Jig And Fixture Design Manual - Available Online

gjmontll

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Yesterday,I creating a fixture in support of my French 75 mm cannon model, for holding each of the 28 wooden spokes for more milling and drilling. My design was intermingled with the execution. In other words, I hacked it together. Today I'll see how it works and I'll report on it in my "Greg's French 75 mm Field Artillery Model" thread.
Then last night, knowing that I should have designed it first, I searched online and found a public-domain document that looks very useful: Erik K. Hendriksen, Jig and Fixture Design Manual. NYC, Industrial Press,1973.

In the Introduction, he says (page 3)
The design process is systematized to an even higher degree. It is governed by a logical, step-by-step procedure that is time tested and leads to a useful end result. It is a cookbook recipe. As such, it supports the beginner, it guides the experienced practitioner, and it may even be of assistance to the expert.​
Sounds promising, we shall see. It's online in several locations, here's one link:
https://ia700806.us.archive.org/25/...nual/Hendriksen-JigAndFixtureDesignManual.pdf
I've downloaded it. But it's 108MB, I'll pass on uploading it to our Hobby-Machinist archive.
Greg
 
Thanks for that link.
I've always had trouble with keeping things simple and affordable. What further complicates design is the available materials and timeline.
Once talked our foreman into letting me make some add-on air eductors to some ash cooler access tubes to solve some safety issues. Previously, someone had tried installing a air line to the tubes for the same reason but they put them in at 40-50 degree angles which hardly did anything.
Foreman let me make one with available materials from the shop. It worked so well that I was ordered to produce three more and no time to order materials or breath, just do it. Safety First! Well they all worked great but only the final two were typical and relatively inexpensive to produce.
I've always admired those who come up with the most simple solutions.
 
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