Can anyone tell me the correct name for the fastener that's commonly
used to hold the wheels onto an axle of kids toys, or push chairs. It
looks like a domed metal cap with a captive star washer inside that
pushes onto the end of the axle and the "teeth" on the star washer
grip the end of the axle to stop the cap from coming off.

If I can find the proper name I might then be able to google to find a
source for them.

Thanks
David.

"DavidM" wrote in message
news
Can anyone tell me the correct name for the fastener that's commonly
used to hold the wheels onto an axle of kids toys, or push chairs. It
looks like a domed metal cap with a captive star washer inside that
pushes onto the end of the axle and the "teeth" on the star washer
grip the end of the axle to stop the cap from coming off.

If I can find the proper name I might then be able to google to find a
source for them.

So let me see if I've got this right. You want a domed cap with a star
washer in it. Hmmm let me take a real flyer on this on this and type "domed
cap star washer" into Google. Yeah I know, I'm just a real crazy guy but
I'll give anything a whirl once.

http://www.bakfin.com/starlock/domedcap.html

Now that was hard wasn't it?
--
Dave Baker

"Dave Baker" wrote in message
...

"DavidM" wrote in message
news
Can anyone tell me the correct name for the fastener that's commonly
used to hold the wheels onto an axle of kids toys, or push chairs. It
looks like a domed metal cap with a captive star washer inside that
pushes onto the end of the axle and the "teeth" on the star washer
grip the end of the axle to stop the cap from coming off.

If I can find the proper name I might then be able to google to find a
source for them.

So let me see if I've got this right. You want a domed cap with a star
washer in it. Hmmm let me take a real flyer on this on this and type
"domed cap star washer" into Google. Yeah I know, I'm just a real crazy
guy but I'll give anything a whirl once.

http://www.bakfin.com/starlock/domedcap.html

Now that was hard wasn't it?
--
Dave Baker
Clever *******

In article , Dave Baker wrote:

So let me see if I've got this right. You want a domed cap with a star
washer in it. Hmmm let me take a real flyer on this on this and type "domed
cap star washer" into Google. Yeah I know, I'm just a real crazy guy but
I'll give anything a whirl once.

http://www.bakfin.com/starlock/domedcap.html

I think you meant http://tinyurl.com/yzf7w3s

On Oct 16, 9:23*pm, DavidM wrote:
looks like a domed metal cap with a captive star washer inside that
pushes onto the end of the axle and the "teeth" on the star washer
grip the end of the axle to stop the cap from coming off.

GM... I think we have a new way of attaching wheels... :-)

Dave Baker wrote:
"DavidM" wrote in message
news
Can anyone tell me the correct name for the fastener that's commonly
used to hold the wheels onto an axle of kids toys, or push chairs. It
looks like a domed metal cap with a captive star washer inside that
pushes onto the end of the axle and the "teeth" on the star washer
grip the end of the axle to stop the cap from coming off.

If I can find the proper name I might then be able to google to find a
source for them.

So let me see if I've got this right. You want a domed cap with a star
washer in it. Hmmm let me take a real flyer on this on this and type "domed
cap star washer" into Google. Yeah I know, I'm just a real crazy guy but
I'll give anything a whirl once.

http://www.bakfin.com/starlock/domedcap.html

Now that was hard wasn't it?


Dave, not everyone has our engineering background. Give him some slack
and tell him what he wants.

Dave

"D.M.Chapman" dmc@puffin. wrote in message
...
In article , Dave Baker
wrote:

So let me see if I've got this right. You want a domed cap with a star
washer in it. Hmmm let me take a real flyer on this on this and type
"domed
cap star washer" into Google. Yeah I know, I'm just a real crazy guy but
I'll give anything a whirl once.

http://www.bakfin.com/starlock/domedcap.html

I think you meant http://tinyurl.com/yzf7w3s


did you actually check the results of your 'cleverness'?

No, didn't think so !

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Dave Baker wrote:
"DavidM" wrote in message
news
Can anyone tell me the correct name for the fastener that's commonly
used to hold the wheels onto an axle of kids toys, or push chairs. It
looks like a domed metal cap with a captive star washer inside that
pushes onto the end of the axle and the "teeth" on the star washer
grip the end of the axle to stop the cap from coming off.

If I can find the proper name I might then be able to google to find a
source for them.

So let me see if I've got this right. You want a domed cap with a star
washer in it. Hmmm let me take a real flyer on this on this and type
"domed cap star washer" into Google. Yeah I know, I'm just a real crazy
guy but I'll give anything a whirl once.

http://www.bakfin.com/starlock/domedcap.html

Now that was hard wasn't it?


Dave, not everyone has our engineering background. Give him some slack and
tell him what he wants.

Dave

Thank you for being polite, you're so right, not many people know how to ask
because they don't know how to describe what they're asking for.

s.

js.b1 wrote:
On Oct 16, 9:23 pm, DavidM wrote:
looks like a domed metal cap with a captive star washer inside that
pushes onto the end of the axle and the "teeth" on the star washer
grip the end of the axle to stop the cap from coming off.

GM... I think we have a new way of attaching wheels... :-)

Heh. Had a lift in a Jeep Wrangler 4x4 something the other day. I heard
what you mean.

--
Adrian C

When I needed some of these fasteners I asked in Mothercare and they gave me
some
Alan
"Adrian C" wrote in message
...
js.b1 wrote:
On Oct 16, 9:23 pm, DavidM wrote:
looks like a domed metal cap with a captive star washer inside that
pushes onto the end of the axle and the "teeth" on the star washer
grip the end of the axle to stop the cap from coming off.

GM... I think we have a new way of attaching wheels... :-)

Heh. Had a lift in a Jeep Wrangler 4x4 something the other day. I heard
what you mean.

--
Adrian C

In article ,
OG wrote:

"D.M.Chapman" dmc@puffin. wrote in message

http://www.bakfin.com/starlock/domedcap.html

I think you meant http://tinyurl.com/yzf7w3s


did you actually check the results of your 'cleverness'?

I did actually - it found this thread amusingly

Although interestingly, it now finds some indian site above it. In fact,
there seems to be several indian sites. Are as fasteners made in india
these days or something?

No, didn't think so !


:-)

Darren

Adrian C wrote:
js.b1 wrote:
On Oct 16, 9:23 pm, DavidM wrote:
looks like a domed metal cap with a captive star washer inside that
pushes onto the end of the axle and the "teeth" on the star washer
grip the end of the axle to stop the cap from coming off.

GM... I think we have a new way of attaching wheels... :-)

Heh. Had a lift in a Jeep Wrangler 4x4 something the other day. I heard
what you mean.

I dunno what its called but model shops sell em to hold on model plane
wheels.

On 16 Oct, 20:23, DavidM wrote:
Can anyone tell me the correct name for the fastener that's commonly
used to hold the wheels onto an axle of kids toys, or push chairs. It
looks like a domed metal cap with a captive star washer inside that
pushes onto the end of the axle and the "teeth" on the star washer
grip the end of the axle to stop the cap from coming off.

If I can find the proper name I might then be able to google to find a
source for them.

Thanks
David.

dude,
dunno if you got your answer or not, i can't bear to read all the
following smugness. what you are after are called starlocks, you can
google it & buy a kit, or get individual ones from a engineering
fastner stockist.

hope this helps

justin