helicoil 101

[Stephen Bigelow]

http://www.emhart.com/products/helicoil/install.htm
http://overton.tamu.edu/rdb/etx/etx_helicoil_plate.htm

> Hi listers.
>
> I bought installation tool, tap and coils to repair M6x1  thread but I
> can not find instuctions how use the tool.  Does anybody have a link to
> a good instructions on web?  I was not able to find such yet.  It is
> pre-winding tool: threaded shaft inside a plastic piece with cutout.  I
> can not figure out how to pre-wind a coil (what should be done for 6mm
> thread according to every source I found).
> Do I need to buy a tang breaking tool for blind holes? Can I get away
> with a hammer and a metal rod?
>
> I appreciate your help.
>
> Konstantin Bogach.
>
>