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Jig(tool)
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Ajigisatypeofcustommadetoolusedtocontrolthelocationand/or
motionofpartsorothertools.
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Description
Drilljig
PCBjig
Seealso
References
5.1 Bibliography
6 Externallinks
Abicycleframebuildingjig
Description
Ajig'sprimarypurposeistoproviderepeatability,accuracy,andinterchangeabilityinthemanufacturingof
products.[1]Ajigisoftenconfusedwithafixtureafixtureholdstheworkinafixedlocation.Adevicethat
doesbothfunctions(holdingtheworkandguidingatool)iscalledajig.
Anexampleofajigiswhenakeyisduplicatedtheoriginalisusedasajigsothenewkeycanhavethesame
pathastheoldone.Sincetheadventofautomationandcomputernumericalcontrolled(CNC)machines,jigs
areoftennotrequiredbecausethetoolpathisdigitallyprogrammedandstoredinmemory.Jigsmaybemade
forreformingplastics.
Jigsortemplateshavebeenknownlongbeforetheindustrialage.Therearemanytypesofjigs,andeachoneis
customtailoredtodoaspecificjob.Manyjigsarecreatedbecausethereisanecessitytodosobythe
tradesmen.Somearemadetoincreaseproductivitythroughconsistency,todorepetitiveactivitiesortodoajob
moreprecisely.Jigsmaybewellmadeforfrequentuseormaybeimprovisedfromscrapforasingleproject,
dependingonthetask.
Sometypesofjigsarealsocalledtemplatesorguides.Jigsincludemachiningjigs,woodworkingjigs(e.g.
taperingjig),welders'jigs,jewellers'jigs,andmanyothers.
Drilljig
Adrilljigisatypeofjigthatexpeditesrepetitiveholecenterlocationonmultipleinterchangeablepartsby
actingasatemplatetoguidethetwistdrillorotherboringdeviceintothepreciselocationofeachintendedhole
center.Inmetalworkingpractice,typicallyahardeneddrillbushinglineseachholeonthejigplatetokeepthe
toolfromdamagingthejig.
Drilljigsstartedfallingintodisusewiththeinventionofthejigborer.
SincethewidespreadpenetrationofthemanufacturingindustrybyCNCmachinetools,inwhichservocontrols
arecapableofmovingthetooltothecorrectlocationautomatically,theneedfordrilljigs(andforthejobsof
thedrillpressoperatorswhousedthem)ismuchlessthanitusedtobe.
PCBjig
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Printedcircuitboard(PCB)jigsareusedtotestPCBs.Theyhaveadumpboardinsidethejigwhichcanfind
faultsinthePCBs.
Seealso
Jiggrinder
Staircasejig
Sharpeningjig
References
1.Henriksen,p.1.
Bibliography
Henriksen,ErikKarl(1973),Jigandfixturedesignmanual,IndustrialPress,ISBN9780831110987.
Externallinks
WedgeOperatedJig(http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/WedgeOperatedJig/)(TheWolfram
DemonstrationsProject)
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