Questions tagged [fasteners]
Nails, screws, bolts, knock-down hardware etc.
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How to join green wood to kiln dried wood, if possible
I'm modifying an existing pine bed frame to make it into a high bed. Three corners will be bolted to the walls and I intend to replace the fourth leg with a long piece of timber. I have the ...
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Securing an Ikea countertop to Ikea drawers (SALJAN and ALEX)
As the title suggests, I'm having a few second thoughts about how to mount my 98" Saljan countertop to two sets of Alex drawers.
I've already bought three 14 gauge steel channels that I'll be ...
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1/2" and 3/4" plywood cabinet - query about length of screws
I built a cabinet from big-box plywood. I used 1/2" for tops and bottoms and 3/4" for the sides.
This 16"dx22"hx30"w deep cabinet will be inset into the wall and fastened to ...
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Hardwood or Softwood screw threads for Baltic Birch plywood?
Would Baltic Birch fall into the "Softwood and Plywood" (coarse thread) or "Hardwood" (fine thread) category when it comes to screw threads?
The application is putting threaded ...
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Reuse screw holes in wood [oak]
I have a finished oak board, and I'm buying metal legs so it can be used as an end table. The legs will be secured with screws.
If later we want to replace the legs, and the holes end up in the same ...
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Building a Christmas yard house display
I'm going to build a house for a Christmas yard display that I need to assemble and disassemble each year. Is there a way to connect the display without screws, or nails. I don't want it to wearout ...
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What caused these screws to loosen so much (and how to prevent it)?
I built some basic picnic table benches five or so years ago, using what I thought were the proper components - outdoor weather-resistant paint and premium deck screws.
I'm surprised at the extent to ...
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How to fasten, temporarily, panels at an obtuse angle?
I want to make panels to place around trees to protect them from deer. I'd like to make the panels modular so I can assemble 3 of them in a triangle for a small tree, 4 in a square for a bigger tree, ...
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Hunting for mystery wardrobe fixings/bolts
I am looking for the bolt fixings for a large (mahogany/walnut?) wardrobe whose fixings were lost in delivery. However I am mystified as to what mechanism was used - looking for guidance on what clues ...
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How is this weight rack joined or fastened?
I'm trying to recreate the weight rack shown in this photo and I'm curious how top A-frame like section and the section where the bottom of the 'A' meets the base are joined/fastened.
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What is the name of this type of wooden "fasteners"
I was doing some work in the chicken coop today, and when it came time to attach the new wire mesh, I had the idea to use the little wooden tabs i had laying around from previous cuts as fasteners. ...
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How do I disassemble this metal sliding-interlocking fastener on this chair?
I've recently got two lovely wooden chairs, and I wanted to disassemble them to fix their wobble issues and to revamp some dings that the wood in the wood.
I'm stuck on figuring out how to detach ...
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pocket hole joint Vs. cam lock joint - What's sturdier?
what is the strongest joint between using such fasteners https://www.core77.com/posts/27725/Death-to-Cam-Lock-Nuts-Flatpack-Hardware-That-Will-Hopefully-Become-Obsolete (ikea furniture ones), and the ...
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Wood screws versus GRKs
I have some built in cabinet designs that are all-hardwood designs with structural members getting screwed into the framing of the house. The structural members are expensive hardwoods like Wenge. ...
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What is this part shown in this video?
I'm watching a YouTube video about making an armchair, and at the 01:27 mark they show this metal bits that looks like short hollow nails with tiny throwingstars for a head. They're hammered into the ...
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