Jigs, fixtures and shop aids
The bracket, guide or holder that would make an operation repeatable, if it existed.
- Starts at
- $90 · simple fixtures; complex assemblies quoted
- Lead time
- days, usually
Low-risk, high-value, and the fastest thing on this list to turn around.
A drilling guide, a locating fixture, a gauge, a part holder for an operation someone is currently doing by eye. These are cheap to make and they pay for themselves in scrap.
I machine precision bearings for a living, so I have a reasonable idea what a shop floor actually does to a fixture.