What are these fixings called?

[The Bear]

And anyone know where to buy a handfull without a stupid postage charge?

Drill a hole, wind the fixing in with an allen key, then can screw a bolt into the fixing.

Cheers

Mark

 

[CHJ]

Not quite the same pattern but I use these from Screwfix. They refer to them as insert nuts.

 

[FestoolFishy]

Hi Mark
They are called "Headless Hex head screw inserts" What size do you need ? Do you have bolts for them ?
I may be able to help, let me know
Cheers Peter

 

[Dodge]

If Peter cannot help I am pretty sure I have a bag or two of those in my workshop

Let me know.

Rog

 

[steadyeddie]

Hi Mark,

We use lots of these fixings and have found the type that Chas uses far superior. If you're having problems getting hold of any let me know. I've got some M6, M8 & M10 threads.

Dave

 

[Benchwayze]

What are these mostly used for chaps? Making casework for IKEA style furniture?
I am asking because I need something similar for my daughter's wardrobe; she wants something nice, but 'knock-down'.
As it's daughter-dear it will be at a knock-down price too as usual. I always feel churlish a asking for labour charges!

Unless someone knows where I can buy the kind of fittings IKEA use; mostly 'captive' nuts and bolts it seems.
T I A.
John

 

[Lons]

As it's daughter-dear it will be at a knock-down price too as usual. I always feel churlish a asking for labour charges!

EH ! Please tell me how you can get ANY money back from daughter - let alone labour :roll:

If anything is needed in my family, it's a visit to dads free materials and labour dept :?

Bob

 

[Benchwayze]

Lons,

It's the way you bring them up! Being a Northerner you should know that!

Seriously; As my daughter regularly tires of furniture, and wants new, I tend to inherit the the old stuff. for recycling. Quite often I use it to make the new stuff. Simples.

Although, I always told my pair; There's ain't no such thing as a free lunch! :mrgreen:

Regards
John

 

[Dibs-h]

Lons,

It's the way you bring them up! Being a Northerner you should know that!

Seriously; As my daughter regularly tires of furniture, and wants new, I tend to inherit the the old stuff. for recycling. Quite often I use it to make the new stuff. Simples.

Although, I always told my pair; There's ain't no such thing as a free lunch! :mrgreen:

Regards
John

Damn right!

Now if they were newly married, strapped for money - things would be different. But if they've just come back from their nice ££ holiday or changed to a nice new car things - I'll be stuffed if I'd be subsidising that lifestyle. The daughter might think Daddy's the best thing sliced bread - but the SIL must be thinking her Dad's a right mug.

My 2c worth

Dibs

 

[Aunsh]

Hi Mark,

Chas was close with his insert nut. Screwfix sell two varieties, which they define as types D and E. Type D has a flange, like the one Chas posted and type E has no flange, like the one you are looking for.

I prefer the flanged version as well.

Regards
Aunsh

 

[Newbie_Neil]

As it's daughter-dear it will be at a knock-down price too as usual. I always feel churlish a asking for labour charges!

EH ! Please tell me how you can get ANY money back from daughter - let alone labour :roll:

If anything is needed in my family, it's a visit to dads free materials and labour dept :?

Bob

I'm glad it's not just me.

Oh, and another vote for the Screwfix fittings.

Thanks,
Neil

 

[Benchwayze]

Lons,

It's the way you bring them up! Being a Northerner you should know that!

Seriously; As my daughter regularly tires of furniture, and wants new, I tend to inherit the the old stuff. for recycling. Quite often I use it to make the new stuff. Simples.

Although, I always told my pair; There's ain't no such thing as a free lunch! :mrgreen:

Regards
John

Damn right!

Now if they were newly married, strapped for money - things would be different. But if they've just come back from their nice ££ holiday or changed to a nice new car things - I'll be stuffed if I'd be subsidising that lifestyle. The daughter might think Daddy's the best thing sliced bread - but the SIL must be thinking her Dad's a right mug.

