Adjustable hardware jig

An apparatus for automating the placement of one or more drill guides for cabinet drawer face panel hardware, the apparatus comprising:

• a top assembly comprising a shelf for resting the apparatus on a particular edge of a face panel to be drilled;
• a plurality of extension arms for centering the apparatus on a front of the face panel;
• a horizontal subassembly that is configured to be adjusted vertically up and down and including one or more drill guides;
• a processing unit configured to receive measurement parameters from an interface and to control the adjustment of the horizontal subassembly in accordance with the measurement parameters, whereby the horizontal subassembly can be adjusted to align the drill guides at a desired location along the height of the face panel;
• and a drive gear that is configured to rotate either clockwise or counterclockwise;
• a threaded rod for each adjustable drill guide, each threaded rod including a rod gear that is driven by the drive gear, whereby when the drive gear rotates, the threaded rod rotates;
• wherein the drill guides are threaded onto the respective threaded rod, whereby when the threaded rod rotates, the drill guides move a first direction horizontally when the threaded rods rotate clockwise and in a second direction horizontally when the threaded rods rotate counterclockwise.