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Re: [Shop-talk] Eye Lag bolt pilot hole in ceiling

To: "shop-talk@autox.team.net" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>, Jack Brooks <jibrooks@live.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Eye Lag bolt pilot hole in ceiling
From: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 01:19:45 +0000 (UTC)
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    On Monday, July 28, 2025 at 03:56:16 PM CDT, Jack Brooks <jibrooks@live=
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I=E2=80=99ve considered installing steel cables and only using the ropes to=
 haul the canoe up to them, but I=E2=80=99ve not yet seen a rodent near the=
 new home, so for now I=E2=80=99m running with just ropes.=C2=A0 The canoe =
will be stored upside down, so that if something does manage to drop into t=
he canoe, which is a synthetic material (Royalex), they won=E2=80=99t be tr=
apped and need to chew their way through it.=C2=A0
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Thanks assuming you just didn=E2=80=99t forget to include a smiley face!
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From: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2025 5:14 AM
To: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>; Jack Brooks <jibrooks@live.com>
Cc: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Eye Lag bolt pilot hole in ceiling
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It looks like your biggest threat is mice chewing through the ropes.=C2=A0 =
When that happens you can change to braided steel cables.
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Dave
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On Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 10:49:21 PM CDT, Jack Brooks <jibrooks@live.com=
> wrote:
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Thank for the =E2=80=9CReal Life=E2=80=9D answer Jim.=C2=A0 That reassuranc=
e was kind-of what I was looking for.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99m using four Eye Lag =
Bolts to pick up the four =E2=80=9Ccorners=E2=80=9D of the canoe, not for t=
he weight capacity. Each of these Lag Bolts has a pretty aggressive thread.=
 =C2=A0I can lose one rope and not suffer any consequences, or one front an=
d one back.=C2=A0 Kind of like lashing the canoe to the roof of the car.=C2=
=A0 I tie four ropes there also, so I can lose any two and not have a catas=
trophe.=C2=A0 That being said, I=E2=80=99ve never had a rope come off.=C2=
=A0 Occasionally one loosens, but nothing worse. =C2=A0=C2=A0
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With regard to removal/stowage, the car will not be under the canoe during =
those adventures!!! No bungees or nets, as there will be four separate rope=
s securing from and individual thwart through Eye Bolt to a tie off.=C2=A0 =
Two ropes on each end of the canoe, one on each side of the boat and each s=
ecured separately.=C2=A0 I can lower one end at a time pretty easily.
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Thanks again for the guidance and reassurance on installing the Eye Lug Bol=
ts!!!
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Jack
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From: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2025 4:37 PM
To: Jack Brooks <jibrooks@live.com>
Cc: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Eye Lag bolt pilot hole in ceiling
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I have always drilled the holes for big threads just like this to be as clo=
se to the shank diameter as possible without going over. Too small and you =
risk splitting the wood and losing a ton of grip. All 200#s of me has been =
able to hang from each one as long as I can hold myself up there and it has=
 laughed at me. Two would be fine. You are roughly 10,000 times more likely=
 to drop it during removal/stowage. Have a backup plan (bungees? net?) for =
when it happens then.
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jim
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On Jul 27, 2025, at 4:26 PM, Jack Brooks <jibrooks@live.com> wrote:
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Team,
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I recently moved and can no longer keep my canoe outside.=C2=A0 The best pl=
ace to store this 75 +/- pound canoe is hanging from the ceiling, OVER a ca=
r, so I want to be sure I get this right.=C2=A0 I have 4, 5/16=E2=80=9D Eye=
 Lag Bolts that are going into the ceiling.=C2=A0 One end of the rope will =
terminate at either a set of cleats on the wall or more eyebolts and the ot=
her end suspending the canoe via the Eye Lag Bolts.=C2=A0 It overdesigned, =
but it=E2=80=99s hanging over a car I cherish.=C2=A0
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My question is the pilot hole for the 5/16th=C2=A0Eye Lag bolt.=C2=A0 I am =
screwing them vertically up into the ceiling=E2=80=99s new 2x4=E2=80=99s, s=
o I am thinking the pilot hole should be a smidge on the tighter side and u=
se soap or paraffin to help reduce the friction of installing them.=C2=A0=
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I=E2=80=99m looking for thoughts on the size of the pilot hole, keeping in =
mind that while the load is light, it=E2=80=99s a vertical hanging arrangem=
ent.
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Thanks in advance,
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Jack
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p.s. Moving has been a rearranging nightmare.=C2=A0 We had a home with thre=
e car bays and a 6 foot high paved and dry crawlspace with tons of storage =
room.=C2=A0 I am forcing everything into a two bay garage with an attached =
single wide, 42 foot deep bay that will hold our daily driver, two Triumph =
cars, a Sprinter van and a workbench.=C2=A0 I do have some basement storage=
 too.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99m using a lot more vertical storage and it=E2=80=99s =
getting there=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6
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ans-serif;">I=E2=80=99ve considered installing steel cables and only using =
the ropes to haul the canoe up to them, but I=E2=80=99ve not yet seen a rod=
ent near the new home, so for now I=E2=80=99m running with just ropes.&nbsp=
; The
 canoe will be stored upside down, so that if something does manage to drop=
 into the canoe, which is a synthetic material (Royalex), they won=E2=80=99=
t be trapped and need to chew their way through it.&nbsp;
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ans-serif;">Thanks assuming you just didn=E2=80=99t forget to include a smi=
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 28, 2025 5:14 AM<br clear=3D"none">
<b>To:</b> Jim Franklin &lt;jamesf@groupwbench.org&gt;; Jack Brooks &lt;jib=
rooks@live.com&gt;<br clear=3D"none">
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n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Thank fo=
r the =E2=80=9CReal Life=E2=80=9D answer Jim.&nbsp; That reassurance was ki=
nd-of what I was looking for.&nbsp; I=E2=80=99m using four Eye Lag Bolts to=
 pick up the
 four =E2=80=9Ccorners=E2=80=9D of the canoe, not for the weight capacity. =
Each of these Lag Bolts has a pretty aggressive thread. &nbsp;I can lose on=
e rope and not suffer any consequences, or one front and one back.&nbsp; Ki=
nd of like lashing the canoe to the roof of the car.&nbsp; I tie
 four ropes there also, so I can lose any two and not have a catastrophe.&n=
bsp; That being said, I=E2=80=99ve never had a rope come off.&nbsp; Occasio=
nally one loosens, but nothing worse. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"fon=
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n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">With reg=
ard to removal/stowage, the car will not be under the canoe during those ad=
ventures!!! No bungees or nets, as there will be four
 separate ropes securing from and individual thwart through Eye Bolt to a t=
ie off.&nbsp; Two ropes on each end of the canoe, one on each side of the b=
oat and each secured separately.&nbsp; I can lower one end at a time pretty=
 easily.
