The Jigs & Fixture Hardware you've always needed: The "Bittner Nut"
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 5:20 pm
My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood
SHOP NOTES: Named for the inventor, Mr. Bill Bittner, the Bittner Nut solved the problems that I always had with the knobs on my shop-made Jigs & Fixtures:
- They can be expensive,
- They can be weak,
- That can be uncomfortable to turn, thereby making them hard to tighten or loosen,
- You never have them when you need them
The Bittner Nut was shared by Bill during a Shopsmith "Sawdust Session" way back in the late 1980s and these homemade knobs have been irreplaceable in my shop ever since.
BTW, the "Bittner Knob" can also be used for mounting cameras, such as the GoPro.
Watch the entire "Sawdust Therapy" video and you'll see a little more of Bill and you'll even get to meet John Keller, another of my favorite hecklers: https://youtu.be/TsxE74mRXts
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Stainless Steel 1/4-20 nuts: https://amzn.to/2FoYeHm 1/2-13 Grade 2 nuts: https://amzn.to/35wFvEq 1/4-20 Nylon insert locknuts: https://amzn.to/3itjKZR A reasonably priced assortment of nylon insert locknuts: https://amzn.to/3hsKXuu If you'd rather just buy some 1/4-20 knurled knobs, check these out: https://amzn.to/2RmfrUa- 0:00 Intro
- 0:38 Shopsmith Sawdust Sessions
- 1:33 My favorite hecklers: John Keller, Max Marshall & Bill Bittner
- 2:05 Bill shares the first "Bittner Nut"
- 3:07 How to make a "Bittner Nut"
- 4:45 Demo of the making of "Bittner Nuts"
- 6:00 Shopsmith T-Nut part #555916 available from http://www.Shopsmith.com
- 6:30 How to make a "Bittner Knob" (My invention)
- 9:05 The best thing about the "Bittner Nut"...
- 9:18 Bill Bittner in his own words
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