Reddit reviews Uxcell Furniture Cam Fitting with Dowel and Pre-inserted Nut, 5-Pack
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Cam Fittings Size : Overall Size(Approx): 0.56inch x 0.433inch(DH)Inner Hole Height(Approx): 3.5mm / 0.138inch : Inner Hole Height(Approx): 3.5mm / 0.138inch;Dowel Size : Male Thread Dia: 5.6mm / 0.220inchOverall Length: 1.56inch : Overall Length:1.56inch;Pre-inserted Nut Size : 0.19inch x 0.42inch x 0.41inch(Inner DODH)Material : Metal Cam Fittings & Dowel , Plastic Pre-inserted Nut;Color : Silver Tone, WhiteNet Weight : 53g;Package Content : 5 Sets of Furniture Connecting Fittings
What you're talking about is called a cam fitting or a cam lock: http://www.amazon.com/Uxcell-a12010500ux0151-Furniture-Fitting-Pre-inserted/dp/B00880QVTS
Those types of "joinery" methods are not very strong. All my ikea furniture is now very loose and racks around like crazy.
You would be much better off screwing it with a countersunk hole and covering up the screws by glue a decorative wood veneer or just a thin piece of wood as an accent or something.
You could also consider pocket holes and use plugs to fill and finish the holes.
>Does't seem sturdy enough if I wanna put my feet up :(
If it's made from chipboard / particle board you probably wouldn't want to do that anyway :-) But if you made it from plywood it would be plenty strong enough.
Those metal locking nuts /u/doc_lock is describing are actually quite secure, but they do favour easy disassembly over strength. This is what they look like, along with their associated bolt.