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Threaded insert
Also called: insert nut, wood insert nut
A nut set into wood so a bolt can be removed and tightened again many times. Depending on the product, you screw it in or press it in. A badly stripped hole may not be usable as it is.
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When you'd need this
- The bolt hole in my furniture is stripped
- I want to use a bolt in wood
Measure and check before you buy
- Inner thread (M6, etc.)
- Outside diameter and length
- How it installs
- Existing hole diameter and depth
- Recommended pilot hole diameter
- Wood thickness left around the hole