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05-07-2018, 09:15 AM
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Folks, I can picture in my head what I need, but can't figure out what it's called so that I can find a supplier.
I need the wide-head screws that are typically Allen key driven, and the threaded inserts you drill a hole for and then screw them in.
Install the insert, say, into end grain, drill a hole through the face of the piece that attaches to it, and run the screw through.
Please help!
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I'm guessing you are looking for cam screw hardware. In small quantities try Home Depot:
https://www.homedepot.com/b/Hardware-Fas...b0Z1z0zteq
You need special drilling fixtures for these if you are making new cases.
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(05-07-2018, 09:26 AM)Cooler Wrote: I'm guessing you are looking for cam screw hardware. In small quantities try Home Depot:
https://www.homedepot.com/b/Hardware-Fas...b0Z1z0zteq
You need special drilling fixtures for these if you are making new cases.
That's not it, though it would work.
He's looking for these:
https://www.woodcraft.com/products/highp...gLbifD_BwE
...along with the appropriately sized threaded inserts or cross dowels:
https://www.woodcraft.com/products/highp...ls-8-piece
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FS7, that's it. Thanks. I appreciate it!
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(05-07-2018, 10:03 AM)®smpr_fi_mac® Wrote: FS7, that's it. Thanks. I appreciate it!
I've seen them at Lowes or Home Depot too.
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I call them bed bolts
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(05-07-2018, 10:03 AM)®smpr_fi_mac® Wrote: FS7, that's it. Thanks. I appreciate it!
You might check the Swap & Sell forum here, there was some for sale a few days ago.
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(05-07-2018, 10:03 AM)®smpr_fi_mac® Wrote: FS7, that's it. Thanks. I appreciate it!
Also seen the bolts called joint connector bolts or connector bolts.
I found Menard's had the best availability on cross dowels. They had the 1 1/2" long 1/4-20 cross dowels that I wanted.
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Tage Frid described a way to use those bolts in conjunction with T-nuts for knockdown furniture. He install the T-nut in a blind hole by drilling a clearance hole down the center of a dowel, installing the T-nut in the end of the dowel, and gluing the dowel into a blind hole with the T-nut trapped inside. The trick is to orient the work while drying so glue does not drip into the threads.
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That hardware is fairly expensive if you buy it from Woodcraft, Rockler, or from the Big Box stores. Also, the Big Box stores don't carry the 3" bolts. I got mine from Fastenal. Another source is The HardwareHut (thehardwarehut.com). The barrel nuts (cross dowels) are somewhat standard for any type of bolt. In a pinch, you can temporarily make a bolt from 1/4-20 threaded bolts and use a washer on one end. Those you can buy from the bulk bins at the Big Box stores.
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