Where can I find bench bolts and don't cost an arm and a leg?
Jason
Where can I find bench bolts and don't cost an arm and a leg?
Jason
Home Depot. Just regular ol' bolts.
The Lee Valley and Highland links are for 1/2" hardware.
If you think 3/8 will do the job, you can get a 10-pack of cross dowels for $10 at Woodpeckers: http://www.woodpeck.com/cgi-woodpeck...5dd107769c50c8.
Bolts&washers available separately. Buy locally and save freight.
I'm doing a kitchen island project and wanted to mount the legs with these. The above link came up in another SMC discussion last week, so I ordered the 3/8" and a bag of 5/16" while I was at it. These things are handy when they fit a design and anything above 1/4" is not to be found at most outlets.
BobV
I have seen routed elongated holes used with regular washers and nuts, that is about the cheapest you could get.
You can drill and tap a rod to make a barrel nut and buy the bolts local.
Scott
I think the nuts you are looking for are called dowel nuts. McMaster Carr has some that seem reasonably priced that can be used with standard threaded bolts.
I did a google search for dowel nuts and cross dowel nuts and found a number of suppliers. They are commonly used for knockdown assembly.
Lee Schierer
USNA '71
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If I was going to build a bench that I was proud of and was going to give it a good work out I would do it right and go with the bench bolts even if they were in the $30 range for 4 bolts. I would even consider 3/4 inch bench bolts depending on the size of lumber that the bench was made from. I tend to over do things that I never want to visit again.
David B
Jason,
I bought mine from Highland and they are bomb proof. After spending time and money to make my base, I'm very glad I didn't cheap out on the hardware to put it together. I've all ready had to take mine apart and and put it back together. It was extremely easy with the bench bolts.
Bill
I used the Lee Valley bench bolts when I built my bench and while they are expensive they are solid as a rock. I was building a "lifetime" bench that I knew I would be using for many years and figured I should invest in good quality hardware. If you are building a long-term bench the cost of the good bolts with be minor over the life of the bench.