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Paul A. Franz, P.E.
Joined: 02 Dec 2008
Posts: 280
Location: Bellevue WA
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 Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:04 pm Post subject: Floating Nut Plates |
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On Mon, February 23, 2009 8:24 am, Guy Buchanan wrote:
| Quote: | I used them to attach my floating nut plates that hold my skylight to
the butt rib cap strip. They are countersunk into the wood and went
in with no problem, with not even a hint of stress to the wood.
Though they are steel they are nothing like stainless pops you might
be used to; they're very easy to install. (After all, they're only 3/32 OD.)
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You mentioned them before. Just what exactly is a "floating nut plate"?
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Paul A. Franz
Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT
Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP
Bellevue WA
425.241.1618 Cell
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Guy Buchanan
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 1204
Location: Ramona, CA
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:06 pm Post subject: Floating Nut Plates |
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At 12:57 PM 2/23/2009, you wrote:
| Quote: | You mentioned them before. Just what exactly is a "floating nut plate"?
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Some nut plates have a thread rigidly attached: either the plate is
threaded, or a nut is welded on, or perhaps a regular nut is
"crimped" in place. Floating nut plates have a receptacle in the
plate that is larger than the nut so the nut can "float" around. This
means it's OK if you miss a little when attaching the nut plate (easy
to do). As a WAG I'd say the #6's I used in the skylight had about
+/- .02" of movement to the nut. The nut is restrained enough to
limit rotation.
Guy Buchanan
San Diego, CA
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 300 hrs. and counting
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