I'm looking for "connectors" made of plastic or metal that can connect
wooden dowels together at 90 degree angles, and in other ways as well. Does
such a product line exist? I'm having no success scouring the web for such
a thing, but maybe I simply do not know the name of them. I also tried kite
supply shops without any success, thinking that such a hobby would have
wooden dowel connectors.
Thanks
Annie Hedden wrote:
> I'm looking for "connectors" made of plastic or metal that can connect
> wooden dowels together at 90 degree angles, and in other ways as well. Does
> such a product line exist? I'm having no success scouring the web for such
> a thing, but maybe I simply do not know the name of them. I also tried kite
> supply shops without any success, thinking that such a hobby would have
> wooden dowel connectors.
>
> Thanks
If a 90 degree dowel will do, rather than connecting two dowels with a
right angle connector, check out Outwater Plastics, product numbers
R25-173 and 174 for mitre dowels in 1/4" dia and 3/8" dia., nylon,
respectively. Oldwood
Wooden Dowel Connectors
Group: rec.woodworking Date: Tue, Nov 22, 2005, 10:01pm
[email protected] (Annie=A0Hedden) doth wonder:
I'm looking for "connectors" made of plastic or metal that can connect
wooden dowels together at 90 degree angles, and in other ways as well.
Does such a product line exist? I'm having no success scouring the web
for such a thing, but maybe I simply do not know the name of them.
<snip>
TINKER TOYS.
JOAT
Just pretend I'm not here. That's what I'm doing.
Look through Lee Valley catalog. Seems to me , I saw a 90 d dowel in
there.
On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 22:01:19 -0500, "Annie Hedden"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I'm looking for "connectors" made of plastic or metal that can connect
>wooden dowels together at 90 degree angles, and in other ways as well. Does
>such a product line exist? I'm having no success scouring the web for such
>a thing, but maybe I simply do not know the name of them. I also tried kite
>supply shops without any success, thinking that such a hobby would have
>wooden dowel connectors.
>
>Thanks
>
>
Lobby Dosser <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Annie Hedden" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for "connectors" made of plastic or metal that can
>> connect wooden dowels together at 90 degree angles, and in other ways
>> as well.
>> Does such a product line exist? I'm having no success scouring the
>> web for such a thing, but maybe I simply do not know the name of
>> them.
>> I also tried kite supply shops without any success, thinking that
>> such a hobby would have wooden dowel connectors.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>
> If you can get dowels in a diameter close to the internal diameter of
> plumbing fixtures (PVC or copper or even flexible plastic), there are
> lots of connectors available in both metal and plastic for various
> angles - including 90. Look in the plumbing department of any hardware
> store.
>
Fingers got ahead of my brain. If you can get dowels in the same extarnal
diameter as PVC, or other plumbing pipe ...
Also might search under laboratory supplies for tubing, etc.
"Annie Hedden" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm looking for "connectors" made of plastic or metal that can connect
> wooden dowels together at 90 degree angles, and in other ways as well.
> Does such a product line exist? I'm having no success scouring the
> web for such a thing, but maybe I simply do not know the name of them.
> I also tried kite supply shops without any success, thinking that
> such a hobby would have wooden dowel connectors.
>
> Thanks
>
>
If you can get dowels in a diameter close to the internal diameter of
plumbing fixtures (PVC or copper or even flexible plastic), there are lots
of connectors available in both metal and plastic for various angles -
including 90. Look in the plumbing department of any hardware store.
On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 22:01:19 -0500, Annie Hedden wrote:
> I'm looking for "connectors" made of plastic or metal that can connect
> wooden dowels together at 90 degree angles, and in other ways as well.
> Does such a product line exist? I'm having no success scouring the web
> for such a thing, but maybe I simply do not know the name of them. I also
> tried kite supply shops without any success, thinking that such a hobby
> would have wooden dowel connectors.
Well, if you have a drill, some metal or plastic and a drill bit and you
are in business.