ZipboltUT Angled Rail Bolt 11.560 Parent 1 Blister Pack with Wood Plugs 11.560 1

Excellent way to attach Newel post to handrail.

This rail kit was awesome to use. It is sturdy, tight fitting, and relativity easy to install (with some YouTube help of course). The pic above is after install, before I stained the plug to match. There are a few things that should be mentioned:1. In lieu of using wax to screw the main thread into the newel, I picked up a 23 cent lag bolt and ran that in and out of the newel a few times. I would agree with some other reviewers that the hinge is not beefy enough to take the torque needed to screw it in with just the 3/4" pre-drill. That being said, I still clamped the hinge with pliers for the last few turns because I thought it might break on my bottom newel. Definitely don't go at this without wax or using a lag bolt first! I can easily see why others had it break on them.2. I had to slice the wood plug in half with a dremmel because it was too deep to go in all the way with the fancy allen nut thing. It could have been my measuring, but I double checked my 1" hole afterwards and it was to spec. But adjusting on the fly is a normal occurance in my projects. It was probably my measuring.Anyway, if you're handy enough to be installing your own railing you are handy enough to use this kit, and it looks better and is way sturdier than just nailing it in from the top!

10/10 would recommend and will use again

Was easy to use and very solid when installation was complete

Works good, important to follow the instructions. A little expensive compared to other brands. Even if they didn’t provide thesame locking gear for easy access, it still does the work.