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As the title says...what is this nut thing called? Goes in a T-slot.
(Trying to attach something to a T-slot on my Hammer sliding table saw, but can't devise a way to do it without one of these. I'm sure Felder would sell me one...but I suspect the cost and wait would be enormous. Can't find a square-head bolt or carriage bolt that would fit the dimensions of the slot.)
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flat nut..sounds too easy I know..pretty sure
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T-slot nut or channel nut?
https://www.mcmaster.com/#machine-ta...-nuts/=1576rqb
or https://www.mcmaster.com/#strut-channel-nuts/=1576si3
Ken
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Dan...mill some oak or other hardwood so it fits in the slot and then just drill and press threaded inserts in the bottom side.That's how I've handled this with my MiniMax slider.
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They make a channel called kindorf, and/or unistrut, some of the flat nuts they use to bolt pipes ect to it, look very similar to your picture. You might be able to buy them (if in fact they are the same animal) at an electrical supply house.
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A nut plate.
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I do like Jim has suggested. The carriage bolt can be replaced with a tee nut.
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[OP]
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Duh. Apparently I was so enamored with the Austrian engineering that I failed to think of such a plebeian solution as wood
Thanks for all the suggestions. I was looking at the ones Ken suggested from McMaster, but they're pricey, and I was just really surprised I couldn't find something similar from McMaster.
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Dan.... weld nuts? https://www.fastenal.com/products/fa...goryl1:"600000 Fasteners"|~ ~|categoryl2:"600072 Nuts"|~ ~|categoryl3:"600123 Weld Nuts"|~
Ken
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Oooo...now that might be an option, too. Thanks, Ken!
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It looks similar to a Unistrut nut. Worth a look.
https://www.google.com/search?q=unis..._AUIBygC&dpr=1
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Wouldn't be hard to make out of bar stock, drill bit, and tap.
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Ken beat me to it but was going to suggest Fastenal if there is one close by. On the unistrut channel you can insert them anywhere and then turn and they catch the sides then as you tighten they pull up against the lip of the channel.
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Lee Valley has these
http://www.leevalley.com/en/Hardware...576,61994&ap=2
Grant
Ottawa ON
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These are easy to make. A piece of aluminum, drill bit, and a tap. Steel works too.
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