The whole concept behind a carriage bolt is the square shape underneath the domed head. That square shape is designed to bite into the wood, to keep the bolt from spinning. Carriage bolts are not meant to have a washer under the head! If you put a washer under the head, you disable the square biting element, so when you tighten the nut, the bolt spins, and it's awkward to get a wrench under the head to hold it. You're better off using a standard hex bolt in that case, so you could at least grab it with a wrench when tightening the bolt. Or, better still, use the carriage bolt with no washer under the head, and then when you tighten the nut the bolt won't spin.
The whole concept behind a carriage bolt is the square shape underneath the domed head. That square shape is designed to bite into the wood, to keep the bolt from spinning. Carriage bolts are not meant to have a washer under the head! If you put a washer under the head, you disable the square biting element, so when you tighten the nut, the bolt spins, and it's awkward to get a wrench under the head to hold it. You're better off using a standard hex bolt in that case, so you could at least grab it with a wrench when tightening the bolt. Or, better still, use the carriage bolt with no washer under the head, and then when you tighten the nut the bolt won't spin.
Instead of using two nuts per bolt, just use a lock nut.
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this is great! thank you
Using a washer on the head of a carriage bolt ? 🤔
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So the legs are 48 inches with 30 degree angle
What’s the total working length outside to outside? Love it!
I made mine 5 feet total width, from side to side and it seems to work well. Thanks for posting the video - a pretty nice sawbuck!