chemical_ali Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 i was reading melvyn hiscock's make your own electric guitar and stumbled onto some woodworking jargon. what is a jig and what is it used for? also, how does this relate to the "roller bearing" attached to the shank of the router bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 A Jig is a traditional Irish dance no really, a jig is like a template, it lets you make the same thing over and over again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 i'll just elaborate a bit more on the above incase you're slow like me see router bits with bearings at the end that doesn't go into the router are used to trace things, these are called flush trim bits, bits with the bearing on the shank (the shaft that fits into the router) are used to trace the template you just made with the flush trim bit, onto a blank peice of wood.. these are usualy called template bits, and are used with a template or jig (same thing) that is taped (with double sided tape) or screwed to the blank peice of wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical_ali Posted June 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 i still don't get how you can be tracing the jig (template) with the end of the router bit when the router bit is cutting wood?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 OK, a template is an example of a jig, but the two things are not synonyms. A jig is a device used to hold a piece of work and guide the tools used on it, allowing you to perform a task quickly and repeatably. For example, I have an angled jig I use to hold my neck blanks and route a perfect 12 degree angle on them for a scarfed headstock, a router jig to rough radius f'board blanks, and so on. Um...oh... that's what Scott said. Nevermind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical_ali Posted June 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 can someone post a picture of a jig in action?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 take your pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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