Regency Nuts and Feet for Chrome Shelving Posts Kit

I’ve installed these many times over the years and have never had an issue with them going in (maybe a little tight, but setting the pole on a block of wood, deburing or chamfering the tube has always aloud these to go in, even with a hard plastic mallet. With this recent batch received, I was able to get a few installed, but had to use a 2-1/2lb sledge hammer Block of wood below and above). However, I’m unable to even get some of these started or fully installed as they are certainly oversized. Spent hours with no luck even after chamfering the regancing tubes more and grinding down the angle on the insert to a steamer pitch. Clearing a quality control or design issue. Even the older black coated ones installed with success that I had left over from a previous project.

Yes, it is true that these are a tight tight fit. However, I have some tips to save you from some of the headache of installing these. The first help is to take a half round file and give the inside edge of your post a little bit of filing. You don't have to go to town on this, just enough to give you some help with getting the nut to find its home. Second, I didn't have much luck with a rubber mallet… had to go with a metal straight-claw hammer. However I first placed a thick metal bracket flat atop the nut so that I was hitting the metal bracket with the hammer and not the hammer hitting the nut. Also for the opposite side of the post, I put a folded rag down on another metal bracket. If you use anything wooden, your post will cut right Read More

Had to hammer these into the tubing. Did not fit well. One rod actually flaked the chrome off.

Feet were slightly too large to fit the posts and could not be used. I contacted customer service and never received a reply. The paint on the shelves was chipped during shipment.

Not sure what the problem was with other reviewers, but you just hammer these in, it's easy and they fit perfectly. They should be tight

As another customer had mentioned, these nuts are about 1/16th of an inch too big to fit into the post. I understand it should be snug but it just isn't possible to fit without either grinding down the nut or splitting the post. I would return them but it isn't worth the cost of postage. I would not recommend this item. Now I have to go buy some plastic end caps to use instead.

I ordered the wire shelf (comes with the black sleeves), the metal posts, and the metal nuts/feet kit as separate items, because the whole shelf was not in stock for the size i needed. First, I had an issue with the conical sleeves that compress fit on the pole post. Two sleeves sheared as i tried to fit them on the pole. Luckily I had some spare from before. I do not know if the sleeves that shipped with the wire rack were of poor material quality, or the grooves on the post were too sharp at the edges. I have put similar shelves together in the past without any issues. Second, the brand advertised on the listing was REGENCY, but I couldn’t find any such branding on the packaging or on the product itself. Third, I had trouble trouble slipping the metal nuts into the posts. I had to Read More