Inserts are classified as two general types: those held in place by external threads and those that use some means other than threads (knurls, grooves, interference fit) for their holding power.

I have a little job I'm trying to do and I really need a smallish part a bit like a hollow bolt. I'd settle for a stand-off with a flange/shoulder and external thread but whatever I use it needs to ...

If you read online forums you know there is much debate about identifying the optimum technique for removing the inevitable burrs created during machining of threaded parts. Internal threads – whether ...