Can you identify these dovetailed mill vise jaws?

crrmeyer · Apr 5, 2021

Recently I was a machine shop sale due to retirement and the owner had these jaws on a storage rack. He had no idea what they were or who made them. They are 6" wide and look to fit a typical Kurt vice. They are made from aluminum. They look similar to the Kurt Dovelock quick change jaws design but the dovetails are taller and shallower. Does anyone have idea of who made these? Thanks

crazygoat · Apr 5, 2021

Looks to me like they are probably shop made for for some specific application.

Did he have just one set or many?

thermite · Apr 6, 2021

crrmeyer said:
Recently I was a machine shop sale due to retirement and the owner had these jaws on a storage rack. He had no idea what they were or who made them. They are 6" wide and look to fit a typical Kurt vice. They are made from aluminum. They look similar to the Kurt Dovelock quick change jaws design but the dovetails are taller and shallower. Does anyone have idea of who made these? Thanks

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Pure guess - I don't even have a Kurt - but.. probably made to fit one of the cheaper Kurt lookalike "workalike-sort-of-mostly" vises.

Some take Kurt jaws, directly, others did not.. not quite.

If you are to match them for ID off the dimensions against catalog goods from the "usual suspects" among commodity jaw makers, they may or may not even list the "mothership" those were made for.

My Gerardi's are common enough. The "Quad I" not so much, and the Morton would be outright daft as to expecting "stock jaws".

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