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Does anyone know what these things are called and where I can get them?
They're commonly used on bird feeders.
They're commonly used on bird feeders.
What is this thing called?
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Google Eye Bolt Hook etc.
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Fan lighting section at the box store would be a good place for accessories like the ring. The hook would be in hardware with nuts and bolts.
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This an example of "******* engineering".
It is two things combined to make a hanger.
The first is a hanging lamp finial, for lighting, the other is a common machine thread plant hook, both parts available in different sections of any box store, hardware store, or maybe even Wal-Mart.
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It is two things combined to make a hanger.
The first is a hanging lamp finial, for lighting, the other is a common machine thread plant hook, both parts available in different sections of any box store, hardware store, or maybe even Wal-Mart.
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You can field engineer one using a swag hook sold everywhere; https://www.homedepot.com/p/OOK-30-lb-Matte-Brass-Swag-Hook-2-Pack-534275/301942188
Throw away the wing nut and sub a simple nut.
Throw away the wing nut and sub a simple nut.
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You guys are awesome! Thanks so much for shedding light on this subject.
I tried shopping for it online, and while I found it a few places, the shipping would make it stupid expensive for what it is. So when things calm down a bit, I'll venture into the local Home Depot and hope I can find what I need in person.
Cheers!
I tried shopping for it online, and while I found it a few places, the shipping would make it stupid expensive for what it is. So when things calm down a bit, I'll venture into the local Home Depot and hope I can find what I need in person.
Cheers!
Pardon my interruption, Cup hook is only half of that assembly.
There are two kinds of cup hooks, the ones with a wood screw end, and the ones with machine screw end.
The other half is a hanging lamp finial.
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You have to pardon me cause I’m just a girl, :wink2: but the pic makes no sense.
The cup hook was screwed into a round hoop...This is not hangable, as pictured.
It should be opposite , first the cup hook is screwed into the wood - then
round hoop is next (assuming that round hoop is attached to something else
like a bird feeder or a hanging kerosene lantern.
The cup hook was screwed into a round hoop...This is not hangable, as pictured.
It should be opposite , first the cup hook is screwed into the wood - then
round hoop is next (assuming that round hoop is attached to something else
like a bird feeder or a hanging kerosene lantern.
If you look at that hook, it does not screw into wood, it is a machine screw end.
And as we "Guys" pointed out, it is an "engineered" gadget.
And you know that men don't have no sense anyway.
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A cup hook would have a cast in stop at the end of the wood screw threads so it can only be threaded in so far. Without that stop, it is a screw hook.
When it has a machine screw thread, it’s a machine screw hook, often called a J-bolt.
As far as the OPs pic, I think they were using the lamp finial inside the birdhouse in place of a wing nut. The washer and the hex nut on the outside, sandwiching the thin wood between them. That would have the hook at the top. It probably hooked into an eye screw installed into a branch or wood beam.
Cup hooks
https://www.homedepot.com/b/Hardware-Fasteners-Metal-Hooks-Eyes-Cup-Hooks/N-5yc1vZc2ea?storeSelection=1092,6655,639,627,632
When it has a machine screw thread, it’s a machine screw hook, often called a J-bolt.
As far as the OPs pic, I think they were using the lamp finial inside the birdhouse in place of a wing nut. The washer and the hex nut on the outside, sandwiching the thin wood between them. That would have the hook at the top. It probably hooked into an eye screw installed into a branch or wood beam.
Cup hooks
https://www.homedepot.com/b/Hardware-Fasteners-Metal-Hooks-Eyes-Cup-Hooks/N-5yc1vZc2ea?storeSelection=1092,6655,639,627,632
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You mean after all these years, I’ve had my heavy flower pots hanging from
machine screws? good grief! :surprise:
These have held up for decades is soft redwood...as OSO said they’re cup
hooks...I did notice tough that my head groundskeeper uses a drill to start (on hard wood) before screwing in the hook...
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