Lost a nut that holds the ladder on the kids bunk bed.

There’s a long bolt that goes through bed frame and ladder and the nut is more like a threaded tube with a hex key head, so basically the nut and bolt have flush surfaces at both ends.

Sleeve nut looked vaguely promising on Google but is there a better term?

Sex bolt.

John.

Deez nut?

you mean a barrel nut?

http://fastenerss.com/hex-socket-barrel-nuts/

Not sure of the name, but I know you can buy spare ‘philips head’ versions:

http://www.missingscrew.co.uk/epages/es143616.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es143616/Categories/Joining_Furniture

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS90l4L2t6k[/video]

sex bolt

I was feeling brave so I googled it. He’s not even kidding.

No I wasn’t joking about sex bolts. I was cautious the first time I googled them at work

Sex bolt
Inter screw
Binding nut
Connecting screws
Furniture bolts
Cabinet bolts
Sleeve nut

These are all variations in one form or another

I was feeling brave so I googled it. He’s not even kidding.

I was fully expecting you to be doubling down on the joke, but nope, it’s actually legit.

Every day is a school day.

Look up “furniture bolts” on EBay.
Bound to be on there.

Can’t remember what I searched for, but pretty sure I got mine from Screwfix. £2.59 for a pack of 50 or something silly…

Nut inserts

Never heard the term sex bolts before!