I have used the spring and the black cone ones, and I can say I prefer the black cone ones. With the spring ones I hate how the spring always gets caught and tips the nut over. The black ones just slide.
UK they are known as Zebedees [after a character in the seminal british animation 'The Magic Roundabout'...Google it, you will see why!:laughing: ]
We only get spring and plain here...never seen the others.
I used to prefer the spring ones but as we use a lot of slotted channel the spring version is always geting stuck, so we are plain and simple. The 1/2" cordless impact wrench makes life a lot easier; that and the chop saw or DeWalt 18V recip saw and angle grinder. I am too old to struggle with hacksaws
I used to prefer the spring ones but as we use a lot of slotted channel the spring version is always geting stuck, so we are plain and simple. The 1/2" cordless impact wrench makes life a lot easier; that and the chop saw or DeWalt 18V recip saw and angle grinder. I am too old to struggle with hacksaws
I used to use spring nuts because I didn't know any better. Always had to duct tape the slots in the strut behind the spring nut. I've used twirlnuts since I discovered my supply house stocked them. That's what B-Line calls the ones in your post with the black spring steel "cone".
In the backwaters of the UK Portaband would be 4 blokes...one singing two playing guitars and one on the drums all sat on the back of a Truck:laughing:
I daren't buy any more plant at present, so the dewalt 18v grinder and recip saw will have to suffice for the next job:whistling2: . Got to frame out a wall for AMF panel , Genny switch, 1600A Panel board, 630A panelboards , 1600A busbars etc and a shed load of other stuff and I am designing and installing ALL of it incl data, fibre, comms etc etc. 3 month job if I get my finger out. Nice work though
For a very short while the spring nuts had the springs jacketed in vinyl. Prevented them from tangling with each other and the slots on the strut. For 7/8" strut there is no better way than the cone nuts.
Springnuts are the only ones stocked around here. The bad part is the springs come out the slots in the back of the strut, and you have to cut half the spring off for 7/8" strut. Other than that, they work pretty good.
Which strut nut type do you prefer for easy of use?
Plain strut nuts have my vote, easy of use or not. All strutnuts with springs or cones installed by me in Central Florida quickly rusted out.
Most of my work was spec'ed as stainless steel only. Even then the stainless steel guys came with plated common steel springs, which quickly deteriorated.
Correct, you do not need that spring anymore. My complaint about the springs and cones is that they rust out within a year, leaving a rust trail. I know, if it lasts a year we are home free, but just hated to walk by one of my installs seeing that rust dripping down.
Which strut nut type do you prefer for easy of use?
Plain strut nuts have my vote, easy of use or not. All strutnuts with springs or cones installed by me in Central Florida quickly rusted out.
Most of my work was spec'ed as stainless steel only. Even then the stainless steel guys came with plated common steel springs, which quickly deteriorated.
When the rusty nuts in question were new, where they silver in color or goldish/irridescent? The goldish nuts should last for years before rusting, even in Florida. The silver finish is a cheaper finish and will corrode much more quickly under those conditions.
I use the cone type nuts on the shallow 7/8” strut. They do make a spring type nut that has a short wide spring for the shallow strut, but they are hard to find. I like the regular spring type for the larger 1-1/2” strut. Someone mentioned the strut coatings. Because of environmental regulations, manufactures are no longer able make strut the bright yellow zinc-chromate that we where used to seeing. They now have a chromium free dull yellow or green coating that I hear doesn’t last so long outside. Your probably better off going with the galvanized uni-strut they have out now and stainless fasteners for exterior applications.
I've heard a couple guys prefer springless nuts. Is there a trick to getting them to stay in place when using the strut vertically for hanging a panel on or other things?
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