1. Jigs and Fixtures A Basic Look © 2013 Project Lead The Way, Inc.Computer Integrated Manufacturing

2. Definition Jig: A device that holds and locates a piece of work and guides the tools that operate upon it Fixture: A device designed and built for holding a particular piece of work for machining operations.

3. Why Use Jigs & Fixtures? Quality Safety

4. Common Fixture Systems Hold Down Clamp on a Compound Miter Saw Jig Adjustable Fence Found on Most Table Saws

5. Common Fixture Systems

7. Simple Vice System Shown on the Bed of a Milling Machine

8. Strap Clamps

9. Strap Clamps Holding a Piece of Stock for Cutting

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

11. The V-Block Strap Clamps Affix V-Blocks to a Mill Table V-block Setup Holding Copper Tubing

12. More Advanced Fixtures Pneumatic Vice

13. More Advanced Fixtures Air Vice

14. More Advanced Fixtures Rubber stoppers Aluminum bushing rods Size limitations Cutting speed limitations No base obstructions

15. More Advanced Fixtures Venture System releases air through the nozzle, which in turn creates a vacuum in the base of the air vice Nozzle Air supply Air pressure regulator This end attaches to the base

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