Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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G'day everyonem

In this video I will be making a 2 piece vise for the milling machine. I have an upcoming project where I will be machining a big 300x 150 x 50 piece of steel and the current vise will not be big enough. Clamps will not be enough, and since I have a space piece of that bar stock on hand I decided to make a 2 piece vise.

A 2 piece vise is not something that is new to me, I have made 2 of them previously, but they both suffered from a small amount of jaw lift, which really freaked me out. I have made a few changes to that old design to hopefully reduce that from happening. This project was quite a long one to make, went through a lot of coolant and took the life out of several endmills. I hope you enjoy the video.

#machining #millingmachine #visebuild

Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction and Design
4:12 - Cleaning Up The Stock
6:10 - Machining The Top Part Of The Moving Jaw
11:34 - Machining The Lower Part Of The Moving Jaw
16:04 - Machining The Locking Balls
17:54 - Machining The Fixed Jaw
19:46 - First Assembly
20:35 - Making The Soft Jaws
21:49 - Final Assembly and Test

Two Piece Vise
2 Piece Vise
2 Piece Vice