</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A=
;"></span></p>=20
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n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Thanks a=
gain for the guidance and reassurance on installing the Eye Lug Bolts!!!</s=
pan><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">=
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span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">From:=
</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26=
282A;"> Jim Franklin &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:jamesf@groupwbenc=
h.org" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">jamesf@groupwbench.org</a>&gt;
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 27, 2025 4:37 PM<br clear=3D"none">
<b>To:</b> Jack Brooks &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:jibrooks@live.c=
om" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">jibrooks@live.com</a>&gt;<br clear=
=3D"none">
<b>Cc:</b> <a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net"; rel=
=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><br clear=3D"no=
ne">
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] Eye Lag bolt pilot hole in ceiling</span><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"></span=
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n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">I have a=
lways drilled the holes for big threads just like this to be as close to th=
e shank diameter as possible without going over.
 Too small and you risk splitting the wood and losing a ton of grip. All 20=
0#s of me has been able to hang from each one as long as I can hold myself =
up there and it has laughed at me. Two would be fine. You are roughly 10,00=
0 times more likely to drop it during
 removal/stowage. Have a backup plan (bungees? net?) for when it happens th=
en.</span></p>=20
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n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">On Jul 2=
7, 2025, at 4:26 PM, Jack Brooks &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:jibro=
oks@live.com" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">jibrooks@live.com</a>&gt; =
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<p class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yiv7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401msonormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Team,</s=
pan><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">=
</span></p>=20
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<p class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yiv7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401msonormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">&nbsp;</=
span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"=
></span></p>=20
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<div>
<p class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yiv7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401msonormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">I recent=
ly moved and can no longer keep my canoe outside.&nbsp; The best place to s=
tore this 75 +/- pound canoe is hanging from the ceiling,
 OVER a car, so I want to be sure I get this right.&nbsp; I have 4, 5/16=E2=
=80=9D Eye Lag Bolts that are going into the ceiling.&nbsp; One end of the =
rope will terminate at either a set of cleats on the wall or more eyebolts =
and the other end suspending the canoe via the Eye
 Lag Bolts.&nbsp; It overdesigned, but it=E2=80=99s hanging over a car I ch=
erish.&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;c=
olor:#26282A;"></span></p>=20
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<div>
<p class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yiv7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401msonormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">&nbsp;</=
span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"=
></span></p>=20
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yiv7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401msonormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">My quest=
ion is the pilot hole for the 5/16<sup>th</sup><span class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yi=
v7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Eye =
Lag bolt.&nbsp;
 I am screwing them vertically up into the ceiling=E2=80=99s new 2x4=E2=80=
=99s, so I am thinking the pilot hole should be a smidge on the tighter sid=
e and use soap or paraffin to help reduce the friction of installing them.&=
nbsp;<span class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yiv7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401apple-c=
onverted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fa=
mily:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"></span></p>=20
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<p class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yiv7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401msonormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">&nbsp;</=
span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"=
></span></p>=20
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yiv7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401msonormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">I=E2=80=
=99m looking for thoughts on the size of the pilot hole, keeping in mind th=
at while the load is light, it=E2=80=99s a vertical hanging arrangement.</s=
pan><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">=
</span></p>=20
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yiv7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401msonormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">&nbsp;</=
span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"=
></span></p>=20
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yiv7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401msonormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Thanks i=
n advance,</span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;col=
or:#26282A;"></span></p>=20
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yiv7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401msonormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">&nbsp;</=
span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"=
></span></p>=20
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yiv7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401msonormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Jack</sp=
an><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"><=
/span></p>=20
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yiv7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401msonormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">&nbsp;</=
span><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"=
></span></p>=20
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"ydpf6c96b89yiv7014841939ydp572c6cfayiv2915023401msonormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">p.s. Mov=
ing has been a rearranging nightmare.&nbsp; We had a home with three car ba=
ys and a 6 foot high paved and dry crawlspace with tons of
 storage room.&nbsp; I am forcing everything into a two bay garage with an =
attached single wide, 42 foot deep bay that will hold our daily driver, two=
 Triumph cars, a Sprinter van and a workbench.&nbsp; I do have some basemen=
t storage too.&nbsp; I=E2=80=99m using a lot more vertical
 storage and it=E2=80=99s getting there=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6</span><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;"></span=
></p>=20
</div>
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n style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">________=
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n style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;">&nbsp;</=
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