System 32 shelf-pin holes: 32 mm pitch, 37 mm setback, 5 mm and 1/4 in holes, depth + drilling templates — dimension sheet Source: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/system-32-shelf-pin-holes/ (sheet CC BY 4.0) Basis: Wikipedia's 32 mm system page and four tool-maker pages (Rockler, Kreg, Veritas, Shaper) for the grid; McMaster's category for inch pin sizes. Files: two drilling templates (5 mm and 1/4 in) at the published pitch and setback, plate and fence are Xem choices Catalog version: 2026-10-20 Overall (mm): length 328.0, width 60.0, height 14.0 - The 32 mm system puts holes on a 32 mm pitch in columns set 37 mm from the front edge of a cabinet side; shelf pins sit in the 5 mm holes (or 1/4 in holes for inch jigs) in the same grid. The 5 mm pins themselves (diameter and length variants) are on the page shelf-pins-5mm; this page adds the grid and the 1/4 in hole. - Agreement: 32 mm pitch (five pages), 37 mm setback (four pages), 5 mm hole (three pages). Rockler also prints a 64 mm setback for its farther row; Veritas prints 8 mm holes for fittings alongside the 5 mm. Hole depth appears only on Wikipedia (12–14 mm); Rockler, Kreg, Veritas and Shaper pages do not print it, so it is a single-source figure. Wikipedia's pin length (15–16 mm) and flange (about 7 mm) are likewise single-source. - Hole sizes on the template files are the published 5 mm and 1/4 in (6.35 mm). The plate is 60 mm wide and 6 mm thick with ten holes and a 14 mm fence on the front edge; 20 mm end margins. Those are Xem choices (Rockler's jig plate is 6 mm thick and 20 in long, which is not copied). Print the template and use it as a drill guide with a stop for the depth. - Inch shelf pins: McMaster-Carr's category lists peg diameters of 1/8, 3/16, 9/32 and 1/4 in and peg depths of 5/16, 3/8 and 7/16 in; it prints no separate hole size, so the peg diameter is treated as the hole size only for the 1/4 in pin that matches Rockler's 1/4 in bit. - Not here: the 5 mm pin shapes (see shelf-pins-5mm), any hole spacing for rear rows beyond 64 mm, and a pitch for a 1/4 in grid other than 32 mm. quantity value source hole pitch in a column 32 mm Wikipedia; Rockler (32 mm on centre); Kreg (1-1/4 in = 32 mm); Veritas; Shaper shelf-pin hole diameter 5 mm Wikipedia; Shaper; Kreg 5 mm jig shelf-pin hole diameter, inch jigs 1/4 in (6.35 mm) Rockler: 1/4 in and 5 mm bits and indexing pins at 32 mm spacing fitting hole diameter (not for pins) 8 mm Veritas: system uses 5 mm and 8 mm holes first column from the front edge 37 mm Wikipedia; Rockler; Veritas; Shaper second column from the front edge 64 mm (Rockler's 'farther row') Rockler hole depth 12–14 mm Wikipedia only (the other pages read give no depth) shelf pin length / flange 15–16 mm / about 7 mm Wikipedia (for 5 mm pins) McMaster pin peg diameters 1/8, 3/16, 9/32, 1/4 in McMaster-Carr shelf-pin category McMaster peg depths 5/16, 3/8, 7/16 in McMaster-Carr shelf-pin category Files elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher): - Wikipedia: 32 mm cabinetmaking system: 32 mm centres, 5 mm holes, first row 37 mm from the front edge, hole depth 12-14 mm, shelf pin 15-16 mm long, flange about 7 mm — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32_mm_cabinetmaking_system - Rockler: Shelf Pin Drilling Jig: hole spacing 32 mm on centre, 37 mm or 64 mm row setback, 1/4 in and 5 mm bits and pins, plate 6 mm thick, 20 in long — web — Maker page; numbers only — https://www.rockler.com/rockler-shelf-pin-drilling-jig - Kreg (via Acme Tools): Shelf Pin Jig 5 mm (KMA3232): guides on 1-1/4 in (32 mm) spacing, six holes per setup — web — Retailer page; numbers only — https://www.acmetools.com/kreg-shelf-pin-jig-5mm-kma3232/647096811006.html - Veritas (via Fine Tools): Cabinetmaking System 32: 32 mm spacing, 5 mm and 8 mm holes, 37 mm to the front edge for European fittings — web — Retailer page; numbers only — https://www.fine-tools.com/Cabinetmaking-System-32-Deluxe-VERITAS/325260 - Shaper Origin support: System 32 walkthrough: 32 mm intervals, standard 5 mm diameter, first column 37 mm from the front edge — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://support.shapertools.com/hc/en-us/articles/8900620036379-system-32-walkthrough - McMaster-Carr: Shelf pins for cabinets and bookcases (free STEP/IGES per part, for your own design use; no redistribution) — STEP, IGES, PDF — McMaster-Carr site terms: personal design use, no redistribution [verify license at link] — https://www.mcmaster.com/products/shelving-pins/ Free files (CC BY 4.0, Xem Studio; STEP + STL, 2 parts): https://xemstudio.com/files/hardware/system-32-shelf-pin-holes/index.json API: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=system-32-shelf-pin-holes