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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971   
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I'm looking for something to hold one edge of a board down on my work in progress sleeping platform. The idea is that the edge nearest to the engine slots in to a bit of channel, then there's about 40cm of board, the door end sits on a bit of angle, attached to a bit of box where the vertical supports fit, there's another bit of channel on the back, rinse and repeat. Like this, the black bits are metal, the brown bits are wood:
 Click image to enlarge But I need something to stop the back edge flying out when I go over a bump and to stop it rattling. I was thinking a couple of cam locks, I've seen flush mount ones that have a recessed metal plate with a handle, which would stop the up and down movement. However, when you're building something like a cold room, the panels all lock together with something that's basically a cam lock but actually pulls the adjacent panels together too. Like a cam lock but in an "j" shape where the hook of the "j" catches a peg and pulls it towards the "." of the "j". If I could use them, it would give it a load more front to back strength as all the sections would be locked together rather than being able to wobble backwards and forwards. I've found this on US ebay: Click image to enlarge Does anyone know what I'm talking about, what it's called and where I could get something like that from? It's on a budget so I don't want to spend a fortune 
Failing that, what about just a "normal" recessed cam lock? Does anyone have a good source of them? These look about right to me: http://www.wdsltd.co.uk/product/3888/lift-...m-wds-8552 Or have I missed an obvious answer to my problems and it's not actually a cam latch at all
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2nd Mar 2016 10:36pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10382
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An over centre latch?
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2nd Mar 2016 11:42pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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I think I can see where you're aiming but a quick look on t'internet for cam latches brings up mainly American stuff as does overcentre catches such as
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STAINLESS-STEEL-...SwLzdWT2Vi Try having a look at some of the boat chandlers sites as they bound to use simple positive "pulling" catches. By putting that in my watch list on fleabay then looking for 'similar items' this very nice and shiny one popped up, trouble is that they seem to be all in the US of A! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FLUSH-PULL-LATCH...41a21cd657 |
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2nd Mar 2016 11:47pm |
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| rustandoil Member Since: 08 Sep 2012 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 738 
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Try Car builder solutions, they may have something
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3rd Mar 2016 5:22am |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971
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Some good food for thought there, thank you.
I like this idea: Click image to enlarge I've thought about over centre catches (like those little Screwfix ones) and actually use one for my fold out table, so that's a good option too |
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3rd Mar 2016 9:26am |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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Or this
Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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3rd Mar 2016 11:16am |
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| simon119 Member Since: 05 Apr 2012 Location: SG11, Herts Posts: 40 
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3rd Mar 2016 2:42pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971
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They have some really nice stuff but how do you buy it and where are prices?
I only want a handful, I'm not building a coach! I've bought a couple of compression latches from ebay to have a try with... I think I should be able to make them work. Thanks all! Click image to enlarge If anyone has any other ideas in the mean time please feel free to chip in
Edit: One thing I'd completely forgotten about (annoying considering how many of the things I've used) are flight case latches: Click image to enlarge |
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3rd Mar 2016 4:59pm |
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| simon119 Member Since: 05 Apr 2012 Location: SG11, Herts Posts: 40
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If you want to try any of the southco stuff Google the following. Will bring up a whole host of option, many including prices etc.
"southco distributors uk" |
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3rd Mar 2016 6:44pm |
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| ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1782  
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http://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/product...ass/339650
Used to use cheaper (steel) versions of these with a square key Keith |
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3rd Mar 2016 6:55pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843 
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How about these ?
http://www.screwfix.com/p/era-concealed-do...pack/5748g 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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4th Mar 2016 1:23pm |
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| nakatanenga Member Since: 12 Nov 2010 Location: Neumarkt Posts: 546 
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@Cupboard
Where do get these screwix fittings in your picture? WANTED: SII or SIII in max 1.5k |
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4th Mar 2016 2:26pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971
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Good idea. I think I've probably found a quicker if slightly more complex solution. We shall see!
Depends which you mean. The first ones are "Southco C2 style compression latches" from ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271312170087 The second ones (the flightcase latches) are from CPC: http://cpc.farnell.com/1/3/butterfly-latches If you search for butterfly catch rather than butterfly latch, it comes up with some more similar ones from the same manufacturer that are cheaper. They also happen to be slightly better for what I want, and I only found them after I'd ordered. Oh well! |
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4th Mar 2016 3:39pm |
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| nakatanenga Member Since: 12 Nov 2010 Location: Neumarkt Posts: 546
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Hi,
meant the sliding one from carbuilders but found it. The other ones are well known. Peter WANTED: SII or SIII in max 1.5k |
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7th Mar 2016 11:38am |
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