Abstract: A gauge pin holder including a straight handle with thickened end portions, each end portion having a transverse end slot, a pair of boots adapted to fit in the slots with sideways-directed wings, a passageway in each boot aligned with a pair of bores through each wall forming the slot, and a sleeve in each passageway for receipt of a gauge pin therein, wherein a threaded shaft containing a knurled end knob is threaded through aligned apertures in the handle and boot to force the sleeve and pin down in the passageway and the pin against the wings to hold the pin tightly therein.