Spring pins consist of a single coil of spring steel (or stainless steel) with an open slot sufficiently wide to enable the pin to reduce in diameter as it is driven into a hole of appropriate size.
The ends of the pin have a bevelled chamfer to aid insertion.
Stocked in sizes as shown below:-
Inch | Metric | |
Dia. | 1/16" to 1/2" | 1mm to 50mm |
Length | 3/16" to 4" | 4mm to 120mm |
Also available to order are coiled spring pins, which have a spiral appearance similar to a "swiss roll"