What are bolt rings used for?

Ring bolts are used to support or lift heavy duty cable anchored into masonry.

What is a bolt shank?

The shank is the threadless part of the bolt between the head and thread. There are two main ways of using the shank of the bolt. One is to make the shank increase the shearing capacity. When bolts are being used as tension bolts, they should be more elastic than the joint members.

What is the thing around a screw called?

They have a corkscrew-shaped ridge, known as a thread, wrapped around a cylinder. The head is specially shaped to allow a screwdriver or wrench to grip the screw when driving it in.

What goes between a nut and a bolt?

washer, machine component that is used in conjunction with a screw fastener such as a bolt and nut and that usually serves either to keep the screw from loosening or to distribute the load from the nut or bolt head over a larger area. For load distribution, thin flat rings of soft steel are usual.

What is a ring bolt in a chain?

Chainring bolts perform the simple task of securing one or more chainrings to the chainset spider, and in the case of many MTBs, a bash guard as well. The outer nut has a standard external diameter of 10mm so theoretically the bolts can be used to fit any chainset.

What does it mean to bottom out a bolt?

Bottoming out occurs when the end of a screw comes in to contact with the bottom of the tapped hole its being inserted in to.

How do jam nuts work?

The jam nut essentially acts as the “other object”, as the two nuts are tightened against each other. Then the other nut is screwed down on top of the first nut. The inner nut is then slackened back and tightened against the outer nut. Jam nuts can also be used in situations where a threaded rod must be rotated.

What are the grooves on a screw called?

The most common form consists of a cylindrical shaft with helical grooves or ridges called threads around the outside. The screw passes through a hole in another object or medium, with threads on the inside of the hole that mesh with the screw’s threads.

What are the rings on a screw called?

A ring bolt is an eye bolt with a captive ring passing through it.