do you know what

[gardenmom5]

an eye screw is?

 

should be a poll.

[BarbecueMom]

Yes and I need two of them from Lowe's this weekend to keep an inflatable holiday Darth Vader from floating down my street.

[maize]

I didn't know the name but am familiar with the object, when I saw the name I correctly surmised what object it belonged to.

 

Does that count?

[Miss Peregrine]

I know two meanings. Extra credit?  :lol:

[Jean in Newcastle]

Sure. 

[Selkie]

Yes and we were just talking about how we need a few of them in the barn.

[Lady Florida.]

Yes.

[athomeontheprairie]

I needed a hint. Does that count? Once I read "Lowes" I knew exactly what it was.

But without context my brain was failing me.

[Tammi K]

I just bought a pack of them at Walmart a few days ago.

 

[Petrichor]

I know two meanings. Extra credit?  :lol:

 

What's the other meaning?

[Miss Peregrine]

What's the other meaning?

Having sex with someone with your eyes. Think creepy ogler.

[Guest]

Having sex with someone with your eyes. Think creepy ogler.

I was going to say, “probably something a poltician or celebrity has recently been reported for doing.â€

[gardenmom5]

thank you.

I was in the HARDWARE section of a discount store, and asked the MALE clerk where the eye screws were.  he was probably in his 40's.  so, not young.  he didn't know what I was talking about.  when I described them to him, he made some comment indicating he didnt' know what they are and took me to the *cup* screws.  (at least the eye screws were close.)

really?  really?  dude, turn in your man card.

 

for those who don't know   https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=eye+screw&qpvt=eye+screw&FORM=IGRE

 

[MaeFlowers]

I do. I bet my dh doesn't because, like Tbog, I am the fixer of things in the house.

[Tap]

Yep and have bought them in the past. 

[OneStepAtATime]

thank you.

I was in the HARDWARE section of a discount store, and asked the MALE clerk where the eye screws were.  he was probably in his 40's.  so, not young.  he didn't know what I was talking about.  when I described them to him, he made some comment indicating he didnt' know what they are and took me to the *cup* screws.  (at least the eye screws were close.)

really?  really?  dude, turn in your man card.

 

for those who don't know   https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=eye+screw&qpvt=eye+screw&FORM=IGRE

Hmmm... I'm guessing he got the job not because of his great skills with fixing things but because he was a warm body who needed a job?

[Miss Peregrine]

Do you mean an eye bolt? I have never ever heard of one called an eye screw.

That's what we call them too, but I knew what she meant.

[KungFuPanda]

Of all the screws, this is the easiest to pick out of a lineup even if you don’t know any of them!

[KungFuPanda]

Do you mean an eye bolt? I have never ever heard of one called an eye screw.

You wouldn’t call an eye bolt an eye screw. You would only call an eye screw an eye screw. Just like you wouldn’t call any bolt a screw. You’re describing different ends.

[Miss Peregrine]

You wouldn’t call an eye bolt an eye screw. You would only call an eye screw an eye screw. Just like you wouldn’t call any bolt a screw. You’re describing different ends.

Probably because they are both threaded.

[Evergreen State Sue]

I voted no, but now that I know you were talking about something found in a hardware store, I definitely knew what it was.  Initially my mind was going to those piercings near the eyebrow!

 

[fraidycat]

Probably because they are both threaded.

But they are still different. If you ask for an eye bolt when you want an eye screw, or vice versa, you’re gonna get something that does not work for your intended purpose.

[gardenmom5]

Do you mean an eye bolt? I have never ever heard of one called an eye screw.

 

they are not the same thing.  for starters:

 

bolts is easier to insert, and require a nut to hold it tight

screws have a pointed end to go into the object in a rotating motion, and do not require anything else to secure them.

[gaillardia]

of course

[SeaConquest]

No clue.

[hellen]

I replied no but as soon as I saw Lowe's mentioned in the comments, I knew what it was.

 

When I was a teenager, my dad sent me to get some wood screws from a big jumble of unmarked screws. This was a jumble of random screws that one might collect over a lifetime. I asked him what a wood screw looked like and he was mad and surprised that I couldn't pick out what he wanted. Even today, I still can't tell a metal screw from a wood screw.

[aaplank]

I've always heard them called screw eyes.

Me too.

[ILiveInFlipFlops]

I do, and I have no idea why I know that. Probably my dad's doing :lol: 

[luuknam]

No, but I don't have much DIY experience other than putting together various kinds of furniture. I asked DW and she didn't know either, despite having worked as a cabinet maker, and having fixed a lot of stuff around the house (including, but not limited to: installing sub floor and floor, installing *all* the gas and water/sewer plumbing, installing *all* the electrical wiring including the service box, drywall, etc).

 

And, while I've seen screws like that before, I have NO clue what purpose they serve (I don't know if DW knows their purpose). 

[luuknam]

Uses:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_bolt#Screw_eyes

 

Also, apparently they're feminist symbols.

[KungFuPanda]

I’ve been looking at DIY Roman shade videos, so I’m seeing a lot of eyescrews lately.

[rose]

I was afraid to read the definition and was much relieved that it was something off colour. We call them eye bolts here which I could recognize.

Edited December 3, 2017 by Rose M

[BarbecueMom]

Every time I see the thread title, I think "chicken butt".

 

I spend all day with 4-9yo boys. Obviously.

[maize]

Various types of eye bolts, eye lags, and screw eyes:

 

 

https://www.boltdepot.com/Eye_bolts_and_Screw_eyes.aspx

[gardenmom5]

I was afraid to read the definition and was much relieved that it was something off colour. We call them eye bolts here which I could recognize.

I think you forgot a word.

 

bolts require nuts to stay tight.

screws don't.

 

[Caroline]

Every time I see the thread title, I think "chicken butt".

 

I spend all day with 4-9yo boys. Obviously.

I keep thinking, “No, but I know his brother Who.â€

 

But I do know what an eye screw is.

[itsheresomewhere]

I do.

[Sandwalker]

Yes. Helped my Dad as a kid, and he made sure I knew the names of all tools and fixtures, nail and screw types, etc.

 

(And in general, wood screws are pointy at the end, machine screws are flat, to the poster who brought that up.)