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9th February 2023, 02:13 AM #1New Member
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Goldilocks closet shelving peg system
Hi!
I am seeking to purchase more pegs for my closet organization system.
The unit peg holes are exactly 5mm. I purchased 5mm pegs accordingly, but the pegs were too large, even with pressure, they are simply too large for the holes.
A friend suggested that I made the mistake that a 5mm peg would fit a 5mm hole, so I then purchased 4mm pegs. 4mm pegs are not snug: instead they are wobbly/loose in the hole.
Through process of elimination, I'm guessing I would need 4.5mm pegs, but cannot find that size anywhere (even custom cabinetry doesn't offer 4.5mm.
Any ideas for a solution? Anyone know of a goldmine of 4.5mm shelf pegs?
Many many thanks for any help!
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9th February 2023, 01:59 PM #2
Hi and welcome to the forum.
Given that you are in the USA I am surprised that you are using metric sizes - is metric becoming more common there now?
Is it possible that the hole size is in imperial, say 3/16"? That would be about 4.7mm.
I did a search and found a few sources of 3/16 pins with 5mm shown as the size in brackets - are these the ones you have tried?Cheers, Bob the labrat
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9th February 2023, 04:26 PM #3
I suggest that you put some callipers on those pegs and check their actual diameter.
A while back I had a similar problem with some chinese "metric" rigging screws or turnbuckles, which would not pair with metric nuts. The manufacturer had simply put metric size labels on an imperial sized product - their threads were actually 3/8 inch whitworth.
13/64" = 5.16 mm - just guessing.
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11th February 2023, 11:12 AM #4Senior Member
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