The FV4 is a 4" compact all steel construction vise 100% designed and made in the USA for existing fixture plates with 1.25" center to center hole spacing. It is useful for holding oversized parts, several parts in a high density workholding configuration, and fits machines from the Tormach 440, two on a  Pierson Pallet, welding setups, to full sized VMCs

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Accessories Coming Soon (maybe 2024 in this order)​

• Dual station block for FV4 (will also function as updated fixed jaw)

• Side finger slots to handle moving jaw easier

 

Eta later

• Full length vise base with dual station capability

• Automation upgrades

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Features

• 100% steel construction

• Hold parts larger than conventional vises

• Moving jaw is spring loaded so you don't have to retract the jaw by hand. It also preloads the jaw into the base, preventing ingress of chips. 

• Serrated teeth allow for semi coarse position (travel range of 1.7"). This means you have to unbolt and adjust less when setting up.

• The wedge itself has a travel range of 1/8" (for final clamping)

• Dual station capability

• Compatible with fixture plates with 1.25" bore/thread spacing (SMW, Tosa Tool (wide body bases only), etc)

• High stress components made from 4140 PH high strength alloy steel

• Ground faces. The bases of the fixed jaw and moving jaw are ground to match each other. It is designed to be a reference in Z for parallels or soft jaws. Bases are also ground to 0.750" so that long work pieces can be held on multiple vises.

• Base is made from 4140 alloy steel and hardened to Rockwell C 40+.

• Includes a standard bolt pattern for soft jaws (the same as a Kurt DX4)

• These may be upgradeable with a low profile pneumatic/hydraulic autocloser in the future

• Jack screws included (to make it easy to remove any components with pins)

• Made in the USA

• Clamping force:

  • 1600 lbf @ 20 ft-lbs

  • 3200 lbf @ 30 ft-lbs​

  • 4400 lbf @ 40 ft-lbs (nearly identical to a Kurt DX4)

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