Jigs and Fixtures

Types of jigs: A plate jig simplest type: - plate that contains drill bushings;
simple means of clamping the work in the jig, or jig to the work as a clamp-on-jig

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Box jig :-very common, box-like in construction. Fixed sides to assure retention of their accuracy; they are costly due to complex construction. Disadvantages:1 more difficult to put work into them than simple types 2 greater tendency for chips to accumulate with them
Clamping bolts

90 Stop Guiding bushings

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Channel jigs also simple used for parts having fairly simple shapes.

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Ring jigs for drilling round parts, such as pipe flanges. Force enough to the pipe from rotating in the jig.
Jig holes Hook bolt clamps

Jig Drill Work (cylinder head)

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Diameter jigs provide means of locating a drilled hole exactly on a diameter of a cylindrical or spherical piece.
Bushing Work

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Leaf jigs hinged leaf or cover to swing open to permit the workpiece be inserted and then closed to clamp the work in position. Drill bushings may be located in the leaf as well as in the body of the jig to allow locating and drilling of holes on more than one side of the workpiece.

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Universal jigs:- equipped with suitable locating buttons and drill bushings to construct a jig for a particular job. These are available in a variety of configurations and sizes. Relatively low costs. However, variety of work to be accommodated is limited.

Fixtures
A fixture is primarily a holding device. A fixture anchors the workpiece firmly in place for the machining operation, but it does not form a guide for the tool. Examples of fixtures The most common fixture uses the vise as its base element. Chucks in lathes are general purpose fixtures for rotational parts.

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A typical example of a fixture is the device designed to hold two or more locomotive cylinders in position for planing. This fixture is used in planing the saddle surfaces. In the planing operation, two or more cylinders are placed in a single row, the fixture anchoring them firmly to the planer bed.

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A fixture designed for holding two or more locomotive cylinders in position for planing the surfaces of the saddles.
Conical projections Centre bolt

Brackets or angles

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An indexing fixture can be used for machining operations that are to be performed in more than one plane. It facilitates location of the given angle with a degree of precision.
A Position 1 Projection plate A Position 2 Pin

Disk

Screw clamp

Angle plate