Rafix fittings

joiner1970

joiner1970

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Im thinking of using some Rafix connectors on the carcases that I build rather than screws or cam and dowel fittings that I usually use. Anyone here that regularly uses Rafix who can advise on which ones are better to use the single hole ones or the double hole.

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Without a line boring /drilling insertion machine or CNC the single hole Rafix are easier to use and install using a hand held jig or drill press.
If I am using chipboard melamine I still like to use the double hole Rafix fittings because the corners of the hole in chip board can blow out and if so you still have the back part of the rafix as insurance.
The double hole Rafix can be a pain (getting the two holes to line up) to fit if you don't use a good jig where the single Rafix are easier to drill with a drill press or even a hand held jig.
Hope that helps.
Tim
 
This seems like a really great publication! Any chance there is an English translation or similar publication for us non-German speaking folks? John
 
Since my German doesn't go past schnitzel and strudel. I have had some success translating the docs using

http://www.onlinedoctranslator.com/translator.html

I believe it uses google translate but does large files unlike a lot of other online translating services (and it's free).. though as it is translated by machine not a human there is the odd untranslatable word and you need to decypher the literal tranlation into something akin to standard english.. but I can do that last part a lot easier than translating german [laughing]

cheers

Andrew
 
joiner1970 said:
Im thinking of using some Rafix connectors on the carcases that I build rather than screws or cam and dowel fittings that I usually use. Anyone here that regularly uses Rafix who can advise on which ones are better to use the single hole ones or the double hole.

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I used the double hole ones, made a jig out of mdf very easily. Fist thing I did was drill through a sheet of MDF and get the hole spacing exact (big hole and smaller top hole). Just comes down to good marking out, use a small brad to make a starting mark. Once I had the holes drilled, I glued a bit on the underside of the jig, which butts up to the bottom edge of the fixing. Use a fast setting glue, its to get the positioning spot on, once dried screwed it in place. Then I drilled through the big hole again, this time its goes through the bit you glued on also.

It depends on the wood, for MDF or Ply I would use the double hole fixers, since the bottom hole cuts through the edge of the material, if tgere is going to be some force on it, it will help prevent it tearing out. Here is what I used them for (to attached the top half)
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Cheers Matt that's exactly what I would do, similar to the jig in the Guido Henn videos or I might make it in Phenolic plastic if I have any offcuts left. I realized that the same jig can be used to drill the 5mm hole in the connecting panel (side) too as the position is exactly the same as the 20mm hole you just change the cutter to 5mm, if you haven't got an LR32 set
 
anyone know of a source for these connecters in the uk?(a source that does not require trade quanties to be bought),
ironmongerydirect.com sell them but do not seem to stock the double ended bolts,only the single ended ones.
 
mattfc said:
Here is what I used them for (to attached the top half)
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Looks good. Curious why you needed to have knockdown fixtures on that cabinet top? Are you moving it around a lot?
Tim
 
Tim Raleigh said:
mattfc said:
Here is what I used them for (to attached the top half)
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Looks good. Curious why you needed to have knockdown fixtures on that cabinet top? Are you moving it around a lot?
Tim
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Its kids sized, the two white portions were sprayed MDF, so didn't want to mask, so had to fix the two halves together anyway, wanted to try some new fixings!
 
Cool. In case you didn't know, they do make those fittings in white. The body is plastic but the cam fitting is and bolts are metal.
Tim
 
Well,

I like the double hole because they are self aligning (we have CNC technology so the holes are perfect).  We use them all the time.

Ted
 
Danny E said:
Matt, could you please upload the pics of your jig made with MDF.
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so I can't get to the jig right now but this is basic design.. sorry for the crappy picture, drew it quickly in Microsoft word
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