Is there a recommended and/or specified depth for the insertion of the kees of keenserts?

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Question:

Realizing that flush with the threaded insert is typical, in the situation where the kee has been somehow driven deeper than flush where the opposite end of the kee protrudes from the end of the insert, at what depth would the installation be considered unacceptable.

Wouldn’t over driving the kee reduce the bearing surface between the material and the insert?  Would this subsequently compromise the rotational holding strength of the insert?

please advise,

Answer:

The kee’s should be installed flush. This is given if they are installed with our tooling.

If necessary, the kee’s could be driven deeper than the surface, but we see no sense for it. In this case the kee’s should not be driven deeper than the end of the KeenSerts.

There is no impact to the rotation holding strength of the inserts if the kee’s are not driven deeper than the end of the KeenSerts.

Hope this information helps.

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