p1- component Jointing

Question 1

Knock-down fittings

Answer 1

. used to manufacture flat-pack furniture

. easy to use with limited number of tools

. used on wide range of products

Question 2

Modesty Blocks

Answer 2

. small, rigid, polymer blocks

. Moulded holes that take screws that join block to panels

. used on cupboards + storage units

Question 3

Barrel nuts + bolts

Answer 3

. use a cross-dowel that’s fitted into one of the piece to be joined

. bolt is inserted through other piece of timber and tightened into cross dowel

.used in bed frames

Question 4

Cam lock connectors

Answer 4

. metal dowel that is screwed into one of the pieces

. cam is a disk that fits into a pre-drilled hole

. when disk has rotated with screwdriver, the dowel locks into the cam pulls both pieces tightly.

.used in flat-pack eg.bookcase

Question 5

wood screws

Answer 5

. used for screwing two pieces of wood together were the thread is needed at the bottom

.top part is drilled with a clearance hole that the screw simply pushes through

.bottom piece of wood has a pilot hole

Question 6

coach bolts

Answer 6

.used to join wood pieces together

. under the domed head of bolt is a square piece that digs into wood when tightened

.prevents from rotating

. used for fitting door locks, wooden benches