Reddit reviews E-Z Lok Threaded Insert, Zinc, Hex-Flush, 1/4"-20 Internal Threads, 0.789" Length (Pack of 50)
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Provides a Strong Machine Thread In Soft WoodsIdeal For Use in Pine, Plywood, Composition Board, and MDFDesigned For Use In Applications Such As Ready-To-Assemble Furniture, Drawer Pulls, Display Case, and Shipping CratesSimply Drill the Appropriately Sized Hole and Install with Hex Key or Optional Drive ToolTapered External Threads Resist Pull-Out Caused By Vibration
In hindsight I should have left more room between the mortise and the side of the legs. If they split, then I will make a wood "patch" larger than the mortise itself to glue over that side, but hopefully it'll be fine. I didn't get a good picture or write about it, but the M&T joints also have a bolt going through the leg which attaches to a threaded insert in the runner. In addition to holding the runner in, hopefully this will minimize pressure against the side of the mortise.
I've been working on this table project for a little while now, and now just need to fasten the legs to the table tops. One issue that that these raw oak slabs were never planed more than the rough cut from the tree, so their fairly uneven, and even bow a little (don't think it shows in the pictures, though). For that reason, I need a way to level the legs so that the tables don't rock once their finished. Shimming the plates with washers should be easy enough to get the table level, but I'll need machined threads to run the fasteners into and out of (and then into and out of again) so that they'll still hold once it's all said and done. I've looked at a few different options for this problem, but aren't convinced any of them are ideal. T-nuts would work, but I think they might pull out since they won't be held in from the top of the table surface (not interested in that industrial look). These threaded inserts and these similar ones would seem to do the trick, but the reviews raise questions about the strength of the material in dealing with hardwood, as well as problems with the material stripping while trying to place them. Anyone have any suggestions/advice?
TLDR: Looking for fastener solutions to affix table legs to the underside of an oak slab that will allow adjusting to level the table.