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Title: Zip bolts
Post by: Wlmedley on June 06, 2022, 10:03:02 PM
Anyone using these to join slabs together?I ran across them online and thought they might work pretty good.Used them on a 2"thick poplar table top about a year ago and so far so good.
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Title: Re: Zip bolts
Post by: Dan_Shade on June 06, 2022, 11:24:06 PM
Looks like a countertop connector...

Works well on mdf, should work to glue up slabs 
Title: Re: Zip bolts
Post by: kantuckid on June 07, 2022, 09:08:35 AM
I guess my question is why not just glue the wood without the hardware? 
Title: Re: Zip bolts
Post by: Wlmedley on June 07, 2022, 11:14:07 AM
I did glue it but I guess I wasn't sure glue would hold in the long term.I put these in later for a little insurance.
Title: Re: Zip bolts
Post by: Don P on June 07, 2022, 03:33:18 PM
Looks like another countertop draw bolt. They work good, especially if you have to put a mitered corner together.
Title: Re: Zip bolts
Post by: Dan_Shade on June 07, 2022, 03:49:00 PM
They could also be used instead of clamps for a glue up.
Title: Re: Zip bolts
Post by: kantuckid on June 11, 2022, 10:20:49 AM
Glue works if the grain orientations OK, moisture content, temperature of wood and air around it, woods not too oily, etc.. Smithsonian has furniture glued up thats still one piece. 
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