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CNC MACHINING
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ENGINEERING DESIGN
COMPACT FIXTURE VISES
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)​
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Dual station block for FV4 (will also function as updated fixed jaw)
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Side finger slots to handle moving jaw easier
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Workstops
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6" long Talon/Anderson jaw for FV4
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More hardened stepped jaws
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1018 steel softjaws
Eta later
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Full length vise base with dual station capability
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Automation upgrades
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Features
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100% steel construction
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Hold parts larger than conventional vises
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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.
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Serrated teeth allow for semi coarse position (travel range of 1.7"). This means you have to unbolt and adjust less when setting up.
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The wedge itself has a travel range of 1/8" (for final clamping)
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Dual station capability
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Compatible with fixture plates with 1.25" bore/thread spacing (SMW, Tosa Tool (wide body bases only), etc)
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High stress components made from 4140 PH high strength alloy steel
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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.
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Base is made from 4140 alloy steel and hardened to Rockwell C 40+.
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Includes a standard bolt pattern for soft jaws (the same as a Kurt DX4)
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These may be upgradeable with a low profile pneumatic/hydraulic autocloser in the future
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Jack screws included (to make it easy to remove any components with pins)
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Made in the USA
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Clamping force:
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1600 lbf @ 20 ft-lbs
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3200 lbf @ 30 ft-lbs​
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4400 lbf @ 40 ft-lbs (nearly identical to a Kurt DX4)
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Short Overview Video
How to Use + Tips and Tricks
Dimensions [in]
*Tolerances will improve as manufacturing process matures. Currently consistently achieving 0.0002" flatness, +/- 0.0003" base thickness