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ToraToraTora | 10:17 Mon 04th May 2015 | Home & Garden
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Bolt like things that have one end that turns to become a T so you can push them through a hole and turn the end to lock in place? I know what I mean but I have no idea what to search for on ebay!
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Is it a turn lock you are looking for TTT?

http://www.hardwareelf.com/elf/latchesandlocks.jsp

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no thats not what I mean. Imagine a bolt that has a hinge so that it can bend into an L but but in the down bit of the L it has a another peice to that when you bend it out it becomes a T (upside down if we are using the L to start from. I've seen them but I have no idea what they are called!
can't work it out from that, what's it used for?
Are they spring loaded hinges?
If so then it might be a toggle bolt.
What do you want to use them for?
Aye I think BHG might have it there. Used on things like Trailers.
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Imagine 2 peices of wood, instead of bolting them together I want to have a quick release fastening. I have 2 peices of 1x3.
tora, for the hard of thinking among us - although I can imagine two pieces of wood - why do you want to bolt them together and release them?
TTT: Have you looked at BHG's post (URL)? Even if that isn't what you're thinking of; with a washer on the end, those are the best things for the job that you want to do.
TTT: http://www.indespension.co.uk/152-antiluces not the one just posted...
We're all posting the same stuff now :) I'm outty, Sayōnara!
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ok thanks everyone, they are not what I was imagining but the antiluces will do the job. thanks
Will quick release bolts from a bike be better?
They will at least tighten the bits of wood together, something the antiluces won't do.

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Good Idea talbot they look perfect.

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