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.

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.

The outside of these tubes is anodized to improve wear and corrosion resistance.

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 these general purpose shafts with a linear bearing and shaft support to create a basic linear motion system.

Position shafts an inch or two off the ground to maintain bearing and part clearance. Support rails provide stability over the entire length of shaft, allowing virtually unlimited travel lengths and eliminating bending under moderate to heavy loads.

These two-piece supports allow access to the shaft without needing to slide out the shaft or uninstall the support. Use them to brace the end of a linear shaft when working with light to medium loads where shaft alignment is not critical. Tighten the included clamping screws to secure.

Create a support that fits the exact dimensions of your shaft. Good for use with square- and hex-profile shafts, these aluminum supports also work with round shafts of any diameter up to 1". Use them for light-to-medium-load linear motion applications where shaft alignment is not critical.

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.

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.

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.

These E4043 electrodes are for aluminum 3003, 3004, 5052, 6061, and 6063.

These rods create stronger welds than standard TIG welding rods for aluminum.

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.

Use these long-handled retrievers to grab and pull objects in hard-to-reach spots.

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.

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