Hi there,

I do a lot of home projects, and thought that between my husband and myself we had most of the standard tools ... however, I'm stumped about how to get this Pine Factory piece of furniture apart. It's super heavy and I need to get it apart in order to move it from one room to another.

There' s a large six-sided bolt or screw that's recessed. The bolt is about a half inch or so in diameter.  Can anyone advise me what tool to use? Please see the pics.

THANK YOU very much!!

Hi there,

A socket on an extension (or a deep socket) will solve your problem.

Howdy Maam
  When I read the note I was thinking, actually recessed, when the bolt is let into a hex shaped hole that completely fits a bolt head.
But.......
  Looks like plenty of clearance for a thinwall deep socket to me. Any auto parts or good hardware will have one to go on your ratchet, since it sounds like you do have basic tools. 

Of course, us old tool nuts will prefer an older vintage ratchet and socket.
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lbgradwell and scottg,

Thank you so much for your quick replies.  When you mentioned a socket, I remembered that my hubby had a set of those in the garage.  Once I figured out the right size and how to set it to turn the screw counterclockwise, I had that bed apart in 10 minutes!

This is a great resource, and again, thank you for your expertise and willingness to help!  Here's my Tool of the Day:

No sweat Melanie; happy to hear you're good to go...

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Quote from: twotervs on April 05, 2012, 09:44:17 AM
Hi there,

I do a lot of home projects, and thought that between my husband and myself we had most of the standard tools ... however, I'm stumped about how to get this Pine Factory piece of furniture apart. It's super heavy and I need to get it apart in order to move it from one room to another.

There' s a large six-sided bolt or screw that's recessed. The bolt is about a half inch or so in diameter.  Can anyone advise me what tool to use? Please see the pics.

THANK YOU very much!!