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Furniture dowels Ø6, Ø8, Ø10 × 30–40 mm (the 8 × 30 flat-pack dowel)

Name: Furniture dowels Ø6, Ø8, Ø10 × 30–40 mm (the 8 × 30 flat-pack dowel) dimension sheet
Creator: Xem Studio
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What size dowels does IKEA furniture use? · Hardware · basis: Generic fluted beech dowel range (Ostermann); the 8 × 30 flat-pack dowel measured by makers

Also called: ikea dowel size, 8x30 dowel, wooden dowel pins, furniture dowel replacement

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

sizes: 9 in table

Notes

Flat-pack furniture mostly uses Ø8 × 30 mm fluted dowels; replacements are generic.
Drill 0.2 mm over nominal in MDF / chipboard (Ø8.2 for Ø8).
Printed dowels: print standing up, 100 % infill, and glue them; for load-bearing joints use wood.

Furniture dowels Ø6, Ø8, Ø10 × 30–40 mm size chart

dia (mm)	length (mm)	hole (mm)	chamfer (mm)
6	30	6.2	0.75
6	35	6.2	0.75
6	40	6.2	0.75
8	30	8.2	1.0
8	35	8.2	1.0
8	40	8.2	1.0
10	30	10.2	1.25
10	35	10.2	1.25
10	40	10.2	1.25

Where the files are

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Ostermann

Fluted beech dowels (REDOCOL)

web

Publisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 9 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json

dowel-6x30	Fluted wood dowel Ø6 × 30: chamfered ends, 8 glue flutes; drill Ø6.2 in MDF / chipboard	STEP · STL
dowel-6x35	Fluted wood dowel Ø6 × 35: chamfered ends, 8 glue flutes; drill Ø6.2 in MDF / chipboard	STEP · STL
dowel-6x40	Fluted wood dowel Ø6 × 40: chamfered ends, 8 glue flutes; drill Ø6.2 in MDF / chipboard	STEP · STL
dowel-8x30	Fluted wood dowel Ø8 × 30: chamfered ends, 8 glue flutes; drill Ø8.2 in MDF / chipboard	STEP · STL
dowel-8x35	Fluted wood dowel Ø8 × 35: chamfered ends, 8 glue flutes; drill Ø8.2 in MDF / chipboard	STEP · STL
dowel-8x40	Fluted wood dowel Ø8 × 40: chamfered ends, 8 glue flutes; drill Ø8.2 in MDF / chipboard	STEP · STL
dowel-10x30	Fluted wood dowel Ø10 × 30: chamfered ends, 8 glue flutes; drill Ø10.2 in MDF / chipboard	STEP · STL
dowel-10x35	Fluted wood dowel Ø10 × 35: chamfered ends, 8 glue flutes; drill Ø10.2 in MDF / chipboard	STEP · STL
dowel-10x40	Fluted wood dowel Ø10 × 40: chamfered ends, 8 glue flutes; drill Ø10.2 in MDF / chipboard	STEP · STL

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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=furniture-dowels