How to Make Cage Nuts

In this video I make some cage nuts or captive nuts as they are sometimes called. I found some 5/16 UNC square stainless steel nuts and stainless steel sheet metal. These 4 tab cage nuts are used on all the body panels on my Mk1 ford consul. I was able to fabricated these using tooling I made.
Steel supplier
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Stainless nuts supplier
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[@andrewellicott654]

I have no idea how this ended up in my recommended, but I guess the algorithm knows me better than I do bc I watched it lol

[@joemurray8902]

Same!🤣🤣🤣

[@StevesConsul]

Thank you for watching

[@StevesConsul]

@@joemurray8902 Thank you for watching.

[@johnjewell219]

😎🇦🇺🐈‍⬛

[@BenMitro]

That's what it takes to keep the originality and functionality of the vehicle. Nice work.
My Dad had a zephyr 6 mark 1, big brother of the consul - a little longer and with a 138 cu in 6 cylinder. Very vague memories of it.

[@StevesConsul]

Thanks for sharing

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

My father had the Mk2 Zephyr in the 1960’s. Two-tone red and white. I still remember his astonishment when he took it out to an entire 70mph! 👍🏻

[@joemurray8902]

Excellent video! Very clever.

[@StevesConsul]

Thank you for watching,

[@brwesi]

Very creative and excellent work!

[@StevesConsul]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@spencereagle1118]

Great job, Steve.

[@StevesConsul]

Thank you for your comment.

[@trevsblog]

Perseverance pays off 👍

[@StevesConsul]

Yes necessity is the mother of Invention.

[@StevesConsul]

@@brianjjj Thank you for that sugesstion, I will try that.

[@garymucher4082]

Interesting make. It has some movement but absolutely will tighten down once needed as well... Thumbs Up!

[@StevesConsul]

Yes, thanks

[@willtricks9432]

I like that bending tool. Cheers

[@StevesConsul]

Thank you, it took me 3 tries but I got there in the end.

[@mrkultra1655]

Very nice work, thanks. I might try making some for my early 1960’s Ariens snowblower that I can’t seem to find.

[@StevesConsul]

Thanks for the comment

[@errolpoxleitner9586]

Good lesson.

[@StevesConsul]

Glad you think so!

[@dereknolan9891]

Great video really enjoyed it the tangs are excellent and stainless steel aswell 👍

[@StevesConsul]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mchiodox69]

well done sir!

[@StevesConsul]

Thank you for the comment.

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

You could have copied the Hillman captive nuts. Guaranteed to spin in place in the worst possible locations. It looks like you’ve unlocked the secrets of the ancients with the last one. It’s quite a clever design.
Nice old-school fitting work! 👍🏻

[@StevesConsul]

Good call!

[@kinzieconrad105]

This is why concourse builds are so pricey! I will never to another factory correct rebuild again!

[@StevesConsul]

I agree, it turned out the body is not so good as I first thought.

[@gorak9000]

Why does 2 tangs vs 4 tangs matter? It's not the tangs that are holding anything with a bolt screwed in - they're only there to keep the nut in place when there's no bolt. The reason you find ones with 2 flanges everywhere is they're used in 19" equipment racks for servers and telecom equipment - every day bags and bags of them get chucked out even though they're brand new and have never been used.

[@StevesConsul]

Yes, I did see lots of those server racks when I searched. I think the holes are smaller than the holes on the car.

[@donames6941]

In the usa we call them useless