Where a strut end simply needs to hinge on a pin, an eye fitting is the most direct connection. The Metrol E7 is a steel eye end fitting with an M8 thread, a 20mm body and a 8mm eye hole. It screws onto the strut rod and pins through its eye to a mounting point, forming a hinged joint that opens and closes with the panel. Its M8 thread suits a gas strut with a 10mm rod, and the eye pins to pin-stud brackets such as BRK-4B, BRK-7B, BRK-8-90. It measures 14mm across the eye boss, on a 14mm shoulder, with a 9.8mm section. Like every end fitting in the range it transfers the strut's force to the structure: a ball joint gives a connection that swivels in any direction, an eye a single-axis hinge, a clevis fork an in-line pinned joint, and a rose eye absorbs slight misalignment. It threads onto a gas strut with a 10mm rod, and is chosen by matching the thread to the strut and the size to the space behind the mounting. Typical applications include inspection hatches, equipment covers, storage-box lids, machine guards. Within the M8 eye range, its nearest sizes are E6 and E8, differing by body length.
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