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Why Grooved - Fluted Dowel pins?
With a Fluted - Grooved dowel pins, when you insert the pin, glue is pushed through the full length of the grooved pin. The fluting allows the glue to expand.
Benefits of Grooved - Fluted Dowel Pins
- Fluting: Helps prevent the wood from splitting when joints are clamped together.
- You can use wooden dowel pins to align your projects. All you need do is to drill the hole sets so that when you place the dowels, they will align and bring the joint together.
Features of Grooved - Fluted Dowel Pins
DOWEL ENDS: Fluted wooden dowel pins are chamfered for easy insertion into the dowel pin holes.
KILN DRIED: A premimum kiln dried dowel pin with a moisture content below 8%, minimizes any changes in it's sizes.
WOOD TYPE: Standard Hardwood Dowel Pins. Hardwood dowel pins are most often preferred as they result in better tolerances.
QUALITY: With our automated production process and controls, our dowels set the standard for quality.
Grooved - Fluted Dowels VS Smooth Dowels
Why a grooved or fluted dowel pin over a smooth dowel pin?
1. Fluted or Grooved dowel pins you attain a better dispersion of the glue.
2. Fluted or Grooved dowel pins, they can compress when inserted into the hole due to the grooves.
Grooved - Fluted DOWEL CHART (sizes) & PRICING GUIDE
Grooved - Fluted Dowel Chart (sizes) & Pricing Guide » click on the chart below
FAQ'S
What Size of Dowel Pin should I use?
How do you select the right size standard dowel for your woodworking project? The length of a standard dowel is generally determined by the smallest thickness of wood you will be using. Times the safest length of the wood by 2 to find the correct dowel.
What Size should the hole be?
The fractional hole should be drilled using a standard drill bit. The hole for the metric dowel pin should be 1/8" longer than the length of the dowel pin. This leaves room for the glue to hold the dowel securely in place.
How should the dowel pin be inserted?
It is a good idea to use a rubber mallet to drive your wooden dowel pin into the drilled hole.
Should you apply glue?
Apply a thin layer of glue into your hole before inserting your dowel pin.
TIPS
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Test the fit before gluing (with standard wood glue) by inserting the dowel in both sockets. Sand the pin if it is too tight.
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Dowel pins can often be nested to each other to create a even stronger joint. A pin jig can be used to drill multiple dowel holes more accurately.
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Your shop can increase production by utilizing an automated pin inserter. Joining with dowel pins can be precise and quick with today’s machines.
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