Ratings & Reviews for Hillman 1/4-in x 20 Brass Brass Wood insert Nut 2 Count

Starts with difficulty

these inserts could be better with a taper at the bottom to facilitate starting. To help start the insert, screw a long bolt into the insert so you have some leverage to aid in starting the insert perpendicular to the wooden surface.

Good, but...

Used these to replace inserts in my kayak that fell out. Worked, but these are SOFT brass and deform will screwing in. Adapted by putting screw in and driving using stainless screw's head (harder, more durable).

Name of item: insert nut.

Fit perfectly; parts held together with solid feel.

Good Quality

These are good quality inserts. Seems like they will do the trick for what I need.

Pricing

Right product, price really high but I needed them

Helpfull employee

Walked in and found what i wanted with the help of a store employee

Brass wood inserts (small)

This applies to these smaller units. The top part is designed to have the unit installed with a screwdriver. Harder wood causes too much torque on the top parts which will break off before fully seated. Brass is not a good choice for small pieces, and these should be made of steel.

Worked Perfectly

Used to re-attach the rail side of a cabinet door hinge in our travel trailer; worked perfectly! Reiterating what others have said, do not use a flat head screw driver to try to set these, especially in a hard wood, as is likely to break. Instead use a cap screw with two nuts. Tighten the two nuts against each other far enough up the cap screw such that the threaded-insert will ride up the cap screw to seat against the first nut with at least 1/2 of it's threads engaged. When releasing back the ...

Very good little invention

Works perfectly!

Simple to use

Product worked perfectly!

Easy to break

You have to drill the hole at the exact right size - too big and it doesn't hold strong enough, too small and you can easily break it while screwing it in.

Insert nut

It's an insert nut, not much more to it than that, it'd be great if there were more sizes available.

Repair

I was advised to use these on plastic. I tried it first on wood and it worked fine. The plastic was much tougher and I enlarged the hole twice by a 32nd each time. It worked the last time and the repair is holding.

Yes, and no.

I like the outer wood thread profile; good bite without a lot of displacement. I did not like the weakness, in the wings of the slot. There is really not enough material to provide sufficient torque.