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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
A device that holds or locates material and guides a tool or helps an operation be repeated in the same position.
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Paper 1
Revise: Use of production aidsA jig positions or holds material so that an operation can be repeated reliably. Unlike drawing around a template, using a jig controls where the material or tool sits during the operation itself.
A device that locates a component or guides an operation so that a task can be repeated accurately.
Link each production aid to a specific operation: a template repeats an outline; a punching jig positions the card and guides the punch.
Distinguish a template that transfers a shape from a jig that locates a component or guides an operation.
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