Eye Screws
Premium Quality Eye Screws for Diverse Applications
Eye screws feature a looped head, lag screw threads, and a pointed shank and are designed to serve as an anchor point for ropes, chain hardware, hooks, and shackles in rigging and lagging applications. The design of an eye screw is simple yet effective to ensure a secure fit. The installation process is straightforward: drill an appropriately sized hole, then hand-tighten the eye screw. While their general purpose is to connect rigging hardware to mating surfaces, it is important to understand the different types of eye screws to ensure you are not risking the safety of the application, as each type supports different loads, and none of them are recommended for lifts.
Huyett offers shoulder pattern eye screws, which feature a closed eye that sits on a metal platform between the shank and the eye; this platform gives the eye more strength to support angled loads, although the screw’s rated capacity will still be reduced as compared to a vertical load. To understand more about rated capacities, read our Rigging Hardware Introduction guide.
- Versatile Use: Eye screws are ideal for a wide range of applications, from small projects to industrial settings.
- Easy Installation: Regardless of the type, they are simple to install with minimal tools required.
- Related Products: Shop Huyett’s selection of lifting eye bolts, lifting eye nuts, swivels, and more.
How to Measure Eye Screws
Each type of eye screw will have its own unique measurements, but there are a few key measurements to generally know.
- Outside Diameter: The distance between the outside ends of the eye
- Inside Diameter: The distance between the inside surfaces of the eye
- Shank Length: The distance between the bottom of the eye and the end of the shank
- Thread Diameter: The distance between opposing thread crests from across the shank
- Minimum Thread Length: The section of the shank that features threads
