Bed frame fixing nuts? Round ones!

In article <pjjJ2$PSp+ snipped-for-privacy@bancom.co.uk>, tony sayer snipped-for-privacy@bancom.co.uk> scribeth thus

Someone's just mailed me their called Cross Dowels!..

Cross dowel nuts

Cross dowel bolts and nuts, or just bed bolts, or cot bolts

SF seem to sell the bolts, but not the nuts, TS sell neither, try amazon

Do you mean like a coupling nut or connector:

I remember the old bolt-together, iron bedsteads. They were as rigid as f*ck; no give in them whatsoever. Anyone know what they were made from?

Cast iron, I think. Extremely heavy. We had one or two in the 60s, and I remember assisting in their assembly. A "bed key" was required - ie a ring spanner of about (IIRC) 5/8" or 3/4". The base was made of spring steel.

Are you sure about this? Most I've seen are in fact kind of abit like expanding sections of those rawl bolt wall plugs, or they may have a kind of star configuration to stop them rotating or just be attattached to metal or wood in some other way. Brian

Screwfix

Screws, Nails & Fixings / Fixings & Fasteners / Furniture Fixings

Cross Dowels M6 x 16mm 50 Pack (67762) £4.29

Cross Dowel Nuts & Bolts - various -

In article <tkai1m$3i44v$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me, Brian Gaff snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com scribeth thus

I've got the right ones from screwfix and is now all sorted:)

thanks..