Chicago Hardware

Bevel washers are used with eye bolts to correct taper when used on I-beams and other structural applications.

Bushings are used as spacers between pulleys and gears to prevent damage caused by vibration and dynamic loads. The durable bushing material is corrosion resistant.

Eye bolts consist of a threaded shank with a loop at one end. When attached to structures such as wood or steel posts, rope or cable is fed through the loop to lift objects. Made of forged carbon steel or stainless steel, our selection of eye bolts includes plain style and shoulder style to resist bending. Available with a hex nut for additional support.

Eye nuts are threaded fasteners with a looped head that can be affixed to a stud or bolt. Made of forged carbon steel or stainless steel, these lifting eyes are used with rope or cable for vertical lifting applications. They may also be used with tie downs and guiding wires.

Rigging hooks are attached to chains, ropes, and slings to lift and move large loads.

A shackle is a U-shaped piece of metal secured with a clevis pin or bolt across the opening. They are used to make connections to slings, rope, cable, etc. Shackles are the primary connecting link in all manner of rigging systems as they allow different rigging subsets to be connected or disconnected quickly.

Turnbuckles are commonly used in rigging to apply tension and reduce slack in lengths of rope or cable. Our selection of carbon steel and stainless steel turnbuckles includes jaw-and-jaw, eye-and-eye, and hook-and-eye configurations.

Wire rope clamps, also called cable clamps or U-bolt clips, are used to fix the loose end of a wire rope after it has been looped to form an eye. These clamps consist of a U-shaped bolt and a saddle with two nuts. Two layers of wire rope are placed inside the U-bolt and two or three clamps are required to properly secure the looped end to the rope.

Wire rope thimbles protect the eye or loop of wire rope assemblies from abrasion and deformation. They provide a solid barrier and sturdy structure to withstand damage to the cable strands from other rigging fittings.