Will a regular 1/4 x 20 bolt accept knobs

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  • lcm1947
    Veteran Member
    • Sep 2004
    • 1490
    • Austin, Texas
    • BT 3100-1

    #1

    Will a regular 1/4 x 20 bolt accept knobs

    I plan on installing T-track that is made to use this size bolt on several of my tables but was wondering if it would accept the standard woodworking knobs. Anybody know?
    May you die and go to heaven before the Devil knows you're dead. My Best, Mac
  • Whaler
    Veteran Member
    • Dec 2002
    • 3281
    • Sequim, WA, USA.
    • DW746

    #2
    The knobs can be purchased in several sizes, 1/4 X 20 is one of them.
    I make my own out of scrap wood and epoxy a 1/4 X 20 nut in.


    Dick

    http://www.picasaweb.google.com/rgpete2/

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    • LCHIEN
      Super Moderator
      • Dec 2002
      • 22058
      • Katy, TX, USA.
      • BT3000 vintage 1999

      #3
      you can buy knobs with 1/4-20 or 5/16-18 threads,
      either with a threaded thru hole or a threaded rod part of the knob.
      2, 3, 4, or 5-wing stars, knurled or round...
      almost an endless combination.

      Loring in Katy, TX USA
      If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
      BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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      • monte
        ***** Windbag
        • Dec 2002
        • 5242
        • Paw Paw, MI, USA.
        • GI 50-185M

        #4
        Try the link to Jeff's. He sells most types of knobs on his site.

        http://t-nuts.com/index.php/cPath/53...c6e0e615b77c08

        Monte (another darksider)
        Reporting Live from somewhere near Kalamazoo

        http://community.webshots.com/user/monte49002

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        • lcm1947
          Veteran Member
          • Sep 2004
          • 1490
          • Austin, Texas
          • BT 3100-1

          #5
          Well that certainly answers that question. Excellent news, thank you gentlemen and Jeff sells them, even better. [^] Nice knob Whaler. Hmmmm.
          May you die and go to heaven before the Devil knows you're dead. My Best, Mac

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          • Jim-Iowa
            Senior Member
            • Mar 2005
            • 769
            • Colfax, Iowa, USA.

            #6
            quote:Originally posted by Whaler

            The knobs can be purchased in several sizes, 1/4 X 20 is one of them.
            I make my own out of scrap wood and epoxy a 1/4 X 20 nut in.


            Great illustration! but it brings up a question.
            I bought 8 of those closet bolts last week, they would not fit in my BT fence, so I spent Sunday night in the garage watching the nascar race and filing(grinding was noisey enough I could not here the commentary) them down to fit my track.
            Are they fitting your track w/o modification or are you grinding or filing them down?
            Sanity is just a one trick pony. Being a bit Crazy is a wide open field of opportunity!

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            • Whaler
              Veteran Member
              • Dec 2002
              • 3281
              • Sequim, WA, USA.
              • DW746

              #7
              That picture was of one of the ones that I made for my router table.
              For the BT I use Jeff's T nuts and a bolt in the knob rather than a nut.
              It's a little work to make the knobs but my hands have a hard time with the small diameter of the store bought ones.


              Dick

              http://www.picasaweb.google.com/rgpete2/

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              • Jim-Iowa
                Senior Member
                • Mar 2005
                • 769
                • Colfax, Iowa, USA.

                #8
                I will need to get an order off to Jeff.
                I did pick a couple of the big T nuts at Woodsmith Store in the meantime. I was using the closet bolts for the smaller slots.
                Filing them down is not that difficult or time consuming.
                Sanity is just a one trick pony. Being a bit Crazy is a wide open field of opportunity!

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