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steelhead · 12-07-2003, 10:24 PM

I found this when I did a search of the site. It was posted by a guy named Guzz back in June, 2002.

"i use screw eyes pretty much excluesively.have not had any problems with them pulling out thus far.here is how i set them.first off,i would suggest only using stainless steel screw eyes.they are way stronger than the nickel plated crap.i counter sink the plug with an aul,or a nail,then drill a pilot hole.i think i use a 1/16" bit for the pilot hole.i then counter bore the pilot hole.i drill it at least twice the width,and half the depth of the screw eye used.for saltwater plugs i mostly use one inch .072 diameter screw eyes.but if you really want to make sure they don't budge,you can use the one and a half inch .092 diameter screw eyes.i then fill the hole with 5 minute epoxy.you don't have much working time with this stuff so if your doing several plugs i'd keep it to two,or three screw eyes at a time max.when the mix is still wet,insert the screw eye.once it has set up,i mix another batch of 5 minute epoxy up and dab some around the area where the screw eye,and the wood meet.when the screw eyes are set in this fashion,you have half of the threads epoxied,and embedded in the plug.and the other half of the screw eye incased in it's own plug of epoxy."

Since I don't have the tools yet to thru wire, I'm going to try this technique out and see how it works on the plugs I carve. Only 5 months till "spring"!!!!

Slipknot, do you use screw eyes on some of your plugs? It looks like oncertainkinds of plugs where the eye at rhew front and the trailing hook are offset, this would be about the only way to do it unless you are really good with a drill press and had jigs made or something like that.

12-07-2003, 10:24 PM	#21
steelhead Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North shore Posts: 1,247	screw eyes I found this when I did a search of the site. It was posted by a guy named Guzz back in June, 2002. "i use screw eyes pretty much excluesively.have not had any problems with them pulling out thus far.here is how i set them.first off,i would suggest only using stainless steel screw eyes.they are way stronger than the nickel plated crap.i counter sink the plug with an aul,or a nail,then drill a pilot hole.i think i use a 1/16" bit for the pilot hole.i then counter bore the pilot hole.i drill it at least twice the width,and half the depth of the screw eye used.for saltwater plugs i mostly use one inch .072 diameter screw eyes.but if you really want to make sure they don't budge,you can use the one and a half inch .092 diameter screw eyes.i then fill the hole with 5 minute epoxy.you don't have much working time with this stuff so if your doing several plugs i'd keep it to two,or three screw eyes at a time max.when the mix is still wet,insert the screw eye.once it has set up,i mix another batch of 5 minute epoxy up and dab some around the area where the screw eye,and the wood meet.when the screw eyes are set in this fashion,you have half of the threads epoxied,and embedded in the plug.and the other half of the screw eye incased in it's own plug of epoxy." Since I don't have the tools yet to thru wire, I'm going to try this technique out and see how it works on the plugs I carve. Only 5 months till "spring"!!!! Slipknot, do you use screw eyes on some of your plugs? It looks like oncertainkinds of plugs where the eye at rhew front and the trailing hook are offset, this would be about the only way to do it unless you are really good with a drill press and had jigs made or something like that.