Use dowel pins as pivots, hinges, shafts, jigs, and fixtures to locate or hold parts.

Slip these pins in and out during maintenance or prototyping—they’re undersized to make alignment easier.

The grooves in these pins pinch shut when pressed into a hole, creating tension to lock them in place.

To remove these pins, thread a screw or tool into the tapped hole, then pull them out.

Barbs bite into plastics and soft metals such as aluminum for a strong hold. Also known as Barb-Lokâ„¢ pins.

Often used for positioning components and securing assemblies, these pins fit snugly in tapered holes.