My 2c worth

Dibs

I must have got something right then Dibs! My daughter is what one might call strapped. (She has work, but a 12 year old daughter takes a fair bit of financing, especially since 'Dad' took a hike!) Of course I do help where I can, but since the split, daughter being who she is, is very independent. Insists on at least contributing something. So it's maybe a win/win situation.

Now I will get some of those inserts and see how they work, for a drill stand cabinet! (Or something like that.)
Cheers
John

 

[woodbloke]

[Damn right!

Now if they were newly married, strapped for money - things would be different. But if they've just come back from their nice ££ holiday or changed to a nice new car things - I'll be stuffed if I'd be subsidising that lifestyle. The daughter might think Daddy's the best thing sliced bread - but the SIL must be thinking her Dad's a right mug.

My 2c worth

Dibs

I'm not in that situation yet as both mine don't have partners...yet! However, I'm not looking forward to the inevitable...'daddy dearest, do you think you could just run me and Wayne :evil: (I don't think she'd dare) a little dining room suite/bedroom suite/ kitchen table' etc etc. She's already decided which bits of my stuff at home she likes

Seriously though and on a related topic...if daughter/son is married and then gets divorced (God forbid it ever happens) what then happens to any pieces of furniture that have been made for them? Would the ex-SIL be entitled to any of your masterpieces and then waltz of to another partner with some of your stuff tucked under his arm?.. (so to speak) That I would hate to happen...perhaps some written agreement with the future SIL before they get married? - Rob

 

[The Bear]

Guys

Thanks for all the responses, especially those who have offered to supply me some.

As they are so cheap, I'll go to screw fix and get a bag so I've always got some.

Cheers

Mark

 

[Dibs-h]

I'm not in that situation yet as both mine don't have partners...yet! However, I'm not looking forward to the inevitable...'daddy dearest, do you think you could just run me and Wayne :evil: (I don't think she'd dare) a little dining room suite/bedroom suite/ kitchen table' etc etc. She's already decided which bits of my stuff at home she likes

Seriously though and on a related topic...if daughter/son is married and then gets divorced (God forbid it ever happens) what then happens to any pieces of furniture that have been made for them? Would the ex-SIL be entitled to any of your masterpieces and then waltz of to another partner with some of your stuff tucked under his arm?.. (so to speak) That I would hate to happen...perhaps some written agreement with the future SIL before they get married? - Rob

Either market rates and then they can do what they like or make it clear, a bit like when you lend something out to a someone (car\tool) - "break it you fix\but it", i.e. "leave him\her - I'll be round to collect the furniture\stuff." If they did separate - the "chattel" could be split according to whatever the divorce settlement was. Whatever you made would be treated as gifts - so you'd have little control.

Not much else you can do. I personally would struggle to invest my time\money into the house of an offspring, knowing that it could end up filling someone else's pockets. Having said that - my son gets married, I'd be expecting him to provide for his wife & children and similarly expect a SIL to provide for the daughter, I'd be too busy looking forward to doing the stuff I want to do, having hopefully finished my list of things I have to do.

Having said that - you'd make a call on the matter as it should be possible to tell things are good\middling and only getting better, or middling\fair and going downhill. Or at least have a good guess.

Dibs.

p.s. you could always make sure the pieces are rather large - say a dining table and don't come apart as you've used one way screws\fittings on it, so can't go out of the front\back door! :lol:

 

[woodbloke]

Thanks Dibs, I'll bear that in mind for the situation when and if it happens...hopefully not - Rob

 

[shipbadger]

When I first used these style of fixings I had to go to a specialist supplier who was normally 'trade only'. They were genuine Nettlefolds type D and cost £22 for a box. That was many years ago. Thank goodness the price and availabilty have improved considerably. Axminster also supply them, don't know where they are now but the used to be listed in the 'jigs and fixtures' part of their catalogue. Whilst you are buying the inserts you may also want some socket headed screws, either countersunk or pan head.

Tony Comber