Source for threaded inserts in thin stock?

[Thomas Colson]

Looking for a source (hyperlink) to where I can click on it, then buy, threaded inserts and bolts (similar to https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KM4OVT0/?coliid=IE41EE97MDX4Z&colid=16G30WAUHMRIY&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it which is too long) for thin stock (3/4" walnut). Attaching 14 ga legs to an end table. I've worn out the internet this morning looking for something, and it seems when I find something, it either costs an arm and 5 legs (https://www.rockler.com/e-z-knife-threaded-insert-assortment-kit-for-hard-wood-brass-6-32-to-3-8-16), the TPI doesn't match the bolt I found, the bolt I found is too long, the insert is only for softwood.....there has to be some sort of kit some where that has the inserts and bolts to match. I'm guessing since I'm in thin stock, I need a higher thread per inch count?

[Brian Holcombe]

I use McMaster.

[Thomas Colson]

Wow! Great site! Now I'm going down the rabbit hole of: Brass or steel?

[David Buchhauser]

Probably brass, but steel would suffice.
David

[Bradley Gray]

Tapping threads directly into wood works really well.

[Brian Holcombe]

I prefer brass.

[Jamie Buxton]

Lee Valley sells brass threaded inserts. I use a lot of the 1/4-20 ones, which are a half inch long. Lee Valley also sells a very good driver for installing the inserts. This one is for 1/4-20 inserts, and they have drivers for other threads. https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/hand-tools/screwdrivers/bits/70791-1-4-20-insert-nut-driver?item=50J0351

[Thomas Colson]

So why brass instead of steel? Seems to me brass threads would compress more easily, preventing removal and reinserting of the bolts (e.g for shipping). From my plumbing experience (not much) it's been drilled into me not to mix dissimilar metals, and I haven't found any brass furniture bolts. What am I missing?

[Jamie Buxton]

So why brass instead of steel? Seems to me brass threads would compress more easily, preventing removal and reinserting of the bolts (e.g for shipping). From my plumbing experience (not much) it's been drilled into me not to mix dissimilar metals, and I haven't found any brass furniture bolts. What am I missing?

As I understand it, brass machines more easily, so they can reliably cut those thin knife edge threads around the outside.

Woodworking is not plumbing. The water in plumbing gives you the threat of electrolysis when you electrically join dissimilar metals.