Made of stainless steel, these inserts have good corrosion resistance. Drive the keys into the surrounding material for a more secure hold than thread-locking inserts. Use them to repair or change threads in soft metals such as aluminum. Inserts may be mildly magnetic. They’re comparable to Keensert® inserts. Installation requires a drill bit, a standard tap, an installation tool, and a hammer.

Choose inserts with a thick wall for greater strength than thin-wall inserts, or to fill a large hole.

These inserts are made to stringent military specifications. Drive the keys into the surrounding material for a more secure hold than thread-locking inserts. Use them to repair or change threads in soft metals such as aluminum. Inserts may be mildly magnetic. They’re comparable to Keensert® inserts. Installation requires a drill bit, a standard tap, an installation tool, and a hammer.

Inserts with a thin wall are often used in small holes or near the edge of a workpiece.

Choose inserts with a thick wall for greater strength than thin-wall inserts, or to fill a large hole.

A black-phosphate finish provides mild corrosion resistance. Drive the keys into the surrounding material for a more secure hold than thread-locking inserts. Use them to repair or change threads in soft metals such as aluminum. They’re comparable to Keensert® inserts. Installation requires a drill bit, a standard tap, an installation tool, and a hammer.

Choose inserts with a thick wall for greater strength than thin-wall inserts, or to fill a large hole with stripped threads.

Inserts with an extra thick wall are stronger than thick- and thin-wall inserts. Use them to reduce the size of tapped holes.

These assortments include various sizes of key-locking inserts with thick and thin walls, and an installation tool. Drive the keys into the surrounding material for a more secure hold than thread-locking inserts. Use them to repair or convert threads in soft metals such as aluminum. They’re comparable to Keensert® inserts.

18-8 stainless steel inserts are more corrosion resistant than black-phosphate steel. They may be mildly magnetic.

Black-phosphate steel inserts are mildly corrosion resistant.

Choose assortments with thick-wall inserts for greater strength than thin-wall inserts, or to fill a large hole.

Add or repair threads near the edges and corners of soft metal surfaces—these inserts have thinner walls than any of our key-locking and thread-locking inserts. With knurls that press (swage) into the surrounding material, they won’t budge when you tighten a screw. Made of alloy steel, they’re stronger than our 17-4 PH stainless steel inserts. They absorb impact without fracturing and stand up to high-pressure applications. A cadmium plating keeps them from corroding in wet environments. On top of the plating is a dry film lubricant to help these inserts thread in without sticking. Meeting the strict standards for MIL-I-45932/1, these inserts have highly precise threads and tight tolerances.

To install these inserts, you need a drill bit, a counterbore, a standard-sized tap, an installation tool, and a hammer. Drill a hole, counterbore the top, then tap it. Place the insert into the installation tool and hand-tighten it into the tapped hole. Hammer the tool to secure the insert in place, driving the knurls into the surrounding material.