Milling Machine Vises | McMaster-Carr

Significantly cut down on jaw changeover time—this two-part system lets you swap out jaws in less than 30 seconds. Mount the jaw plates to the vise and slide the dovetailed jaw stock in and out of the plates.

Slotted Milling-Machine Vise Jaws

Hold workpieces steady with these vise jaws—they work with slot-mount workstops so you can quickly position, adjust, and change out your workpieces.

Milling-Machine Vise Jaws with Changeable Parallels

Quickly move parallels in and out of these jaws to raise your workpiece within the vise. Mount jaws to the vise, slide the mating parallels in place, and rest your workpiece on top.

High-Precision Milling-Machine Vises

The vise body and stationary jaw are one piece for high repeatability, even under heavy clamping loads. Ground flat on the base and three sides, these vises ensure accuracy whether mounted on the base, either side, or upright.

Swivel Bases for Kurt® Milling-Machine Vises

Mount to a machine table to rotate a vise 360° in 1° increments.

Milling-Machine Vise Handles

Replace worn, broken, or lost handles.

Repair Kits for Kurt® Milling-Machine Vises

Maintain your vise by replacing seals, springs, and other commonly worn parts.

Milling-Machine Vise Handle Hangers

Store vise handles near your milling machine.

Compact Milling-Machine Vises

The small size allows multiple vises to be mounted on a single machine table. Frequently used in 4- and 5-axis milling machines, these vises have stepped jaws with serrated teeth that firmly grip just a small portion of your workpiece.

Dovetail Milling-Machine Vises

Designed to hold your part on 4- and 5-axis milling machines, these vises provide rigid clamping while exposing five full sides of the workpiece. This allows even complex parts to be completed in a single operation. You must cut a dovetail into your material before the vise can grip it.

Dovetail Blanks for Dovetail Milling Machine Vises

No need to prepare this material before machining parts in dovetail vises—the dovetails and locating slots are already cut in.

Self-Centering Machine Vises

The jaws move inward at the same time to consistently position your workpiece in the center of the vise.

Machine Vises

Reliably hold workpieces with these basic machine vises.

Any-Angle Machine Vises

Tilt the head on two axes and rotate the base to position your workpiece at almost any angle.

Air-Powered Machine Vises

Compressed air controlled by a foot pedal allows hands‐free operation. Use these vises in production applications with frequent insertion and removal of workpieces.

Clamp-On Workstops for Machine Vises

Keep parts in position for machining by mounting these workstops to your vise jaws.

Magnetic-Mount Workstops for Machine Vises

Attach these workstops to the side or top of your vise to keep parts in position for machining.

Slot-Mount Workstops for Machine Vises

Mount these workstops into slotted vise jaws—they hold workpieces in place and prevent horizontal movement during machining.

Ultra-Precision Machine Vises

Designed for precision grinding and inspection, the construction of these vises ensures workpieces are held perfectly square. They are also known as toolmakers’ vises.

Magnetic Workholding Plates

The entire surface of these plates is magnetic to provide a powerful hold for grinding, drilling, and electrical discharge machining (EDM). Pull the handle to switch the magnets on and off.

Magnetic Workholding Chucks

To grind, drill, lightly mill, and machine parts that rotate around an axis, these chucks hold parts in place magnetically so you can access their inner and outer diameters.

Sine Vises

Lift the end of these sine vises by placing gauge blocks underneath—they hold tools and workpieces at precise angles for grinding, cutting, and inspecting.

Locators, Supports, and Stops

Sets of Parallels

Sets include multiple sizes of matched pairs that are precision ground for tight tolerances on the top and bottom edges.

Parallels

Place a parallel against each vise jaw to create a rest for your workpiece.

Adjustable Parallels

Instead of keeping an assortment of parallels on hand, adjust these two-piece tools to your exact height requirements.

Sets of Adjustable Parallels

Adjust these two-piece parallels to your exact height requirements.

Parallel Keepers

Spring-loaded to keep parallels in place on a vise. Also known as parallel separators.

Machine Table Workstops

The T-nut base secures the workstop into the slots of a machine table for positioning parts that extend beyond the jaws of your vise.

Parallel Handscrew Clamps

The matching jaws are ground flat for a firm grip and even pressure when clamping smooth surfaces.