I'm looking for tips on how to insert those flower-shaped tube connectors into aluminum poles. I tried a test piece today, but I wasn't real happy with the results. I attached a bolt to a piece of wood, and then screwed the tube connector onto the bolt. First, I tried pushing the connector into the tube, but I couldn't provide enough force. So, then I hammered the back of the bolt and was able to get the connector into the tube, but it wasn't quite straight, and the tube seemed to be tweaked out of round a little by the hammering. Is there a better way?
Inserting Tube Connectors
Started by stuper1, 06/13/2006 05:53AM
Posted 06/13/2006 05:53AM
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Posted 06/13/2006 07:02AM
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If you have a drill press, you can chuck up a piece of 1/4" threaded rod or a long 1/4-20 screw, thread the insert onto the screw, and use the drill press to force the insert in. It helps to have a piece of angle material to hold the tube square on the table of the drill press.
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