PVC Pipe Jig

[ADAPT_Shop-Brady]

yes to make a jig to really hold the pipe well to drill will take some work and some setup time. cant see it being practical.

Well I did actually make the jig rendered in the last couple of images. Just isn't as efficient as I hoped it would be. Takes about 3 minutes to load/unload the pipes and fittings just to drill the 8 holes. If we were pumping out a lot of these, I could justify having two jigs, one running on the bot while I unload/reload the other to increase production. But since I'll just be making a dozen or so at a time, it doesn't make sense and the drill press will be quicker. Thanks for all the advice everyone.

[knight_toolworks]

Well I did actually make the jig rendered in the last couple of images. Just isn't as efficient as I hoped it would be. Takes about 3 minutes to load/unload the pipes and fittings just to drill the 8 holes. If we were pumping out a lot of these, I could justify having two jigs, one running on the bot while I unload/reload the other to increase production. But since I'll just be making a dozen or so at a time, it doesn't make sense and the drill press will be quicker. Thanks for all the advice everyone.

yes where you said a lot I was thinking hundreds. yes one person could not keep both going. I can work out a jig that only takes 10 seconds at most to reload it but it would be work to set it up and the rpms issue may cause issues too.

[guitarwes]

As much as I would LOVE to do EVERYTHING on the Bot, a wise man on the SB forum once said, "Just because you have a hammer, not everything needs to be a nail."

[ADAPT_Shop-Brady]

As much as I would LOVE to do EVERYTHING on the Bot, a wise man on the SB forum once said, "Just because you have a hammer, not everything needs to be a nail."

Great point!
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[knight_toolworks]

As much as I would LOVE to do EVERYTHING on the Bot, a wise man on the SB forum once said, "Just because you have a hammer, not everything needs to be a nail."

yep sometimes a hard lesson to learn.