Application

Tapered Pilot Assemblies

Tapered pilot

Used to locate sheet metal stock. Ideal for transfer tooling.

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Standard Tapered Pilots sizes in stock

Standard sizes and in-stock

Ideal taper

The lift transition taper is 3 degrees, which prevents the stock from binding without trading off pilot robustness and enables commonality across all tooling.

Tapered Pilot illustration with ideal 3 degree taper
Tapered Pilot features

Design features

  1. Off the shelf — ideal 3-degree taper
  2. Small footprint
  3. Single- or dual-screw options
  4. Heavy-duty, one-piece M2 design

These are saving us a lot of press downtime. Easy to unscrew and grab another one from the crib and then we can get back going again. I’d highly recommend them for all transfer tooling.

Toolroom Supervisor, Tier 1 Stamper

We really like using these long pilots. It saves us time in design not having to create a custom pilot/print, and SL has plenty of diameters and lifts to cover what we need.

Designer, Tooling Supplier

Benefits

Silver Tapered Pilot in Stamper

Stamper

  • Purchased component commonality
  • Ideal and robust 3-degree taper design
  • Simple in-press removal and swap

 

 

Designer/Tooling Supplier

  • Purchased component — eliminates “custom” lead time
  • Design flexibility with multiple diameters and lifts
  • Cost effective with simple machining

Options

Pilot diameters

10mm

10mm-25mm Silver Tapered Pilot with Red Stripe

13mm

13mm-25mm Silver Tapered Pilot with Red Stripe

16mm

16mm-25mm Silver Tapered Pilot with Red Stripe

20mm

20mm-25mm Silver Tapered Pilot with Red Stripe

.375"

375 Silver Tapered Pilot with red stripe

.500"

500 Silver Tapered Pilot with red stripe

.625"

625 Silver Tapered Pilot with red stripe

.750"

750 Silver Tapered Pilot with red stripe

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Usage Guidelines & Recommendations

Max. Stock Thickness to Tapered Pilot Diameter

Pilot Diameter Max. Recommended
Stock Thickness
10mm / .375” 1.9mm / .075”
13mm / .500” 2.5mm / .100”
16mm / .625” 3.2mm / .125”
20mm / .75” 3.8mm / .150”

The above maximum stock thickness is a recommendation based on typical die conditions.

Lifts

13mm

20mm-13mm Silver Tapered Pilot with red stripe

25mm

20mm-25mm Silver and Red Tapered Pilot

40mm

20mm-40mm Silver and Red Tapered Pilot

50mm

20mm-50mm Silver and Red Tapered Pilot

65mm

20mm-65mm Silver and Red Tapered Pilot

75mm

20mm-75mm Silver and Red Tapered Pilot

0.5"

1.0"

1.0 Silver and Red Tapered Pilot

1.5"

.5 Silver and Red Tapered Pilot

2.0"

2.0 Silver and Red Tapered Pilot

2.5"

2.5 Silver and Red Tapered Pilot

3.0"

3.0 Silver and Red Tapered Pilot
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Pricing examples

Tapered Pilot 10mm

$40

PA-T 10mm with 13mm Lift

Tapered Pilot 13mm

$44

PA-T 13mm with 25mm Lift

Tapered Pilot 0.625"

$48

PA-T .625” with 1.0” Lift

Tapered Pilot 0.750"

$83

PA-T .750” with 3.0” Lift

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