Fixture

A production aid that holds and locates a workpiece securely during manufacturing without guiding the cutting tool.

A fixture holds and locates a workpiece securely but does not guide the cutting tool. For example, a machining fixture can hold a metal component against locating surfaces while a computer-controlled milling machine cuts it. The fixture fixes the workpiece’s position; the machine controls the cutter’s movement.

A production aid that holds and locates a workpiece securely during machining or assembly without guiding the tool.

Distinguish a jig, which guides or controls an operation, from a fixture, which holds and locates the workpiece without guiding the cutting tool.

Distinguish a template used to repeat an outline, a folding jig used to position and guide folding, a fixture used to hold the work still, and a stencil used to apply a repeated graphic.

Distinguish the techniques precisely: a jig guides a tool, a fixture holds the workpiece, and a template provides an outline to mark around.

A device that holds and locates a workpiece securely while it is being worked on.

A device that holds and locates a workpiece securely during manufacture.

A fixture holds and locates the workpiece; a template repeats an outline or feature positions; a stop limits movement or depth. These devices reduce variation and can save time and material otherwise lost through mistakes. Work must still be securely held, and any drilling must follow the machine's safety procedures: a jig is not a substitute for safe clamping or guarding.

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