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Yes, pull studs can be machined directly into your existing fixturing. Sub-plates can be fabricated to adapt your existing tooling to the RockLock™ system.

The self-centering repeatability of the vise is less than 0.0005″ (0.0127 mm).

‘Soft jaws’ (in steel or aluminum) are machinable, meant to be cut to the profile of the workpiece for secondary operations.

The hardness of the jaw is 55 HRC.

A ‘Master Jaw’ or ‘Hard Jaw’ is the hardened steel jaw with the dovetail and serrated teeth that comes standard with our vises.

The hardness of the vise body is 40 HRC.

All 5th Axis products utilize a 45 degree dovetail. We also offer picatinny fixtures in the Dovetail Fixture product section.

A dovetail fixture holds the stock with dovetail cuts. Our dovetail fixtures have a very small profile, which allows more accessibility to the stock material. All of 5th Axis dovetail angles are 45 degree, and there is dovetail stock prep document for each fixture.

Poka Yoke is a Japanese term for mistake-proof. We offer Poka Yoke pull studs to prevent operators from misloading vises and fixtures.

Top tooling generally includes anything that mounts to the RockLock™ system. If it includes pull studs, it’s top tooling. We offer a variety of top tooling setups, ranging from self-centering vises to multi-fixture pyramids and more in the Products section.

The master alignment pallet is used to align the center bore and the axial positions of the RockLock™ plates.

The repeatability of RockLock™ is less than 0.0003″ (0.00762 mm)

The R96-CER40 fixture allows secure holding of round parts with RockLock™ system.

RockLock™ is a patented 4 pull stud system that mechanically locks vises, fixtures, tooling, etc and allows for quick and accurate change over. 5th Axis RockLock™ fixtures utilize the industry standard 96mm/52mm pull stud spacing. This ensures 100% compatibility with Lang, Jergens, Gerardi, Schunk and Gressel 4 pull stud systems. The RockLock™ quick-change system can […]