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    Alignment Locks

    Precisely align and lock together your mold halves, so they stay in place during high-pressure injection molding. They're used as the final alignment between your mold halves, after leader pins and bushings (not included) guide your mold halves close together.
    Top Alignment Locks
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Alignment Locks. Top Alignment Locks.
    Image of Attribute. Front orientation. Contains Annotated. Top Alignment Locks.
    Top locks install where the two halves of your mold meet, often called the parting line. Top locks require separately machined pockets on each half of your mold for installation. Because you’re machining both sides separately, you’ll need to take extra care to make sure the two pockets are aligned.
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    1 1/4"-0.0004" to 0"1 1/8"3/4"1/2"Black-Oxide Steel5/8"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel48-32
    		No00000000000000
    2"-0.0004" to 0"1 1/2"1 1/8"5/8"Black-Oxide Steel7/8"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel41/4"-20
    		No0000000000000
    3"-0.0004" to 0"2 1/8"1 3/4"7/8"Black-Oxide Steel1 1/4"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel45/16"-18
    		No0000000000000
    Side Alignment Locks
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Alignment Locks. Side Alignment Locks.
    Image of Attribute. Front orientation. Contains Annotated. Side Alignment Locks.
    Side locks install where the two halves of your mold meet, often called the parting line. The pockets for side locks can be machined at the same time by clamping your mold together, ensuring they’re aligned.
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    Female
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    Included
    Each
    1"-0.0004" to 0"2"-0.005" to 0"3/8"7/8"Black-Oxide Steel1 1/8"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel410-32
    		No00000000000000
    1 1/4"-0.0004" to 0"2"-0.005" to 0"1/2"7/8"Black-Oxide Steel1 1/8"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel48-32
    		No0000000000000
    1 1/2"-0.0004" to 0"1 3/4"-0.005" to 0"1/2"7/8"Black-Oxide Steel7/8"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel48-32
    		No0000000000000
    2"-0.0004" to 0"2 1/4"-0.005" to 0"1/2"7/8"Black-Oxide Steel1 3/8"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel410-32
    		No0000000000000
    3"-0.0004" to 0"2 3/4"-0.005" to 0"3/4"7/8"Black-Oxide Steel1 7/8"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel41/4"-20
    		No0000000000000
    4"-0.0004" to 0"3 3/4"-0.005" to 0"1"1 3/8"Black-Oxide Steel2 3/8"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel43/8"-16
    		No0000000000000
    5"-0.0004" to 0"4 1/4"-0.005" to 0"1 1/4"1 3/8"Black-Oxide Steel2 7/8"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel41/2"-13
    		No0000000000000
    6"-0.0004" to 0"4 1/4"-0.005" to 0"1 1/2"1 3/8"Black-Oxide Steel2 7/8"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel41/2"-13
    		No0000000000000
    Guide Alignment Locks
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Alignment Locks. Guide Alignment Locks.
    Image of Attribute. Front orientation. Contains Annotated. Guide Alignment Locks.
    Guide locks keep internal cavities and cores aligned as the two halves of the mold come together.
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    Each
    1 1/2"0.85"-0.01" to 0"1"-0.01" to 0"0.85"Black-Oxide Steel1/2"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel610-32
    		No00000000000000
    2 1/2"1.35"-0.01" to 0"1 1/2"-0.01" to 0"1.35"Black-Oxide Steel3/4"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel61/4"-20
    		No0000000000000
    3 1/2"1.73"-0.01" to 0"2"-0.01" to 0"1.73"Black-Oxide Steel1"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel63/8"-16
    		No0000000000000
    4 1/2"2.1"-0.01" to 0"2 1/2"-0.01" to 0"2.1"Black-Oxide Steel1 1/4"Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Coated Steel61/2"-13
    		No0000000000000
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