Also known as mild steel, low-carbon steel is easy to machine, form, and weld. It's widely fabricated into parts that don’t require high strength.

The most widely used aluminum, 6061 is fabricated into everything from pipe fittings and containers to automotive and aerospace parts. It is strong and corrosion resistant, plus it's easy to machine and weld.

Choose between rods that are polished to a brushed finish or a mirror-like finish.

The matte plating on these rods, sometimes called industrial chrome and hard chrome, creates a slippery surface that minimizes galling and prevents parts from seizing.

Polished on the outside to a #8 reflective, mirror-like finish, these tubes have no visible grain lines.

The most widely used aluminum, 6061 is fabricated into everything from pipe fittings and containers to automotive and aerospace parts. It is strong and corrosion resistant, plus it's easy to machine and weld.

A hard-anodized coating forms a bond with the aluminum surface to improve wear and corrosion resistance.

The most widely used aluminum, 6061 is fabricated into everything from pipe fittings and containers to automotive and aerospace parts. It is strong and corrosion resistant, plus it's easy to machine and weld.

More corrosion resistant and easier to form than multipurpose 6061 aluminum, 6063 is primarily used for exterior railings, decorative trim, and door frames.

More corrosion resistant and easier to form than multipurpose 6061 aluminum, 6063 is primarily used for exterior railings, decorative trim, and door frames.

Originally developed for aircraft frames, uses for 7075 aluminum now include keys, gears, and other high-stress parts. It is often used as a replacement for 2024 aluminum because it’s stronger and provides similar performance in all other aspects.

While 2024 aluminum was initially designed for structural components in aircraft, it's now widely used when a high strength-to-weight ratio is needed, such as for gears, shafts, and fasteners. It offers similar performance to 7075 aluminum, but it’s not as strong.

While 2024 aluminum was initially designed for structural components in aircraft, it's now widely used when a high strength-to-weight ratio is needed, such as for gears, shafts, and fasteners. It offers similar performance to 7075 aluminum, but it’s not as strong.

2011 has the best machinability of all the aluminum alloys. It is the most selected aluminum for screws, tube fittings, hose parts, and other items that require extensive machining.

These tubes are sized so that each tube fits into the next larger size.

Known for being one of the easiest types of aluminum to weld, 5052 is also recognized for its ability to resist salt water. It's widely used for the bodies of boats, buses, trucks, and trailers, as well as for chemical drums.

Combine with a machine key to transmit torque to gears, sprockets, and other power transmission components.

These shafts include a support rail for a stable setup that eliminates bending and prevents linear bearings from rotating.

At approximately one-third the height of standard versions, these rails provide linear shaft support in applications with low vertical clearance. They provide stability over the entire length of shaft, allow virtually unlimited travel lengths, and eliminate bending under moderate to heavy loads.

Slide the shaft in to install, then tighten to secure. For use with light to medium loads where shaft alignment is not critical, these shaft supports brace the end of a linear shaft along the ground or other flat surface.

One-third the weight of steel, aluminum threaded rods resist corrosion in wet environments.

Often called sleeve nuts, these thread adapters fasten parts with right-hand threads to parts with left-hand threads.

Increase or decrease metric thread size from one male-threaded part to another. Commonly used to connect two differently sized threaded rods, they have a hex-shaped body, so you can tighten them with a standard wrench.

A crisscross thread pattern allows you to drive the nut back and forth without changing the lead screw's direction of rotation. When the nut reaches one end of the lead screw, it changes direction and travels back to the other end.

Designed for use with right-hand, internally threaded rod ends, these rods have right-hand threads on both ends. Use them for remote valve operators, throttle controllers, shifting mechanisms, and virtually any push/pull assembly.

Similar to turnbuckles, these rods have right-hand threads on one end and left-hand threads on the other so you can make a linkage that adjusts for tension. Add right- and left-hand threaded rod ends to build your linkages.

These anodized aluminum rod ends are lighter than stainless steel rod ends and have good corrosion resistance.

Typically used with standard-wall aluminum unthreaded pipe fittings.

Typically used with thin-wall aluminum unthreaded pipe fittings.

Typically used with high-pressure aluminum threaded pipe fittings.

Pick up screws, nuts, and other small steel objects.

LEDs light the magnetized tip and the shaft bends and stays in position to reach objects in awkward spaces.

LEDs light the magnetized tip for picking up small steel objects in dark areas. Pivot the head to access material from any angle.

View, grab, and position objects in hard-to-reach spots. These retrievers have a camera and light at the tip of the flexible shaft and an LCD that displays live video. In addition to picking up objects, they can be used in applications such as installing wiring behind walls and extracting clogs and debris from pipes.

An LED lights the wire jaws and the shaft bends to reach objects in awkward spaces.

Slip the cable over an object and it locks in place once tightened.