OO 9' x 9' roundy roundy layout baseboards

[user=451]greengiant[/user] wrote:

[user=324]Ianbo[/user] wrote:

Those base boards are amazing were you employed by Mr Chipendale in a former life, thats the furniture makers not the dancers by the way.

Thank you, no I did do woodwork for A level learning cabinet making and also had two years working for my Father-in-laws building company working with carpenters, I learnt more in the first week with these guys than I did in two years at school!

Martin

I know quality when I see it:doublethumb, I was quite pleased with my base boards,:hmm now I'm not so sure.  

Nice baseboard work indeed but there is one bit that confused me how (and why) can you have TEE nut each side of the joint? the pieces will not pull together unless the bolt has a reduced shank and is a clearance fit through the nut nearest the head of the bolt…

…am I missing something here?


[user=451]greengiant[/user] wrote

All bolts located with TEE nuts here shown in position ready for tightening.
 

 
A bolt inserted for tightening the nuts.
 

Ralph :???:

Does the one shown on the right screw into the one on the left, which is a hollow, threaded tube I would imagine, as I have never seen them before. The one on the left doesn't look like a bolt head to me, it certainly doesn't look like the one on the right, unless my glasses are playing up again.

The one on the left is threaded, the one on the right has no thread and a close fit to the bolt.
Here I am using the power of the bolt to pull both T nuts into the wood nice and square.
You can see that a bit more turning is needed before they are flush with the timber.
T nuts are available in both threaded and unthreaded form.
You can use two unthreaded T nuts and have a conventional nut and bolt if you so wish.
I like them because they form a bolting method that will not wear like plain timber will, my layout goes to a number of exhibitions each year so assembly and disasssembly happens quite often.

Martin

Bob,

TEE nuts are threded and the spikes dig into the wood I will post some pictures tomorrow - off the the club tonight - probably get landed with more balasting …. :sad:

Ralph ;-)

[user=451]greengiant[/user] wrote:

T nuts are available in both threaded and unthreaded form

Well, you learn something every day! I have been using 'T' nuts for years but have not seen the untreaded one before I suppose you would call them 'T' Washers…

Just out of interest Martin, where did you get them?

Ralph ;-)

[user=386]Fishplate42[/user] wrote:

Just out of interest Martin, where did you get them?

Ralph ;-)

Here:

http://www.stationroadbaseboards.co.uk/cart_fasteners.htm

Scroll down the page, they are called 'Drilled T Nut'.

Martin

Interesting Martin.

Like Ralph, I hadn't seen them before but good old Station Raod Baseboards had it sussed !!  They're a good organisation and have something for most baseboard situations. :thumbs

Thanks Martin, that explains why I had not seen them before. They are exactly what it says; ordinary T nuts drilled out to clearance by (or for) Station Road baseboards.

Not a bad idea for our use as it provides a solid platform on to which the head of the bolt (or set screw) can locate and reduce the risk of crushing the end of the baseboard.

Ralph ;-)

It's a good link and is part of our Equipment Index.