Category:Jigs

Jigs (Vorrichtungen, Werkstatthilfen) are helpers for difficult standard operations, such as drilling angled holes, making specific cuts, or accurately repeating something.

They can usually be self-made! Please share your jigs if they can benefit others - it's as easy as labeling them with a meaningful name and creating a corresponding wiki page with instructions! Every page in the "Jigs" category shows up on the bottom of this page for everyone to find.

Design Tips

• for adjustable jigs: M6 screws advance exactly 1 mm per turn
• to precisely mark hole locations for mounted machines in wood, try screwing pointed grub screws into the machine's baseplate and press it onto the desired spot, thus creating prick marks for each mounting hole ^{HolzWerken 122}

Ideas

Here are some ideas for commonly needed jigs if you feel inclined to make one for yourself or the Space:

• bench hook
  • lvl 2: shooting board
• table saw sleds
• drill press table
• star knob jig - perhaps one for M6 and one for M8 screws/T-nuts?
  • or a fancier one for a variety of shapes
• V-block for drilling into round or angled pieces
  • should have a long "V" groove and a second "V" on the side, as shown here