When assembling furniture, the craftsman has to make identical markings with equal indentation. This procedure is painstaking and takes a lot of the specialist's time. A furniture jig will help make the process easier.
This is a device that helps to make the necessary markings or drill holes for confirmat for furniture fasteners. This device makes drilling or marking actions simple, saving furniture makers time.
The device is used to create through and closed holes for fastening elements of furniture fittings. With the help of such a device, drill passages are obtained in slabs at a right angle. The device is made of several bushings in one body or in the form of a holder with interchangeable attachments.
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Types of conductors for furniture
For convenience, precise marking and drilling of holes in furniture products, various types of devices are used.
- Overlays – templates are placed on the chipboard and connected.
The overhead conductors are placed on the selected workpiece, fixed or left without clamping. - Rotary – used to form holes in cylindrical products. The device is equipped with a vertical and horizontal rotary axis, which makes it possible to install the drill at different angles.
This type of conductors has several axes of rotation: vertical, horizontal, inclined - Universal – templates are equipped with functions for quick reconfiguration of the tool. Devices for confirmat are used.
Universal conductors are convenient due to their retooling capability, which is important for small-scale production. - Tilting – used to perform the technological process in different planes.
Tilting conductors are needed when it is necessary to create several holes located in different planes in one installation. - Sliding and fixed - templates that do not require fixing. The tool is applied to the place where the drill will enter.
- The fasteners are a convenient tool, but they limit the free movement of the furniture maker.
All types of tools are produced in different lengths and diameters, with different hole pitches.
For the production of furniture jigs for confirmat, stainless steel is used, which has the following technical characteristics:
- resistance to different conditions;
- durability;
- environmental safety;
- resistance to high temperatures.
The furniture jig for confirmat is constructed from wood and high-quality stainless steel, which extends the service life of the device. The furniture market is full of products made of plastic and organic glass.
Advantages and disadvantages of furniture jig
Furniture jigs have a number of advantages.
- Using templates, precise inclined and straight drilling for confirmat is performed.
- The use of the tool does not require prior calculation and marking of points for the drill, which makes furniture assembly easier.
- With the furniture device, products are assembled faster.
- You can drill several holes at once without marking.
Among the disadvantages of a furniture jig, only one is noted - the high price of the carpentry tool. Therefore, many professional carpenters make jigs for assembling furniture with their own hands.
How to choose the right furniture jig
The device for assembling furniture products significantly simplifies the work process for professional craftsmen and allows for precise marking of holes for the drill. Each specialist prefers to purchase high-quality equipment.
How to choose a furniture jig for furniture assembly.
- Think about what type of tool you will need to complete the job.
- Carefully inspect the product you are purchasing and study the markings.
- Choose products made from quality materials. For example, stainless steel.
- Give preference to tools made by proven global manufacturers.
By choosing a reliable device, furniture makers will be able to work much faster, which is important in the modern world.
The process of making your own drilling jigs
Most professional craftsmen prefer to make a furniture jig for drilling holes with their own hands, saving considerable money on purchasing a factory device. To create the device, a specialist will need:
- electric drill;
- plumbing kit;
- grinder for metal;
- equipment for welding works;
- material that will be needed to make the device (reinforcing bars, bushings, etc.).
Once the material for the planned furniture device is available, the work process begins.
To make a furniture jig with your own hands, you first need to prepare precise, meticulously thought-out drawings of the desired tool with the required dimensions. A jig template will help you make the sketch correctly; a sample of it is available on the Internet or from furniture repair specialists. When making a tool template, it is worth double-checking the accuracy of the markings several times so that the product turns out to be of high quality.
Having prepared the tool template for making holes, the following steps are performed.
- The reinforcement rod is cut into pieces using a grinder or a hacksaw.
We take a square section reinforcement, cut off a piece of the required length and clean it with sandpaper, make template holes - Holes are drilled 8 millimetres from the edge of the tool, focusing on the location of the central part of the plate in which the hole is formed.
- A distance of 32 mm is made between the markings for the drill, the diameter of the holes is 5 mm.
- For ease of use of the homemade device, a stop is added. To make it, you will need a one-millimeter metal plate, 25 mm wide, bending at a right angle. The finished part is installed on the manufactured device.
To make the stop, a metal plate is used, which is bent at an angle of 90 degrees and, together with a piece of prepared reinforcement, is fixed in a clamp. - The structural elements are fixed with a clamp and connected with fasteners.
When creating a device, metal bushings are installed for the holes, which makes the device reliable. Steel bushings can be found in car workshops.
By purchasing or creating a jig for furniture with their own hands, highly qualified specialists increase the speed and accuracy of drilling when assembling furniture products, thus freeing up time for other important activities. With a jig device, craftsmen work efficiently and quickly.
