Patent attributes
A jig intended in use to hold a series of blanks of rod-like or wire-like form during machining, the jig having a body adapted to be mounted to a drive shaft for rotation of the body about an axis of rotation, the body having a perimeter which on rotation of the jig defines a rotation path, the perimeter being defined by a set of stations located around the rotation path, each station having a pair of opposed clamping surfaces, one side of the clamping surfaces being located at the rotation path, in use the clamping surfaces being intended to receive between themselves a set of said blanks, one end of said blanks being positioned to extend outwardly from the one side to extend beyond the rotation path. The clamping surfaces can have a cylindrical or polygonal shape and the blanks can be supported to extend in a direction transverse to the rotation path or parallel to the rotation path. A process and grinding system are also claimed.
