Gibraltar TVS-15 Toolmaker Vise 1-27/64 in Flat Jaw Steel

Product Description

The GIBRALTAR TVS-15 is a precision toolmaker's vise designed for accurate workholding in machine shop and tool room applications. Built with flat steel jaws, it delivers a jaw width of 1.4900 inches (1-27/64 inches) and a jaw opening capacity of 1.5700 inches, making it well-suited for securing small workpieces during milling, grinding, drilling, and inspection operations. The unit holds parallelism to within 0.003 inches and squareness to within 0.005 inches, reflecting the close tolerances expected in toolmaking and precision machining environments. Machinists, tool and die makers, and skilled tradespeople install and use this vise on surface grinders, milling machines, and layout tables.

The TVS-15 fits standard bench and machine setups where a compact, high-accuracy vise is required. Its overall length of 3.9400 inches (100 mm) and overall height of 1.8900 inches keep the profile low, which is an advantage when clearance is limited on machine tables. The flat jaw geometry is appropriate for clamping square, rectangular, and flat-sided workpieces where consistent contact across the jaw face is critical. This vise is used in job shops, tool rooms, and maintenance departments that require repeatable workholding without deviation.

Key Features

• Flat jaw design provides consistent, full-face contact on square and rectangular stock
• Parallelism tolerance of 0.003 inches supports precision grinding and milling operations
• Squareness tolerance of 0.005 inches ensures accurate perpendicular workholding
• Steel construction for durability and resistance to wear in shop environments
• Compact footprint — 3.9400 inches overall length — suits machines with limited table clearance
• Weighs 2.2 pounds for easy repositioning on machine tables and surface plates

Compatibility

Designed as an OEM-style precision workholding vise suitable for use on standard milling machines, surface grinders, and inspection tables where a compact flat-jaw toolmaker's vise is required.

Installation Notes

A qualified machinist or tool room technician should mount and indicate this vise to confirm alignment before use. Power down and lock out any machine before mounting or repositioning the vise on the table. Use T-slot bolts or appropriate clamping hardware rated for the machine table slot size to secure the vise firmly before operation. Verify jaw parallelism and squareness with a dial indicator after mounting to confirm the vise is seated correctly.