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Help with screw eyes
I am building a very large fishing lure with Western Red Cedar. Because
of its weight, I am worried that the front screw eyes I typically use will pull out. In fact, some tests I ran showed that the screw would come out. I could use a more dense wood like maple but I very much enjoy using WRC and besides that it's a wonderful wood for making lures. I tried flattening out the head end of a 3" wood screw and then drilling it out on the end for a line tie but it wouldn't quite work. Is there such a thing as a large wood screw with a hole on the end of it allowing something to be tied to it? I would like something about 3" long. Any ideas or suggestions much appreciated! thank you II |
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Hey thank you guys for the ideas. I don't want to use the "through
wire method" because the lure is large.....about 16 inches in length! You can imagine tho the weight of the lure with it being so big. I have some two part epoxy, maybe I can try experimenting with it. Thank you again! II Lew Hodgett wrote: wrote: I am building a very large fishing lure with Western Red Cedar. Because of its weight, I am worried that the front screw eyes I typically use will pull out. In fact, some tests I ran showed that the screw would come out. I could use a more dense wood like maple but I very much enjoy using WRC and besides that it's a wonderful wood for making lures. It's epoxy time. Drill a hole about 2 times the diameter of the screw, then fill with a soupy mixture of epoxy and microballoons. When cured, drill the pilot hole for the screw eye. Your local library should have a copy of The Gougeon Bros on Boat Building. Lots of good info in it to solve your problem. Lew |
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Maybe a drilled-out thumbscrew? Just get something that looks like
http://www.gototem.com/Webgifs/ClipA...ThumbScrew.GIF available from your local hardware store, borg, etc., and drill out the thumb part. Basically turn it in to a big screw eye (de-burr the inside edges if necessary). If you can't find one with wide enough threads, use the epoxy method mentioned above to secure the thumbscrew in the lure. Can I ask why you're making a 16" fishing lure? Going for Champ or Nessie? (I know it must be for display somewhere, but it sounds like a fun project to do something at 10X the normal scale...) Andy |
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Some more great ideas. I thought about the wood plug idea and that may
work although I was hoping for something with more certainty if that makes sense. I am guessing tho that the wood plug would work if I used a good hardwood to screw into. I like the thumbscrew idea and will look into that. I really like the suspended ceiling screw idea! I hope I can find some of them at Home Depot. Oh, I am building the lure not as a novelty but as something that will be used...therefore the need for strength! Thank you again. II Brad Bruce wrote: wrote: I am building a very large fishing lure with Western Red Cedar. Because of its weight, I am worried that the front screw eyes I typically use will pull out. In fact, some tests I ran showed that the screw would come out. I could use a more dense wood like maple but I very much enjoy using WRC and besides that it's a wonderful wood for making lures. I tried flattening out the head end of a 3" wood screw and then drilling it out on the end for a line tie but it wouldn't quite work. Is there such a thing as a large wood screw with a hole on the end of it allowing something to be tied to it? I would like something about 3" long. Any ideas or suggestions much appreciated! thank you II Suspended ceilings use some pretty large screw-in eye-bolts. Brad |
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Some more great ideas. I thought about the wood plug idea and that may
work although I was hoping for something certainty if that makes sense. I am guessing tho that the wood plug would work if I used a good hardwood to screw into. I like the thumbscrew idea and will look into that. I really like the suspended ceiling screw idea! I hope I can find some of them at Home Depot. Oh, I am building the lure not as a novelty but as something that will be used...therefore the need for strength! Thank you again. II Brad Bruce wrote: wrote: I am building a very large fishing lure with Western Red Cedar. Because of its weight, I am worried that the front screw eyes I typically use will pull out. In fact, some tests I ran showed that the screw would come out. I could use a more dense wood like maple but I very much enjoy using WRC and besides that it's a wonderful wood for making lures. I tried flattening out the head end of a 3" wood screw and then drilling it out on the end for a line tie but it wouldn't quite work. Is there such a thing as a large wood screw with a hole on the end of it allowing something to be tied to it? I would like something about 3" long. Any ideas or suggestions much appreciated! thank you II Suspended ceilings use some pretty large screw-in eye-bolts. Brad |
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