At MACH, Leader is launching a new collaboration between the latter and CARVEsmart, the maker of a quick-change vice jaw system featuring dovetailed jaw technology.
Under the deal, CARVEsmart dovetail and clamp features are machined directly into the Orange Integrated Jaw System vice eliminating the need for master jaws, adding an extra 1.5 in. of opening.
Conventional face mounted cap screwed jaws can also be used on the 6 in. IJS vice; it also accepts all CARVEsmart dovetailed jaws. The machineable jaws result in a larger working zone and permits holding larger parts deeper into the jaws of the vice for better performance.
The patented CARVEsmart system is designed to replace the often cumbersome conventional method of attaching vise jaws to a vise. The clamp assembly pulls dovetailed jaws tightly into two axes while a SMARTstop pin locates the jaw accurately in the third axis promising +/-0.0003 in. relocation accuracy. The SMARTstop slot and pin is internal to the dovetail allowing vises to be mounted side-by-side.
Extruded, aluminium dovetailed jaw stock is available in five profiles in lengths up to 94 in. It can be cut to any length the user requires. Steel options are 60/62rc hardened tool steel, 48/50rc A2 machineable tool steel, and 1018 steel. Specialty jaws are also available.
