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Jigs and Fixtures

A Basic Look

Definition
What are jigs and fixtures? Used to hold and guide work pieces Used to accurately manufacture duplicate parts

Why Use Jigs & Fixtures?


Quality Safety

Common Fixture Systems

Hold down clamp on a compound miter saw

Jig adjustable fence found on most table saws

Common Fixture Systems

Common Fixture Systems

Common Fixture Systems

Simple aftermarket vice system, shown on the bed of a milling machine

Strap Clamps

Strap Clamps

Strap clamps holding a piece of stock for cutting

The V-Block
V-Blocks can be used to hold cylindrical stock for machining or drilling operations

The V-Block

Strap clamps affix v-blocks to the mill table

V-block setup holding a piece of copper tubing

More Advanced Fixtures


Pneumatic vice

More Advanced Fixtures

Air vice

More Advanced Fixtures


Rubber stoppers
Aluminum bushing rods Size limitations Cutting speed limitations No base obstructions

More Advanced Fixtures


Air supply Nozzle Air pressure regulator

Venture System releases air through the nozzle, which in turn creates a vacuum in the base of the air vice

This end attaches to the base

Image Resources
Inside Woodworking. Retrieved June 12, 2008, from http://www.insidewoodworking.com/tools/images/woodw orking-jigs-tennoning-jig.jpg Rockler. Retrieved June 12, 2008, from http://www.rockler.com/gallery.cfm?Offerings_ID=17367 &TabSelect=Details

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