Hi,

Im after a certain kind of fixing for attaching small satellite
speakers to a dado rail. The speakers have a 3/8" threaded female
connector on the rear of them. I would like to be able to get something
that i can screw into this female socket and then screw into a dado
rail so that i can do away with speaker brackets etc.

So basically a bolt that i can screw into the wall. Im sure i have seen
them before, with the bolt end of the fixing having a slot for a flat
head screwdriver.

Any idea what they are called or where i can get them.

Cheers

Mark

On 11 Jan 2006 05:58:44 -0800, "Mark Trueman"
wrote:

Hi,

Im after a certain kind of fixing for attaching small satellite
speakers to a dado rail. The speakers have a 3/8" threaded female
connector on the rear of them. I would like to be able to get something
that i can screw into this female socket and then screw into a dado
rail so that i can do away with speaker brackets etc.

So basically a bolt that i can screw into the wall. Im sure i have seen
them before, with the bolt end of the fixing having a slot for a flat
head screwdriver.

Any idea what they are called or where i can get them.

There used to be a thing (possibly called a "screw dowel"), which was
used for attaching legs to beds.
It's machine threaded at one end and wood-screw threaded at the other.

Whether or not the machine-screw bit is the correct thread I don't
know.

--
Frank Erskine

Mark Trueman wrote:
Hi Mark

Im sure i have
seen them before, with the bolt end of the fixing having a slot for a
flat head screwdriver.

Any idea what they are called or where i can get them.

Dowel screws. Screwfix do them
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...31440&ts=89586 and
probably lots of places, now you know what to ask for!

Dave

Mark Trueman wrote:
Hi,

Im after a certain kind of fixing for attaching small satellite
speakers to a dado rail. The speakers have a 3/8" threaded female
connector on the rear of them. I would like to be able to get something
that i can screw into this female socket and then screw into a dado
rail so that i can do away with speaker brackets etc.

So basically a bolt that i can screw into the wall. Im sure i have seen
them before, with the bolt end of the fixing having a slot for a flat
head screwdriver.

If you screw such a fixing into the wall how are you then going to
rotate it to screw it into the speaker without it unscrewing from the
wall?

I would screw a bolt into the speaker and fashion some kind of slotted
bracket that the bolt head can be slotted into (maybe the dado itself).

Is the dado secure enough to take the weight of the speaker?

MBQ

They are only small satellite speakers, about 5 inch cubes. Once the
fitting is in place i can rotate the speaker onto the fitting.

And the dado should be strong enough for these speakers

Cheers for the pointers

Mark