Metallics JHAB14 Hanger Bolts 8-32 X 1-1/2 St-zn (Jar 100)

The JHAB14 hanger bolt runs 8-32 machine thread on one end and a wood screw point on the other, in a 1-1/2 inch overall length. The 8-32 end is what accepts a standard fixture hickey, strap, or coupling nut; the screw end drives into wood. Steel with a zinc finish.

That is exactly the application. The wood screw end threads into the joist or wood blocking, and the 8-32 machine thread left standing accepts the fixture's 8-32 hardware, which is the standard thread on lighting canopies and crossbars in North America. At 1-1/2 inches total, plan on only part of that length being wood engagement, so it suits fixtures landing directly on solid wood rather than through thick build-ups.

No. The pointed end of the JHAB14 is a wood screw thread, so it needs solid wood, joist, blocking, or a wood backer to hold. Into drywall alone or a steel stud it has nothing to bite, and you should be using a toggle, anchor, or a sheet metal fastener for those substrates.

One hundred bolts per jar. The jar pack is the usual van-stock quantity for electricians hanging fixtures, so you are buying a bulk container rather than a single fastener.

It is zinc plated steel, which handles dry interior and lightly damp locations. Zinc plating is a sacrificial coating, not stainless, so for coastal exposure, direct weather, or wet locations you want a stainless fastener instead.

Order Metallics JHAB14. That number covers the 8-32 by 1-1/2 inch zinc plated steel hanger bolt in the 100 piece jar, and it is the only configuration under that number.