Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Hello, and welcome to 80/20’s product highlight series. Today we’re going to take a look at ball latches. These latches are great for latching plastic panels, or profiles, into place. They are easy to install, and available in both fractional and metric. Now the ball latch comes in three different types.
We have our standard nylon single ball latch, which is perfect for plastic panels. It’s going to require a panel tap, and a bolt assembly. Next we have our standard double ball latch. This is great for attaching two profiles together. It requires no machining, but will need a bolt assembly as well. And lastly, we have our tension ball latch. This heavy duty ball latch is great for swinging and sliding doors. It requires no machining, and all required hardware comes with it. More information on 80/20’s recommended bolt assemblies, and machining services, can be found in the 80/20 product catalog.
Now all three of these ball latches install in a similar way, so today we are going to use the nylon single ball latch. As you can see, we’ve got the ball portion threaded into the panel itself. The other half, the latch, we are going to preload the T-nuts and the bolts into it, and slide it into the open T-slot. Next we’ll close the door and line it up with the ball. And then we’ll just tighten it into place. Once you have that tightened, you have a nice strong, secure connection thanks to your ball latch.
Now hopefully you found this segment on ball latches helpful. For more information please visit 80/20.net and make sure to subscribe to future 80/20 videos. And as always, make it a great day.
To Purchase: bit.ly/3Cr0w2F
Find in Catalog: bit.ly/428g7iZ
80/20 Website: bit.ly/3peM7n3
Hello, and welcome to 80/20’s product highlight series. Today we’re going to take a look at ball latches. These latches are great for latching plastic panels, or profiles, into place. They are easy to install, and available in both fractional and metric. Now the ball latch comes in three different types.
We have our standard nylon single ball latch, which is perfect for plastic panels. It’s going to require a panel tap, and a bolt assembly. Next we have our standard double ball latch. This is great for attaching two profiles together. It requires no machining, but will need a bolt assembly as well. And lastly, we have our tension ball latch. This heavy duty ball latch is great for swinging and sliding doors. It requires no machining, and all required hardware comes with it. More information on 80/20’s recommended bolt assemblies, and machining services, can be found in the 80/20 product catalog.
Now all three of these ball latches install in a similar way, so today we are going to use the nylon single ball latch. As you can see, we’ve got the ball portion threaded into the panel itself. The other half, the latch, we are going to preload the T-nuts and the bolts into it, and slide it into the open T-slot. Next we’ll close the door and line it up with the ball. And then we’ll just tighten it into place. Once you have that tightened, you have a nice strong, secure connection thanks to your ball latch.
Now hopefully you found this segment on ball latches helpful. For more information please visit 80/20.net and make sure to subscribe to future 80/20 videos. And as always, make it a great day.
