Stainless Steel Close Eye Hook Bent Wire Eye Lag Screw Self Tapping

Eye lag screw, also known as screw eye, is a type of self tapping screw, it features a loop at the non-threaded end and a lag thread screw on the other end. The loop allows for fastening of ropes , wires and cables. We have many types of eye lag screws:

Shoulder eye lag screw has a shoulder joining the eyes and threads. The shoulder can relieve stress imposed on the shank.

Forged eye screw is made by forging which can complete stronger eye screws. These forged screws are designed for heavy-duty lifting applications.

Bent wire eye screw is made by bending the wire into the eye shape then threading. They are designed for light-duty applications.

Self tapping screws, different from machine screws, no need to drill or tap a hole on the sheet, as they can tap their own hole when driving into the material, thus they need a pilot hole which a smaller then the screw diameter.

Self tapping screws include self drilling screws and thread rolling screws, this kind of screws are case hardened as they need force to tap into the material. Self tapping screws that have a sharp point is designed for wood, metal or hard plastics.

Self tapping screws for metals are usually called sheet metal screw, head type can be pan head, flat head, oval head and you can check details in head type list.

Self tapping screws for wood are usually called wood timber screw, popular head type is hex lag screw, oval flat head Wood Screw, oval head wood screw.

Screws for plastic are called thread forming screw, they usually feature a tapered end and they can widen the pilot hole and creat their own threads when tightening into base materials.