SAWING TEE NUTS -AN AFTERNOON IN THE WORKSHOP

摘要

Tee nuts are the perfect way of securing clamps to the table of a drilling or milling machine, photo 1 & Fig. 1. The nut fits the slot; it won't turn as you screw in a stud and the shouldered flanges spread the clamping load effectively. The depth of the nut also gives a secure thread for the stud. Making Tee nuts can be time consuming though and the usual method of making the flanges by nibbling away at the sides with an end mill is a good candidate for the definition of frustration. Here's a way of sawing the shoulders from a rectangular block to make the nuts more quickly.