Steve Braverman Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Tube nut? Where can I get them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old car fan Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Steve ,they are called sex nuts/bolts.I think with the pick,may be hard to get.I am sure we can help with something.I will talk to my brother asap.Steve,are they for yor dads truck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Steve ,they are called sex nuts/bolts.Correct. You have to be careful with the search string that you type into Google, however... All the usual sources sell them: MSC, McMaster Carr, Boltdepot.com. Unfortunately, most of the ones available have truss or pan heads, not flatheads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ply33 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Steve ,they are called sex nuts/bolts.I think with the pick,may be hard to get.I am sure we can help with something.I will talk to my brother asap.Steve,are they for yor dads truck?I think they are also calling binding posts and/or Chicago Screws. Although the Chicago Screws I've seen have pan heads rather than flat heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martylum Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 The screw is readily available. the nut was used in wood body for attaching parts and is available from Restoration Specialties ---a hardware supplier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cben09 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Without knowing the dimentions,,,,,The upper one looks a bit like the tube nuts that hold the battery box cover of Packards,,1923-1931and available repop i'm sure,,,Cheers,,Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old car fan Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Joe ,never thought about a search,now I will not,Steve,thread and bolt size,i may help you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Our local Ace Hardware store has various sizes too!!A similar type was used to towel/support rod on an accordian-style plexigalss shower door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellerc Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Something along the same idea is a riv-nut, available in many sizes thru industrial hdwe distributors. Requires a special tool to set them correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Call Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 These are called barrel nuts and screws. Here is link to one supplier.http://www.rivetsinstock.com/binder-posts-screws/steel-barrel-nuts-screws.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Yup, Ace hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank29u Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Restoration Specialties calls them Sleeve Nuts in their 2013 printed catalog, page 212. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old car fan Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Steves are chamfered on both ends to be flush.I do not know the attachment,but the ones shown,may or may not be feasible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Steve, try posting this in the Ford section. Years ago I worked on a Ford sedan that used these to hold on the door garnish moldings, trouble is I can't remember if it was a Model A or V8 but I remember they were new in an interior screw kit.Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Steve, try posting this in the Ford section. Years ago I worked on a Ford sedan that used these to hold on the door garnish moldings, trouble is I can't remember if it was a Model A or V8 but I remember they were new in an interior screw kit.Howard DennisSteve, I found them as "tube nuts" http://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/modelaparts/interiortrimscrews?page=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Braverman Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 Thank you for the help. They hold the windshield frame together on my Dad's '34 Chevy truck. I'm getting new glass and had the frame powder coated, so I thought nice new hardware was in order also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Something along the same idea is a riv-nut, available in many sizes thru industrial hdwe distributors. Requires a special tool to set them correctly.Actually, not. The riv-nut shown is intended to be a threaded insert in thin material. The sex bolts/binding posts are intended to be fasteners like a nut and bolt. The "nut" however is the tubular part that fits in the hole concentrically to the bolt instead of on the outside of the parts being fastened. As noted above, these are typically used in binding thick books, like dealership parts books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bollman Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 All names that I have heard, here is what I used on the racks on my 1950 F1. I bought them off eBay. I used carriage bolts with them so both sides are smooth, they are large enough they have a star socket for tightening them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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