Pin Shafts
Precision pins and short shafts for pivots, locating features, and light-duty drive links. Ground or turned to tight diameter and length tolerances for jigs, fixtures, linkages, and small mechanisms in CNC and automation work.
Overview
Dowel, pivot, and clevis-style pin shafts
Diameter and roundness suited to press or slip fits
Chamfers, grooves, and cross-holes as specified
Through harden or case harden when wear matters
Fast cycles for fixture and automation spares
Pin Shaft Specifications
Sizes
- • Diameter: Ø2–Ø40 mm typical
- • Length: 5–300 mm common
- • Headed, shoulder, or plain pins
- • Cross-holes and grooves optional
- • Metric and inch prints accepted
Precision
- • Diameter ±0.005–0.01 mm
- • Length ±0.05 mm typical
- • Roundness / cylindricity control
- • Surface Ra 0.8–0.4 μm
- • Hardness per print (HRC / HV)
Materials
- • 12L14 / 1045 / 4140
- • 303 / 440C stainless options
- • Tool steel for wear pins
- • Black oxide or passivation
- • Ground stock when available
Common Applications
Fixtures & Tooling
- • Locating and dowel pins
- • Hinge and pivot pins
- • Clevis and linkage pins
- • Alignment pins for jigs
- • Wear pins in check fixtures
Mechanisms
- • Small actuator pins
- • Cam followers shafts
- • Robot end-effector pivots
- • Packaging machine links
- • Medical device short shafts
Pin Shaft Manufacturing Capabilities
Turning, grinding, and hardening for short shafts and pins that mid and small shops use every day in fixtures and light mechanisms.
Turning & Grind
CNC / Swiss Turning
Centerless / Cylindrical Grind
Heat Treat
Harden & Temper
Design & Engineering Services
Expert engineering support for your shaft requirements
Fit Selection
- • Press vs slip fit advice
- • Hardness vs toughness balance
- • Retention groove design
- • Chamfer and lead-in tips
- • Batch sorting by diameter
Production Support
- • Swiss turning for volume
- • Centerless grind options
- • Incoming gauge plans
- • Kanban / repeat orders
- • Material traceability
Related Shaft Solutions
Custom Shaft
Tailored to exact client specifications with precision engineering and advanced design capabilities. Our custom shafts are engineered to meet your unique application requirements, featuring complex geometries, custom materials, and tight tolerances for optimal performance in specialized equipment and high-performance systems.
Forged Shafts
Enhanced material structure through advanced forging techniques for superior strength and durability. Our forged shafts feature improved grain structure, enhanced tensile strength, and exceptional fatigue resistance, making them ideal for heavy-duty applications in construction equipment, mining machinery, and power generation systems.
Gear Shafts
Expertly designed for seamless gear system integration with precision engineering for optimal performance. Our gear shafts feature custom gear profiles, precision tooth geometry, and advanced surface treatments, ensuring consistent quality and reliable operation in automotive transmission systems, industrial gearboxes, and power transmission applications.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a pin shaft?
A pin shaft is a short, usually cylindrical shaft used as a pivot, locator, or light-duty drive element. It may include shoulders, grooves, or cross-holes for retention.
Press fit or slip fit—what should I choose?
Press fits locate permanently; slip or close-running fits suit pivots. Share the mating hole and we recommend diameter tolerance and finish.
Can pins be hardened?
Yes. We through-harden or case-harden common steels and can grind after heat treat to restore diameter.
Do you make custom lengths from standard stock?
Often yes—cut, chamfer, and finish grind from precision bar or tube when it meets your grade and diameter.
Minimum order quantity?
Prototypes from a handful of pieces; production from dozens to thousands. Swiss turning keeps unit cost low as quantity rises.
Order Precision Pin Shafts
Tell us diameter, length, hardness, and end features. We quote small lots quickly and scale to repeat production.