Guide to Install Screw Hooks with Eye Hook Screws
Screw hooks for hanging up items in kitchens, bathrooms, bedroom closets, DIY enthusiasts’ workshops, and many more places where it is convenient to hang things in an orderly way are quite common. People get so used hanging up things that they sometimes feel that they are continually adding new screw-in hooks. One problem, however, is that most people have difficulty completing the installation procedure because their hands and fingers don’t have enough grip to execute the task sufficiently. However, there is a simple trick many handymen and professionals use to fasten ordinary threaded pegs easily. They use an eye hook screw and a small electric boring tool. Read his article and you’ll never struggle again to completely fasten threaded pegs.
Easy installation steps to follow
The installation steps to follow are so easy that even “non-DIY” people can successfully execute the task. The steps to follow are the following:
Step 1: Get everything you’ll need ready
Although it is a simple procedure, get everything you’ll need ready beforehand, so that you won’t waste time looking for things when you are busy with the screwing-in process. You need
- a ruler or other measuring instrument,
- marking pencil,
- an eye pin,
- as many ordinary pins as you want to insert,
- a small cordless variable speed boring tool, and
- a drill point a bit smaller than the shank of the pin to be installed.
Step 2: Preparation phase
The preparation phase consists of four steps.
- Measure and mark where the peg has to be placed.
- Use the cordless tool and drill a pilot hole a bit smaller in diameter then the shank of the peg.
- Put the peg into the pilot hole by hand and give it a few turns.
- Take the drill point out of the boring tool and insert the eye hook’s shank into the variable speed tool.
Step 3: The final phase
To complete the procedure,
- slide the eye of the eye pin that is chucked in the drill over the clip you want to screw-in,
- activate the drill on a low speed and start driving the screw into the surface,
- continue until the hook is completely fastened, and then
- Remove the boring tool.
Reverse the process
If a peg has to be removed, it is just as easy. Insert the eye hook’s shank into the variable speed drill and slide it over the hook you want to remove. Activate the drill to turn in the “unscrew” direction to unscrew the peg.
Use a screw hook to install an eye hook screw
The same steps are also followed to install an eye hook. The only difference is that instead of chucking a screw eye hook in the electric drill, an ordinary hook is put into the drill with the hook sliding into the eye of the eye hook.
Summary of steps and conclusion
For your convenience we end this article with a procedure checklist of the most important steps. As indicated above, the basic method is reversed to unscrew a hook.
- Get everything you need – ruler, marking pen, drill point, variable speed boring tool, hooks to be installed and at least one eye hook screw.
- Measure and mark where the pilot hole must be made.
- Use the boring tool and a suitable drill point to make the pilot hole.
- Insert the hook with your hand and give it a few turns.
- Chuck the eye hook in the boring tool and slide it over the partly installed hook.
- Activate the boring tool at a low speed and fasten the hook sufficiently.
By following the steps set out in this article your arms, hands and fingers are not taking much stress when installing hooks and you can install many in one session.
