On Jun 2, 12:22*pm, RickH wrote:
On Jun 2, 9:47*am, woger151 wrote:





On Jun 1, 3:28*pm, Bill Waller wrote:

On Tue, 1 Jun 2010 09:02:33 -0700 (PDT), Pavel314 wrote:
On Jun 1, 11:56*am, Bill Waller wrote:
On Tue, 1 Jun 2010 08:46:29 -0700 (PDT), woger151
wrote:

I need to attach some wood to a post at the top of my stairs to be
able to mount a baby gate. *I was just going to bolt the wood to the
post.

Problem is that the bolts have to be pretty long. *I bought some hex
bolts that are barely long enough (8"). *I can't find longer bolts
online unless I get a much fatter bolt, which I don't want to do.

I could use the 8" ones, but I was wondering if I could "make my
own." *I bought the hex bolts at HD, but also got 3 feet of "threaded
rod." *I figured I could just put some nuts on the rod and cut it with
a hacksaw. *I'm pretty sure it will be strong enough.

Only complication is that this is for kids (toddlers), and they love
to eat everything. *So I don't want them unscrewing the nut sticking
out of the wood I attach. *Is there an easy way to fix the nut,
essentially making my own bolt? *I was thinking of putting super glue
on the threads and then quickly screwing the nut over that. *(I'm not
so worried about the nut on the other end, which would be free just
like a regular bolt---that end won't be as easily available to them.)

TIA,

S

I have had good luck finding long bolts athttp://www.boltdepot.com/.
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Bill Waller
New Eagle, PA

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Thanks for posting that link. I occasionally need a long, fully-
threaded bolt but the local hardware, Home Depot, etc., generally only
have partly threaded bolts in the longer sizes.

You are very welcome, Paul.
I just retrieved a package of 8" SS carriage bolts that I ordered last week for
re-bracing under my deck. I could have gotten them from McFeely's, but they
would have cost me $4.00 more...each.
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Bill Waller
New Eagle, PA

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I ordered 9" hex bolts. *Then I read all the replies and thought,
"Damn, I wasted my money, could just use epoxy, and these bolts will
take forever to get here by UPS ground." *But they shipped right away,
and since the distance isn't that far (just a few little Eastern
Seaboard states away), they'll get here tomorrow.

OTOH, since they're hex bolts and not fully threaded, the dimensions
might not quite work for sure. *But then I'll fall back on some of the
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No glue like Epoxy or Loctite is going to stop someone with a wrench
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Oh, so now the toddlers he's trying to protect have access to his
tools?

Put the toolbox on the other side of the gate so they can't reach it.

Or, since they're still young, they're still teachable.

Righty-Loosey, Lefty-Tighty

They'll never get the nuts off!