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If you are in need, these strain relief connectors work well.

Strain Relief Cord Connectors

What nut did you use to secure them?

Ed in Tampa wrote:What nut did you use to secure them?

A nut came with the ones I brought. I had to use a carbite butt to make the motor pan non-round hole bigger so they would fit.

Ed in Tampa wrote:What nut did you use to secure them?

Nut is included...you can see it in the picture.

bucksaw wrote:Nut is included...you can see it in the picture.

I thought the write up said you could use a choice of nuts and I wondered why a choice so I thought I would ask you which nut you used hoping your answer would educate me on which nut to use where, without showing my stupidity.

Okay the cat is out of the bag.

The ad says you can use two different kind of nuts, what are they and what are they used for?

These look neat. I just might get one for the SS.

Ed in Tampa wrote:I thought the write up said you could use a choice of nuts and I wondered why a choice so I thought I would ask you which nut you used hoping your answer would educate me on which nut to use where, without showing my stupidity.

Okay the cat is out of the bag.

The ad says you can use two different kind of nuts, what are they and what are they used for?

The description is for the 2 different styles of strain relief. If you click on the blue tabs you will see the different styles. The image I linked to is for the flex nut strain relief. The other style does not have the cord protection, just the strain relief.

BigSky wrote:These look neat. I just might get one for the SS.

Just be aware you may have to make the hole in the motor pan larger. I find these work good in the early model Shopsmiths that had a rubber 6 prong strain relief. I stay with the 2 piece plastic strain relief for motor pans that still have the hole for them. I see Shopsmiths where the motor pan power cord hole has been modified (butchered), so I use the above short strain relief.

I used the flex nut strain relief style on my Greenies (yes I did need to enlarge the hole) and I also use them whenever I need to attach an electric cord to an electrical junction box. They are fairly inexpensive, so I just keep a supply of them on hand.

bucksaw wrote:The description is for the 2 different styles of strain relief. If you click on the blue tabs you will see the different styles. The image I linked to is for the flex nut strain relief. The other style does not have the cord protection, just the strain relief.

The tabs take you to different strain reliefs but each one has a statement on them

Standard dome nut for strain relief only]

Now I understand flexible and rigid strain relief, the flexible having a corrigated sheaving. What I don't understand is the comment on the nut.
What is dome nut or a flex nut. Or am I getting all tangled in their terminology? Been there done that before also.