In a message dated 12/27/00 3:02:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, 2@vc.net writes:
> >
> I install PEM nuts by drilling the specified size hole, inserting the
> nut, and squeezing with a large vise. The mfg's name is Pennsylvania
> Engineering and Manufacturing. There has gotta be a Web site. My local
> distributor is Dudek Co. in Oxnard, CA. They have a $20 minimum. I buy
> 1/8" 6061-t6, cut-to-order plate from Inductrial Metals in Burbank.
Gentlemen, please see the PEM URL: http://www.pemnet.com/
I use PEM nuts and press them into the aluminum plate or angle using a
hardened piece of machine steel rod with a flat end on it. The drill press
provides the pressure needed to cause the aluminum to cold flow into the
fastener.
Season's Greetings.
Dave, WT8R
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