People Skills : 5900 Registration date : 2009-07-05 Age : 33 Location : PA
Subject: Re: Best way to screw into UHMW Sun May 08, 2011 12:23 pm
i generally use a combination of wood screws and machine screws. i use the wood screws to hold major framing sections together and machine screws for stuff like the top and bottom plates
Camden W big contributor
People Skills : 4892 Registration date : 2011-04-10 Age : 29 Location : Blaine Minnesota
Subject: Re: Best way to screw into UHMW Sun May 08, 2011 2:04 pm
what if the top and bottom plates WERE the major framing pieces?
Camden W big contributor
People Skills : 4892 Registration date : 2011-04-10 Age : 29 Location : Blaine Minnesota
Subject: Re: Best way to screw into UHMW Sun May 08, 2011 2:19 pm
sounds good.
rjw Chief Bottle Washer
People Skills : 7737 Registration date : 2009-03-31 Location : Miami
Subject: Re: Best way to screw into UHMW Sun May 08, 2011 3:09 pm
captive nuts? or nut strips of some sort, might help solve wear problems and povide more of a bearing surface?
Koensig
People Skills : 4876 Registration date : 2011-02-25 Age : 29 Location : Terre Haute, Indiana
Subject: Re: Best way to screw into UHMW Sun May 08, 2011 4:00 pm
Those seem really nice. I'm gonna have have to get some of those.
Koolaid64 mega contributor
People Skills : 5900 Registration date : 2009-07-05 Age : 33 Location : PA
Subject: Re: Best way to screw into UHMW Sun May 08, 2011 4:02 pm
there is also these http://www.mcmaster.com/#tee-nuts/=c7w2oi
i used them to attach the tooth breaker bar on the bot i made for Brandon Nicholes