attaching pirate ship steering wheel to post so it can spin

[SurreyBoy77]

Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster..
Whilst our builders are continuing with garage conversion/extension, we have moved our 3 year old son into his new room before they remove /extend the external wall of his old room.
We have gone for a pirate theme in his new room, and to that end have got a smallish old world wooden pirate ship style steering wheel. Plan is to either attach to wall or to a post at foot of his bed. Idea is to allow the wheel to spin, and I'm a bit stuck as to how I achieve this. Not sure what kind of bolt I need, as obviously don't want the bolt undoing and the wheel falling off!
Any ideas on what I need to look for in local diy shack or local screwfix branch? Not knowing right term makes Google searches somewhat fruitless...
Many thanks,

 

[big-all]

coach bolt or nut and bolt and 2 penny washers
and a say 40mm long bit off plastic pipe as a spacer to stop the wheel becoming a guillotine

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

How big is the hole, how deep, what's it attaching to the post or the wall?

 

[SurreyBoy77]

Spindle on wheel is about 15mm. Not sure whether we'll be attached to wall or bed. Probably a post attached to bed frame though. Maybe something a 30mmx30mm post?

How's the 40mm plastic pipe prevent it spinning?

Thanks for tips. I'll check out the coach bolt...

 

[Burnerman]

Bolts with shoulders are much the same....(Screwfix 71928 for example)
plus two nuts and four washers. A piece of plastic tubing to take the 10mm bolt out to the 15mm hole in the wheel will help prevent wear.
So - washer up to the bolt head, tubing on, wheel on, another washer....then one nut, one washer - through the post, washer then a final nut.
Buy more washers to take up any clearance of the wheel thats needed, and B&Q sell these individually.
For a 10mm bolt, drill 11mm through the timber - getting the hole exactly horizontal will prevent the wheel binding.
John

 

[big-all]

the plastic pipe wont stop it spinning but it will stop there fingers getting trapped when they are arguing who is the captain and tugging 2 ways on the wheel

 

[SurreyBoy77]

Thanks. Looks like I have a plan...

 

[SurreyBoy77]

thanks all. I added a self-locking nut and a nut with a small dome on the end so the end of the bolt was not showing. Added it to a post and screw to footboard of bed. Has worked a treat. Used a small length of hose pipe as the plastic tubing, and that seems to have worked.
Our 3yr old walked into the room and said ' Shiver my timbers'...So I think he liked it as well!!

 

[Burnerman]

Oooh arrr Jim, lad......one hundred foot seas etc.
Suggest you splice the mainbrace?
John

 

[SurreyBoy77]

lol!

you probably had to be there, but we were rolling with laughter. comedy timing and all that...