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#330929 12/10/10 01:15 AM
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I have some lag hooks that I'm going to install in my ceiling joists in the garage. They're rated for 250 lbs and threaded so I can screw them directly into the wood. I'll be using this to hang some exercise rings for the family to use.

My coach has used them in a previous gym and he's confortable w/ their use and my use will be less strenuous.

My question is this, is it OK to drill a pilot hole to ease screwing it in? Or will that weaken the attachment? It's about 2" long, maybe a 1/4" in diameter.

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oldskoolboarder #330941 12/10/10 02:14 AM
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I would like to see you drive it in without a pilot hole. grin


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fredk #330943 12/10/10 02:20 AM
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Personally, I'd prefer to drill through the joist and use a threaded ring setup with a washer/nut on the other side. But...yes, if you are installing lag screws, you'll absolutely need a pilot hole.


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Adrian #330947 12/10/10 02:43 AM
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And they'll take their maximum load best by being installed toe in (perferable) or both toe out, not perpendicular to the drilling surface.


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fredk #330948 12/10/10 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted By: fredk
I would like to see you drive it in without a pilot hole. grin


I think I had that DVD.


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BobKay #330949 12/10/10 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted By: BobKay
Originally Posted By: fredk
I would like to see you drive it in without a pilot hole. grin


I think I had that DVD.



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Ya_basta #330950 12/10/10 02:53 AM
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I'm at my best when filthy innuendo is involved. I know, I know. That makes me, like, soooooooo unusual here.


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BobKay #330954 12/10/10 03:05 AM
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Must have been an instructional DVD, like the Marilyn Chambers series smile .


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Ya_basta #330956 12/10/10 03:09 AM
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There's a Marilyn Chambers series??? I have loved her since her first Ivory Snow box.


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BobKay #330957 12/10/10 03:11 AM
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She seemed so much more like she meant it, all of it, than most of the others. I've always hated a "phoned in" performance. Especially in porn.


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