A T-slot nut is used with a threaded clamp to position and secure pieces being worked on in a workshop. The T-slot nut slides along a T-slot track, which is set in workbench or table for a router, drill press, or bandsaw. T-slot nuts are also used with T-slot structural framing to build a variety of industrial structures and machines.
A T-slot bolt is generally stronger than a T-slot nut and hex-head cap screw.[1]
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A heavy-duty T-slot nut with a M12 bolt is rated to support 10000 N (about 1 imperial ton).[2]
Profile 40×40 (40 mm by 40 mm, with 8 mm grooves) extruded aluminum profile[clarify] and the T-slot nuts to fit into them comprised the first modular system developed for use in mechanical engineering in 1980 by item Industrietechnik.[3] The item aluminum framing system has since been expanded to include a variety of t-slot nuts that have been designed for specific applications.
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The item system is very similar to the 'channel-and-groove design' used in some toys.
CAD model of a rotating T-nut used with aluminum T-slots/ T-track/ extrusions
T-nut (red) installed in a T-Slot
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Erik Oberg et al. 'T-Bolts, slots, nuts and tongues' (2008). Machinery's Handbook, 28th ed. New York: Industrial Press. p. 1632–1634.
Further reading[edit]
Used T Slot Tables
- ^David Alkire Smith.'Quick Die Change'.2005.p. 106.
- ^item Industrietechnik GmbH.'T-Slot Nut 12 St M12, heavy-duty'.
- ^item Industrietechnik GmbH.'timeline: 1980'.
- ANSI/ASME B5.1M-1985 (R1998) standard, 'T-Slots: Their Bolts, Nuts, and Tongues.' [1]