Flatpack fixings

From memory I think Screwfix retail such items. Whether they sell that precise item remains for you to discover but worth a look I would think.

Regards

Pilgarlick

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"dcbwhaley" wrote in news:1125856969.443977.308040 @g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Try:

Don't know if they have exactly what you need but they do have a lot if useful stuff

Thank y'all. Knowing that they are called dowel nuts is a great help. I thought they were called barrel nuts. Screwfix have several other usefull looking fastners too. Thanks again.

Dave

In message , dcbwhaley writes

I'd try Iassc lords or Woodfit.

| Commercial flat pack furniture is often joined using special nuts and | bolts. The nut is a piece of metal dowel with a threaded hole drilled | at right angles to the axis. This goes into a hole in a flat panel and | the bolt (usually with an oversize head) goes through another panel | then through a hole drilled in the thickness of the first panel into | the nut | | The stength of such a joint always surprises me. Does anyone know | where I can buy such fixings?

They rely on the various holes being drilled to quite a fine tolerance (max error) Dead easy to do in a factory when producing thousands. Distinctly tricky making one off.

I got some in B&Q last year.

Dave