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Cam Locks for 18mm sheet material?

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Hi just asking if anyone knows where I can buy cam lock nuts for 18mm board.

I could use standard sizes but they are mainly made for 15mm board and sink in to the surface of 18mm board too much.

Thank you.
 
The cam locks I have are branded Titus and almost certainly from Screwfix. They work fine for me in 18mm board. I agree they need the dowel fitting 7.5 mm from one face which makes them central in 15mm board but a drilling jig is easily made to locate the dowel correctly offset in thicker boards.
The cam itself just needs a 12mm deep hole which is better suited to drilling with lip and spur bit in 18 mm as 15mm leaves a danger of the tip breaking through.
 
Hafele certainly used to make them for 18mm among other sizes. Not sure if they still do as the ones I have left over are pre covid. Worth checking the wholesale site.
 
9fingers said:
The cam locks I have are branded Titus and almost certainly from Screwfix. They work fine for me in 18mm board. I agree they need the dowel fitting 7.5 mm from one face which makes them central in 15mm board but a drilling jig is easily made to locate the dowel correctly offset in thicker boards.
The cam itself just needs a 12mm deep hole which is better suited to drilling with lip and spur bit in 18 mm as 15mm leaves a danger of the tip breaking through.
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I have a Jig already which is very accurate but it works on positioning the dowel on the centre of the board.

If I use Cam nuts intended for 15mm boards they are too shallow and the cam nut ends up well below the surface of the board.

If I had deeper cam nuts everthing would be fine.

I know you can obtain cam nuts that are specific to 18mm boards I just don't know where to obtain them at present.

Thank you for your reply Bob.

Mark
 
AJB Temple said:
Hafele certainly used to make them for 18mm among other sizes. Not sure if they still do as the ones I have left over are pre covid. Worth checking the wholesale site.
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Superb I will check, many thanks for the information.
 
AJB Temple said:
Hafele certainly used to make them for 18mm among other sizes. Not sure if they still do as the ones I have left over are pre covid. Worth checking the wholesale site.
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Took a look on the Hafele sit but could not find any cam lock fittings but managed to locate some for 18mm board on ebay. £27 for 100 which seems a bit pricy to me.
 
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