Installing Threaded Pems Inserts, No Fancy Equipment Needed.

With a little ingenuity is possible to install threaded press fit inserts (pems) into aluminum and steel with only an arbor press and some leverage.
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Press-Fit Threaded Standoffs, 8-32 x 3/8"
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[@jacobframe8769]

Great video. Very helpful and informative. Thank you for sharing.

[@Datagram]

I've been looking into what I would need to build a custom computer case, and this is the exact video I needed to see. Thanks!

[@42Pursuit]

Sweet! That's a great idea using those for a custom computer case!

[@CraigHollabaugh]

Very informative and short. Thanks.

[@TokyoCraftsman]

I saw you on Will's channel and came for a look-see, I subbed.
Cheers from Tokyo!
Stu

[@42Pursuit]

Thanks for the sub!

[@mechwar31]

A hydraulic crimping tool also works.

[@42Pursuit]

Hmm, how much do those tools cost?

[@mechwar31]

​​@@42Pursuit I got a handheld hydraulic crimp tool from harbor freight for about $80 (USD). The hydraulic crimper is intended to be used to crimp fittings onto large gauge electrical wire, but since it produces up to 8 tons of force it can be used to install pemserts in certain materials.

[@AutodidactEngineer]

What about the back material pertruding, is there a way to get countersunk bolts and nuts in a 6mm package so that the inside and the outside sit compeletly flush!
I have found some 110° countersunk bolts but countersunk nuts seem to be non existent or that's my opinion!?
I live in Germany.

[@42Pursuit]

That sounds possible. I sized the threaded standoffs to be equal to 2x the thickness of the material I was working with. It's possible to get shorter sizes. McMaster-Carr has got a huge selection, it would depend on what thickness of material you were working with and whatever other design constraints you have. You should be able to get a shallow enough standoff that a countersink screw would thread into it and end up with a joint that was flush on both sides.

[@CharlesDabbs-gf2sk]

The head on the standoff is between .018-.023 . I have worked at PEM place for 20 years.