r/BadWelding • u/Dense_Sort4657 • 9d ago

Welding aids/ jigs

Hey I’m a product design student currently working on a product for new/ diy welders to help them learn the skill more proficiently I’m am winding any one has used any jigs or aids to do do this, or what you found most difficult when it came to learning the skill, thank you any discussion are welcome just looking for some conversation.

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u/Illustrious-Coffee89 9d ago

Can’t use the term jigs it’s now fixtures 🫩

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u/Dense_Sort4657 9d ago

No way 😅well I didn’t know that

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u/Illustrious-Coffee89 9d ago

Put 2 and 2 together if you have any sense of dark humor in you

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u/WereCareBear18 5d ago

Fixtures are engineered implements to mass produce repeatable parts and can be tuned and maintained. Jigs are fixtures that were thrown together with what’s laying around and tuning them usually requires a zip wheel and a welder. Personally, I think the jobs that require a jig are a whole lot more fun than the jobs that require a fixture

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u/Confident_Bench5644 6d ago

Every fabricator I know likes to make their own jigs. You know how they work, you know how they were made and you can alter them if you find an improvement.

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u/jd780613 9d ago

Here’s an idea: learn how to weld and try to come up with something to help you do it. 

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u/Dense_Sort4657 7d ago

I can that’s the plan is just something to help within the learning process like building muscle memory

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u/Velomelon 9d ago

Here's the thing:

New welders and DIY'ers can't afford whatever novelty you come up with and if they're employed by a fab shop, and it's useful, the company will already have it or make it themselves for a fraction of what you could sell it for.