T-nuts ****, drywall screws strong enough?

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

put a little wood glue on the screw before you screw it in, holds better.

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

^^^ good idea, y didnt i think of that.

 

[thump 10+ year member]

I used T nuts for my new box.. Now I have a problem. I cant take my sub out my box. 4 ot he 8 nuts are just spinning around as I turn the bolts counter clockwise to remove them.. I'm guess the little claws on the back ate through the wood and have nothing to grab agaist so I can torque them.. So now my sub is stuck in my box... So much for theft right? Anyways anyone got an idea on how to remove these suckers because I want to upgrade my wire gauge.

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

I used T nuts for my new box.. Now I have a problem. I cant take my sub out my box. 4 ot he 8 nuts are just spinning around as I turn the bolts counter clockwise to remove them.. I'm guess the little claws on the back ate through the wood and have nothing to grab agaist so I can torque them.. So now my sub is stuck in my box... So much for theft right? Anyways anyone got an idea on how to remove these suckers because I want to upgrade my wire gauge.

lol i think i have that problem too //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[thump 10+ year member]

lol i think i have that problem too //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

I tried to pry a flathead underneath and make it so that the t nut was pulled agaisnt the box.. to no avail it spun some more and worsened the problem. I know we can't be the only one's. Looks like I'm stuck at 3.5 @30 hz's for a while.

note to all reading.. T-NUTS ****!!!!!!..

 

[vasilios 10+ year member]

so what are the correct procedures, tools, and screws for mounting a sub into an enclosure, especially if i wanted to remove the sub and then place it back in that enclosure with out damaging the enclosure?

 

[thump 10+ year member]

so what are the correct procedures, tools, and screws for mounting a sub into an enclosure, especially if i wanted to remove the sub and then place it back in that enclosure with out damaging the enclosure?

It all depends on what your needs are. If you are more then likely just going to screw the sub in and leave it there(that is not take in in and out a lot) dryway screws will work just fine. Since I was going to experiment with different boxes I opted to use T-nuts. Honestly if I would have been smart I would have applied some heavy duty adhesive to the t-nuts before cranking them down, then I probaly wouldn't be experiencing this problem. But on the bright side, no one is jacking this baby now //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif .

 

[vasilios 10+ year member]

hmm...so how do those t-nuts work or, rather, supposed to work anyway?

 

[vasilios 10+ year member]

what about pre-drilling?....comments on the procedures and correct bit size for doing that?

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

youre supposed to predrill everything

i've put subs in and out a few times using drywall screws and didnt have too much of a problem

 

[vasilios 10+ year member]

what bit size?

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

i use 1/8"

 

[vasilios 10+ year member]

i use 1/8"

ok.

 

[ruckus]

iono about you guys, i got my t-nuts in fine.

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Ive used them on several setups including speakers, amps, crossovers, never had a problem with em.

as for them spinning in place Im willing to bet you used a power drill to either screw in or remove them thats why you stripped the mdf they were grabbing on. Thats not a problem with the tnuts thats a problem with you being too much in a hurry and damaging the mdf.

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

Thats not a problem with the tnuts thats a problem with you being too much in a hurry and damaging the mdf.

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