What Needs To Be Known About Hex Bolts And Nuts

 

 

There is simply no denying that the building industry hasn’t come an incredibly long way in just recent years. It’s grown leaps and bounds since the beginning of time, but the growth and advancement that’s taken place over just the past 5 to 10 years is truly jaw-dropping. A lot of this can probably be contributed to the DIY community.

Heck, with rising costs, shoddy craftsmanship, and the dire lack of quality repair specialists, the need to learn more about the industry has grown more important than ever. It simply pays to know a little bit about everything that you possibly can. This is especially true when it comes to bolts, nuts, and hex bolts.

 

 

What Are Hex Bolts?

One would likely be surprised to learn that one of the greatest challenges facing the construction industry is the secure and proper adjoining of two or more objects. Throw in constant friction, vibrations, and elemental exposure and it should be easy to see the complications the industry faces. That said, there certainly is no shortage of ways to adjoin items, materials, and moving parts together, which really only furthers the complications surrounding the industry.

As is the case with many aspects of the building industry, there are a ton of distinct shapes, sizes, and designs when it comes to nuts and bolts. As most people have likely already surmised, hex bolts draw their name from their distinct hexagonal design, meaning six sides. So, what’s the purpose of a six-sided bolt and when are they necessary?

 

Installation of Hex Bolts

Despite the simple design of bolt/bolts/hex bolts, these applications can serve a variety of attaching needs in many various fields. You’ll not be limited as to when and where you can utilize these essential building materials. More importantly, they can be used to adjoin or attach just about any material imaginable. Steel, plastic, metal, or wood, can all be secured and fastened together with the utilization of hex bolts. The real challenge is ensuring you use the right size, length, and design of hex bolts.

Another additional challenge you’ll run into with bolts is the need for pre-fabricated holes. Unlike screws or nails, you simply can’t hammer or screw these devices in place. Bolt installation requires the extra step of drilling a hole. Once they are set into place, you’ll then need to tighten them to the appropriate torque by stabilizing one end and spinning the other clockwise.

Although the installation is completely straightforward, you can see that the installation of hex bolts requires a few extra steps. There are also the considerations of appropriate lengths and diameters, which can make a difference.

 

Various Hex Bolts

Every bolt will contain threads for a corresponding nut or threaded hole. It is the threading of this bolt that will ultimately determine the application’s classification. Take the fully threaded hex, for instance.

This is a bolt that has threads from the bottom all the way to the hexagonal head of the bolt. The partially threaded hex bolt, on the other hand, will only feature a limited number of threads. Threading on these applications usually starts about halfway under the head and travels down to the very tip.

Despite the way the designs may seem, it is the partially threaded bolt that was specifically designed for projects with lots of alignment and brute force.