Stainless Steel E-Z Knife Threaded Insert Kit for Hardwood - 1/4-28 Thread Size - Perfect for Woodworking, Furniture Repair & DIY Projects

The insert tool is NOT as pictured. The inserts and will are good. The insert tool is worthless. I had to spend an equal amount to buy a workable insert tool. I suggest lots of people buy and return this item until they start supplying the pictured tool.The item arrived on time and is good quality. However, beware, a different Installation Tool was in the package than is shown in the item listing. The E-Z Lock 500-5 tool with tabs (1st photo) to engage the slots in the inserts is shown in the item listing and is the tool that I need. However, the tool provided with the kit does not have the tabs, but has threads that engage the internal threads in the insert. Either tool will work to install the inserts, but only the 500-5 tool with tabs to engage the slots in the insert can be used to remove the threaded insert.Used this product on installing these stainless steel threaded inserts into a hardwood table to be used with a standing desk. A bit pricey, but the selection for an all-in-one kit like this are slim to none, even outside of Amazon - I searched thoroughly.Product worked well and the stainless steel threaded inserts didn't strip when installing and occasionally removing completely to realign and reinstall. Prefer these over the brass offerings elsewhere in metric sizing because they're harder and less prone to stripping.Pro tip - ensure you're applying enough downward pressure when driving these down with a drill otherwise you might strip the insert for the drive tool. If you find that you've installed the threaded insert crooked, just apply adequate downward pressure and remove the insert with a drill while slowly ramping up the speed. Don't immediately drive up the drill speed up with drilling in or removing. Make sure you have enough momentum and that the drive tool is stable before you turn up the speed.Was having issues with standard inserts splitting out the wood, even with oversize pilot holes and waxing the threads. Tried these with the knife threads, they work fantastic even when I tried them in a small piece endgrain. Very impressed. See picture - helicoil (left) didn't hold, standard insert (middle) split the wood, these knife edge inserts (right) thread in easy, hold great, no splitting.This came with the Threaded driver. The driver with slots so that the insert can be removed just as easilyIf you can get these inserts into hardwood, they hold tightly and work very well. However, the installation kit isn't worth the money because the tool that is provided will strip easily. The moment it does, it's useless. The installation tool works like a screwdriver bit, and must seat in a shallow notch in the insert. The insert is hard stainless, but the installation tool is not. The solution? insert an ordinary 10-32 bolt fully into the insert. Then, drive both the bolt and insert into the hardwood, then remove the bolt. To do this you must use a bolt that can be gripped tightly. A hex head is good, or a bolt that takes a square drive bit.This item is trash! The tool that came with this did not have the tabs that fit into the slotted end of the insert. Instead it was threaded as was the inserts. So after installation I couldn't get the tool to disengage and allow the insert to stay in place. I had to back out the insert and then couldn't separate the tool from the insert! Big waste of my time. I used the allen head inserts instead.Purchased these as a better solution to securing my $400 butcher block to my electric adjustable table frame, half way into the project the “provided” tool to drive the stainless steel threaded inserts into the wood snapped and the other half is not stuck in my driver. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! I will be returning the other 2 kits I purchased for other projects I had in mind.Also when you slowly start to screw the inserts in even by hand with a screw driver no matter how straight to line them up it will still go in misaligned.