ago and they said the shipment would arrive by tomorrow via standard lowest cost ground transport. I was surprised at the speed they promise. Looking forward to using these! Thanks
 
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thanks, Bob, wonder if everyone is using something similar.

re: #2, I think the main thing to do is to spray paint a red strip where the saw blade goes so no cams get placed there. I think this multipurpose cam idea has some utility
 
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Hi

The red paint would work just fine I think,,I have tried many other types of tee nuts/insert nuts but they just don't hold :( many like to spin free after a time or two..the big flange on the tee nuts will hold over and over and if you do and you will strip one out you can replace it easy...


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1. T-Nuts. At Lowe's they're $3.50 each X # i'd need as you can see from my cam board would be about 40, which would total $140 if my math is correct. Rather than use T nuts below the board, what other options might there be?
Dave.. that's gotta be a box or bag price... I paid $0.13 each at HD in Anchorage and though I only needed a couple at that time, I knew I was paying one heckuva premium. The guys below are paying $0.04 each. I suggest you have them check it out at the Lowes register.
 
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they were sold 1 each wrapped in plastic inside one of those drawers in the infamous "I can't seem to find it" fastener aisle in Lowe's. I was floored by the price and even asked a salesman to come over and confirm the price.

Thanks everyone for the additional information. I've decided to can the epoxy idea and find better priced T-nuts. I'm still reading over your responses and checking your links
 
#10 · (Edited)
david,

if you are close to a grainger, you can get a box of 100 for 5 bucks i think it was. i bought some there about 6 months ago. they were 10-24
fastenal is a lot higher in price.

lowes is also extremely high, i checked everywhere and grainger was the cheapest.
 
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Thanks, Levon.. We've got one of those locally. I'll check there before going mail order.

david,

if you are close to a grainger, you can get a box of 100 for 5 bucks i think it was. i bought some there about 6 months ago. they were 10-24
fastenal is a lot higher in price.

lowes is also extremely high, i checked everywhere and grainger was the cheapest.
 
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