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if so, you can do something slightly larger like 5/16. Since the bolt isn’t needing to grip into joist to provide holding power.
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 deuce Bob Villas, a question. I'm trying to put an eye-hook bolt into a pergola joist - ATL May 17, 2026, 12:13:15
- Stop being an enabler for birds. Make them hunt for their food - timmer May 17, 2026, 13:50:35
- Three times bigger* - Stu May 17, 2026, 12:53:57
- What are you hanging from it? * - doubledown May 17, 2026, 12:41:30
- Is it going thru and you’re putting nut/washer on the other side?.. - shua May 17, 2026, 12:27:02
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on May 17, 2026, 14:58:27, in reply to "^. Also you want to slightly oversize for a bearing connection to avoid cross-grain tension"