A threading device that includes an elongated tube having first and second
opposite ends and a fiberoptic core. The elongated tube includes an
interior and an eyelet defined therein. The first end of the elongated
tube includes a blunt tip affixed thereto and the second end includes a
threaded connector. The blunt tip is translucent. The fiberoptic core
includes at least one fiberoptic strand extending through the interior of
the elongated tube that illuminates the translucent tip when the at least
one fiberoptic strand is energized.