I asked my friend to pick up a couple of eyelets at one of those dollar sto res. She picked these up and I do not know what they actually are. Of cour se, its made in China and no info on the package, not even a name. Maybe it s a typical item in China. As you can see it has a couple of washers, a nut , and what maybe an anchor. But what confuses me is the tail end. Anyone he re familiar with them?
Looks like a type of wedge anchor used to mount things in concrete.
Haven't seen one quite like that.
Expansion anchor bolt for solid hole mounting; this one happens to have a hook for the working end.
Pretty common, DAGS for "expansion anchor"
I did click on the link. The page loaded. There was a bunch of advertising at top. I started to scroll down, and saw a some kind of bolt. Then, the page turned dark and I could barely see the picture. Then a pop up window showes up in the lower left, and started jiggling, and giving me nausea and sea sickness. Oh, look! A squirrel!
You've never seen an expansion anchor?
stores. She picked these up and I do not know what they actually are. Of course, its made in China and no info on the package, not even a name. Mayb e its a typical item in China. As you can see it has a couple of washers, a nut, and what maybe an anchor. But what confuses me is the tail end. Anyon e here familiar with them?
Well, I am not a professional like you, but they say that they do strange t hings in China. Did You ever see at the end of the anchor a solid tapered e nd? I haven't.
I have , and have used them . The nut pushes the sleeve down against the taper , expanding it to tightly grip the sides of the hole . The tighter the nut , the tighter the grip - and they work very very well .
I'm a professional programmer not a maintenance person. However it is readily apparent if you stick the sleeve into a slightly oversized hole, hold the hook, and tighten the nut, it will draw the tapered end into the sleeve, expanding it.
That is a hook bolt sleeve anchor use in concrete or masonry.
maybe your in the wrong profession...become a handy man.LOL
Oh! I've always stuck the hook through a hole in the wall and then hung my objects on that tapered end. If you balance everything just right - and don't bump it - it works pretty well. I've always wondered what that nut was for. I gotta admit, it's really hard to get off.
Maybe I need to thicken up my drywall and then try inserting the tapered end first. Thanks!
You are yankin' my chain aren't you ? I guess I should have made it clear that they're for masonry use , though it was mentioned elsewhere in the thread ...
Sorry, that message was meant for someone else...your post made the most sense and thank you.
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