Helicoil Sheet Metal Inserts

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Helicoil sheet metal inserts. They are available in free running and screwlock versions. Email to friends share on facebook opens in a new window or tab share on twitter opens in a new window or tab share on pinterest opens in a new window or tab. You need a master kit for the size of threads you are working with if you do not have a tap and die set. Helicoil thread inserts have been proven in practice.

You can purchase the inserts individuallyor in kits. The green or red colour simplifies identification even when installed. Ez lok drive tools are also available in black alloy stainless steel. Heli coil the heli coil portfolio of wire threaded inserts includes offerings of a variety of configurations whether it be plating material locking or non locking variants that make it fully adaptable and configurable for industries spanning automotive industrial aerospace and defense.

Choose from kits with standard inserts or helical inserts also known as helicoil inserts. Installing a helicoil insert requires drilling out the original hole to match the new coil tapping the hole for the coil installation and tang removal. Minimize total cost. Lower insert cost lower installation cost and heli coil inserts.

Titanium helical inserts these inserts have a high strength to weight ratio and resist acids and salt water better than nickel alloy and stainless steel inserts. Thread repair kits from grainger include everything you need to repair or install threaded inserts including a hand drill and installation tool to speed maintenance and reduce downtime. Heli coil primer free coated inserts eliminate the need for costly primers and epoxies. Use a thread insert kit to replace a stripped thread or add a threaded insert into sheet metal fiberglass or other brittle material.

Primer free inserts are designed for use in applications where galvanic corrosion between dissimilar metals is a concern. Made of nickel alloy these inserts are more resistant to acids and salt water than stainless steel inserts. Stainless steel helical threaded inserts are ideal for applications requiring additional corrosion resistance as well as automotive food beverage and other clean critical applications. Heli coil inserts can generally be incorporated in existing designs where no provision has been made for an insert without increasing boss size.

Genuine heli coil inserts are precision formed screw thread coils of stainless steel wire having a diamond shape cross section. Heli coil inserts allow use of smaller bosses flanges and fasteners than any other insert. See more heli coil sheet metal inserts 57827.