LumberJocks

How do you store your jigs and when to you toss them?

« back to Coffee Lounge forum

Forum topic by Bob #2 posted 73 days ago 223 views 0 times favorited 11 replies Add to Favorites
View Bob #2's profile (online now)

Bob #2

2081 posts in 558 days


73 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: jig question

I’ve built my share of projects that required the use of one or more jigs to keep me safe and get consistent parts.
Seems that everything I make is good enough for more use from the jig should the need arise.
So far that has been rarely the case. None the less it’s hard to dismantle a complex jig knowing that an hour or two is in it and it seems such a waste to turf out all that machining.

So what do you guys do and is it worth the bother to sort and keep them?

I have 3 or 4 boxes of “jigs ” that I could use … sometime. <g>

Help!

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

View MrWoody's profile

MrWoody

238 posts in 311 days


73 days ago

Bob it have been my experience that if I toss it, I’ll need it as soon as I can’t recover it.
Having said that; I toss my jigs and I have never (touch wood) needed them again.

-- If we learn from our mistakes, I'm getting a fantastic education.

View tenontim's profile

tenontim

960 posts in 281 days


73 days ago

I have a few. I usually toss them when I know beyond a shadow of a doubt, that I will never figure out what it was I made it for in the first place. Or if it’s one that I know I will never need again, unless held at gun point and made to build that particular piece again.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

View tenontim's profile

tenontim

960 posts in 281 days


73 days ago

Oh, and in answer to your first question, I have most of them hanging from the ceiling joist.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

View ChicoWoodnut's profile

ChicoWoodnut

748 posts in 352 days


73 days ago

If they are specificto a project I write on them with a sharpie ”<project name=”true”> <part name=”true”> <year>” and put them in a box labeled similarly then they go in the rafters.

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

View roman's profile

roman

475 posts in 430 days


73 days ago

I never throw them out

time is the most valueable resource we have….........why would one ever make one twice?

jigs are the reason they made walls….......more places to nail them on

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

View pokieone's profile

pokieone

50 posts in 155 days


73 days ago

I haven’t made many jigs, but I would be hard-pressed to throw any of them out.

Mike

-- I will not be silent, nor will I preach.

View Tony's profile

Tony

624 posts in 567 days


73 days ago

I keep all my jigs, but storage is the problem. I must look into making some space in the eaves of the workshop to store them for the long term. you just never know when you might have to make the same projects again!

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

View Dadoo's profile

Dadoo

1557 posts in 527 days


73 days ago

The only jigs I’ve tossed out were the ones that went along with the tool that was replaced as well. Most of those went out with the old tablesaw or bandsaw. I have replaced another, but only because I made it better. Other than that, my existing jigs hang wherever they might fit.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

View Dick, & Barb Cain's profile

Dick, & Barb Cain

5384 posts in 836 days


73 days ago

My jigs are scattered around, just like my tools.<;o)

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

View Lee A. Jesberger's profile

Lee A. Jesberger

2898 posts in 516 days


72 days ago

Hi Bob;

I keep the ones that are difficult to reproduce, or that get used often. They’re hanging on the walls.

The rest get chucked.

This is a tough question for most of us. It’s like saying what size board is worth keeping?

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

View Bob #2's profile (online now)

Bob #2

2081 posts in 558 days


72 days ago

“It’s like saying what size board is worth keeping?”

Lee, that was going to be my next question. <vbg>

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

You must be signed in to reply.

Your Online Shop - Your Support Is Greatly Appreciated - Your Woodworking Showcase - 3 Ways To Help, Financially - Your Woodworking Community

Woodworking StoreApparel StoreMake a Donation
Bookmark And Share This Page
  • View all advertisers
  • Advertise with us

DISCLAIMER: All views and comments posted by members are not necessarily those of LumberJocks.com or of those working on the site.

Latest Projects | Latest Blog Entries | Latest Forum Topics

HomeRefurbers.com

Latest Projects | Latest Blog Entries | Latest Forum Topics

GardenTenders.com :: gardening showcase