Thingymyjig - Help please

[TeeDee]

Looking for whatever this is called - I've located the type of thing it is from Amazon as its basically what is used for connecting Pool / Snooker cues together - a Male and Female connector.




I am however looking for a larger version of the same - to allow connection of two parts of wood via a screwed/glued in Male.

As what I have it planned for is somewhat chunkier than a pool cue it an be larger and it could even come with Two male ends and one female connector?

The thing I'm trying to join is standard tool handle width.


Ideas/Links for what this is called from the Tinkerers please. Thank you.

 

[Buckshot]

So M10 or M12 size?
You can get threaded bar and internal threaded bar or a few nuts welded together.
Is it a permanent join or intended to be packed down?

 

[hughtrimble]

Inset threaded sleeve at the end of one of the parts, with an inset bolt into the other part?

 

[Dogoak]

If it’s a permanent joint, maybe a double ended screw?

 

[Pattree]

Do you know an electrician? You might get something from an 18mm galvanised connector (double female) and some threaded conduit. You’d need the thread cutter if you wanted double male.

These connectors have held the tipi up for 16 years.

Note: this is not an M18 thread. It is specific to conduit.

 

[TeeDee]

It needs to be a temporary connection. I'm essentially intending to take a shorter handle , lop the top off to give a possible change in leverage. So the screw in , screw out insert with female would be best I feel if I can find a large diameter and longer length.

 

[Buckshot]

If you're putting a fair amount of force and pressure through the handle you might be better off getting 2 separate handles and making it so the head of the tool is interchangeable?

 

[TeeDee]

If you're putting a fair amount of force and pressure through the handle you might be better off getting 2 separate handles and making it so the head of the tool is interchangeable?

Yes , have thought about that. The longer handle won't actually be taking more force or pressure than the shorter handle ironically.

 

[Macaroon]

Old drain/chimney rods are a good bet, farm sales, junk shops etc.; I have a stick with various attachments using these and it has lasted many years of fairly hard use.

 

[pieinthesky]

If you are going to be levering I would want something more able to resist the forces involved. Can you use a length of tube on the outside which would be stronger.
Or make the extension part a metal tube that slides over the first part?

 

[TeeDee]

If you are going to be levering I would want something more able to resist the forces involved. Can you use a length of tube on the outside which would be stronger.
Or make the extension part a metal tube that slides over the first part?

Yes , I have thought of that and may need to resort to it.

 

[Stew]

Old drain/chimney rods are a good bet, farm sales, junk shops etc.; I have a stick with various attachments using these and it has lasted many years of fairly hard use.

Yep, this was my thought. Good diameters to it.

 

[HKep1]

If it’s a bespoke size to your project, I’d approach an engineering machine shop, should be able to lathe you one off to your dimensions, then mill down to suite if needed. Maybe?

 

[slaine_23]

I tried using things like this to make an extensible wooden walking pole, it weakened the wood too much so it would split on use, might be ways to engineer round it but tricky if trying to maintain the all wood effect of a pole (no sleeves).

 

[Falstaff]

You're looking for a UNF stud connector and UNF stud bolts or threaded bar and cut it to desired length yourself. There are also threaded furniture stud connectors, Screwfix sell them in a variety of sizes, link to an M10 which should be good for (say 3x 10mm ,say a 30mm bit of timber).
The tricky bit is getting them into/bonded to the wood, and the wood not splitting when under lateral load being used. Might need an external sleeve.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-furniture-threaded-sockets-m10-x-15mm-4-pack/796yy

I've had the same splitting issue as Slaine.
With these I'd try to put maybe a couple of them into the hole by either using a bar and locknut or cutting a screwdriver slot in the end then cleaning up the thread.

 

[Keith_Beef]

You're looking for a UNF stud connector and UNF stud bolts or threaded bar and cut it to desired length yourself. There are also threaded furniture stud connectors, Screwfix sell them in a variety of sizes, link to an M10 which should be good for (say 3x 10mm ,say a 30mm bit of timber).
The tricky bit is getting them into/bonded to the wood, and the wood not splitting when under lateral load being used. Might need an external sleeve.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-furniture-threaded-sockets-m10-x-15mm-4-pack/796yy

I've had the same splitting issue as Slaine.
With these I'd try to put maybe a couple of them into the hole by either using a bar and locknut or cutting a screwdriver slot in the end then cleaning up the thread.

I've used something very similar. I set the into the surface of a workbench so that I could use 8mm bolts to fix machines like buffing or grinding wheels and be able to remove them afterwards and free up bench space.

I'm not convinced that they would be great for lateral forces like extending a tool handle.

 

[Nice65]

Looking for whatever this is called

Had exactly the same problem with a similar ‘joiner’, mine was to reattach an antler handle to a walking stick. Couldn’t for the life of me think what it might be called, so I ended up on an extensive search of walking stick supplies, which was equally vague.

This meme was offered

 

[TeeDee]

Had exactly the same problem with a similar ‘joiner’, mine was to reattach an antler handle to a walking stick. Couldn’t for the life of me think what it might be called, so I ended up on an extensive search of walking stick supplies, which was equally vague.

This meme was offered

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Yep - I just need to wait until Google can read and understand my fluffy cloud brain images...

Thingymyjig and whatsyamacallit both need more defined terms.
( as do Heffealump and do-dah )


Or maybe not.

 

[Keith_Beef]

 

[Falstaff]

I have noticed now that Search Engine AI takes over, pretty much ignores your search term and insists on giving you what it decides what you want to see - and there's no override.