Pit Stop USA has a great selection of bolts for a wide variety of applications. Bolts are the most common fasteners used to hold unthreaded parts together. A bolt comes with external (male) threads on one of its ends. On the other end, it comes with a hexagonal head. A bold work together with a nut to fasten the required parts together. In some cases, one part comes with a threaded hole that replaces the nut. This will minimize the components used. Bolds are among the most used types of fasteners. There are several types of bolts for various applications. Here are some of the most popular ones:
· Hex-Head Bolts
This bolt has its head shaped like a hexagon. The purpose of the bolts’ six sides is to give a good granularity of angles that you can approach the bolt. This is usually important when you need to fasten the bolt to a spot that’s difficult to reach. These bolts are used extensively in machining because they easily assemble and dissemble.
· Double End Bolts
This bolt looks like a simple threaded rod. However, a double-ended bolt comes with a thread at both ends. Therefore, they can work with a nut at one or both of their ends.
· Eye Bolts
An eye bolt has a loop at one end and a thread at the other. The work of the loop depends on the machine size and design.
· Carriage Bolts
These bolts come with convex metal heads and square necks, and threads. They help in the fastening of wood materials. It easily fits into a square neck into wood pieces by applying pressure. Therefore, they have self-locking potential.
· Socket Head Bolts
You may find some people referring to these as Allen bolts. They have cylindrical heads and hexagonal holes. An Allen wrench can help fasten this bolt to components.
