# Anyone use Dzus Fastners?

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**Created:** [May 31, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-use-dzus-fastners/244493 "2009-05-31T17:24:31Z")\
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> [@Avatars and sigs... make them work safe?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avatars-and-sigs-make-them-work-safe/18703/48):
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> I know right? Cleco’s are an airframe fab/setup tool carried over to the auto world and sheet metal fab…Awesome little bits. Thread setters install threaded inserts into sheet metal in a similar fashion as a pop rivet. Dzus, well you know those.
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> Dzus
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> Thread set  
> ![http://zenstoves.net/Supplies/Fasteners/ThreadedRivet.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/6/3/63f949c842c650161c7a88ec2c172fc84f5cda90.jpeg)
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> Cleco
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> …And because we’re on this topic, three more commonly misunderstood fastener inserts 🙂
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> Helicoil
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> Case saver for aluminum(right side of picture)  
> ![http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads3/MVC+017F1088021047.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/5/2/52d21b38ad3a8e3d769cd8c127d70110245b7852.jpeg)
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> Time Cert
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> ![http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c312/polodrummer91/100_7955.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/4/f/4f55efa1d9720908929703d9ae690ead0cd2240f.jpeg)

I’ve used more cleco’s in my life on aircraft then I care to discuss…

And the ‘thread set’ is commonly referred to as a ‘rivnut’ also.

While we are at it…

Nutplate

Clipnut

![http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/graphics/04-00152.jpg](http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/graphics/04-00152.jpg)

Blind rivet

![http://img.alibaba.com/photo/104292211/Dimension_blind_rivets_and_rivet_nuts_.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/b/6/b6871d6fe6dd0654f07824c175a8ebdf57e674a7.jpeg)

Standard rivet (takes 2 people to install in some cases)

![http://www.pilotfriend.com/experimental/images7/41.gif](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/3/33f4981650275648c000bf9fe985ab6e05c4fa88.gif)

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