Dowel Pins

Dowel Pins are straight solid headless shear fasteners with chamfered ends to aid with insertion and alignment. Dowel pins, which can be straight, tapered, slotted, or grooved, are inserted into pre-drilled holes, and their purpose is to keep assembled parts aligned. Dowel pins are typically hardened and manufactured to precise fractional diameters and lengths.

Dowel pins are short cylindrical rods made of metal, plastic or wood. In machinery, building, and furniture making, these pins are used to connect, join or align two or more components. They're useful for a variety of things, like aligning machine parts during assembly for reliable results and joining stone and concrete in masonry. A solid tubular rod made of plastic, wood, or metal is called a dowel pin. A dowel rod, which is longer, is sometimes cut into small pieces called dowel pins.
Common applications of Dowel Pins are:

  • • Axles in Toys
  • • Cabinetry
  • • Detents
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Dowel Pins Diameters

Dowel Pins are available on the FCH Network with Imperial/US diameters that range from #1 to 6 and with Metric diameters that range from M1 to M100.

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Dowel Pins Lengths

Dowel Pins are available on the FCH Network with lengths that range from 1/8 to 16.

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Dowel Pins Materials

Dowel Pins are available on the FCH Network in materials that range from Steel to Wood

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Dowel Pins Finishes

Dowel Pins are available on the FCH Network in finishes or coatings that range from Plain to Phosphate

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