What’s the Hole in a Safety Pin For?

be a bit less stable without the hole. Maybe even a little wobbly. And the last thing we need in our life is some shady safety pins, am I right?

A Rock for Precision Manufacturing

So let’s get a little nerdy for a second (don’t worry, I won’t get too deep). Making a safety pin involves machines shaping the metal wire into that exact shape. During this phase, the hole serves as an anchor point. Without it, it would have been difficult to consistently form that coil. Imagine it as a guiding pinhole. It keeps the wire steady as it’s