Type of Jigs

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Template jigs
• Template jig is the simplest & most basic jig used in
production.

• Such jigs have same profile as the workpiece & so they can
serve as layout guides for locating holes & contours / as a jig
for low speed production.

• Generally made without clamp & depends on pins, nests /

part shapes to reference them to the part.

• Used extensively in low – volume production such as

prototype work or short run jobs.
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Plate jigs
• Plate jigs is similar in construction as that of template jig, but
it is an improvement of the template jig.

• Drill bushes are incorporated on the plate jig. The plate jigs
are employed to drill holes on large parts maintaining
accurate spacing with each other.

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Plate jigs

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Plate jigs

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Plate jigs

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Plate jigs

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Leaf Jig
• Leaf jigs generally have a hinged jig (bush) plate.

• Jig plate can be swung aside to provide clear path for

loading & unloading workpiece from the top.

• Jig plate must have positive resting face to ensure that the
axes of bushes are vertical during drilling.

• Jig Plate must be clamped against the resting face by an

EYE BOLT / QUARTER TURN screw

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Leaf Jig

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Leaf Jig
• Open slot in jig plate & swinging eyebolt facilitate quick
clamping & unclamping of jig plate.

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Leaf Jig
Jig plate clamp
Drill bush
handle Hinged jig plate
Jig plate
Hinge

Screw clamp

Base plate
Work piece

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Leaf Jig

• Leaf type jigs are particularly suitable for workpieces having

location surfaces and holes to be drilled on opposite sides.

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 LeafJig
Leaf jig

M10x20

M10x20
SECTION A-A

A A

Work piece

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Leaf Jig

M10x20

M10x20
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 Double Leaf Jig
Work piece

Thumb Screw Drill Leaf

Washer Wear Plate

Pin
Base plate
Reamer Leaf

Jig Feet

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Angle Plate jig

• Angle plate jigs are primarily used to machine parts that

cannot be easily machined with plate type tooling.

• Sizes are varied according to size of work pieces. They

can accommodate parts of various shapes.

• The analysis and evaluation of work piece begins before

designing the angle plate jigs.

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Angle Plate jigs

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Channel jigs

• This type of jig is of channel shaped & sometimes is made

from a standard channel section material.

• The workpiece is fitted within the channel. It is located and

clamped by rotating knurled knob.

• Channel jig is limited to workpieces having simple

symmetrical shape.

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Channel jig

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Pot Jig

• Pot jig body is in the form of a pot in which the workpiece

is supported and clamped.

• Circular workpieces which have both an external and an

internal diameter suitable for location purposes are
drilled in pot type jigs.

• The body in the form of a pot carries the workpiece and

also carries the bush plate.

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 Pot Jig

Swing washer
Drill plate

Pin to position
Swarf drill plate
clearance With respect to
grove clearance grove

Location bush
Work-piece
Post (to
locate
drill plate)

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Pot Jig

Die plate located

in the bore of
work piece

Clamping post

Work-piece

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Turn over jig or Table Jig
• Turn over jig is so named because the workpiece is located
from the face that is to be drilled and clamped in the jig.
• Then the jig is turned over for drilling.

• This jig is also known as open jig as the workpiece is not

having any enclosure of jig body around it so, no problems
in chip disposal.

• When work piece does not have a suitable resting face

• The disadvantage of turnover jig is that the drilling forces

are directed towards the clamping devices.
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Turn over jig or Table Jig

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Turn over jig or Table Jig

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Turn over jig or Table Jig

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Box Jig or Tumble Jig
• This type receives its name from its shape which resembles
a box.

• When a box jig contains bushings on two / more sides, for

the purpose of drilling hole on different sides of the part, it
is referred to as a tumble jig.

• After one face is drilled, the next side may be drilled by

simply toppling the jig to expose this to the drill spindle.

• The advantage of tumble jig is that less part handling.

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Box Jig or Tumble Jig

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Box Jig or Tumble Jig

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 Trunnion Jig

• A trunnion jig is similar to BOX jig.

• When a large sized workpiece is to be drilled on several

faces, it is mounted in a trunnion jig so that the faces
requiring drilling operations can be turned easily &
positioned.

• Every time, the jig is rotated and it is locked so that the

face in which the hole is to be drilled is absolutely
horizontal.

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 Trunnion Jig

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Post Jig

• The post jig is used to locate the drill plate. The swing
washer enable the drill plate to be removed without
removing the hand nut.

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Post Jig

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 Hand nut

Swing washer

Drill plate
shaped to allow
clear swing
washer to clear
brill bushes

Work-piece Location post

Base

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Angular Post Jig

• The figure shown is an angular jig of welded construction.

• The drill bush is extended & shaped to prevent drill run,

and yet allow removal of the work piece.

• Clamping nut is of quick action type because of the

smallness of work piece bore demands that the nut be
removed when the work piece is removed.

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Angular Post Jig

Quick action
nut

Work piece

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Sandwich Jig

• Sandwich jig is almost similar to a plate jig, only difference

is locating & clamping elements are fixed on back plate.

• Back plate allows the jig to hold very thin parts that could
bend / distort under tool pressure.

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Sandwich Jig

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Sandwich Jig

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Sandwich Jig

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Sandwich Jig

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Sandwich Jig

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Sandwich Jig

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Universal Jigs

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Adjustable cross hole Jig

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Pump Jig

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