Mill vise modification ...

[toolznthings]

This is something that I have done to all my mill vises. I do not use keys in my vises and prefer to indicate them in. I have made a clean up cut on the base casting on both sides of the vise perpendicular to the rear fixed jaw.
When setting up on the mill a quick alignment from the table front edge with a square gets the vise within a couple of thousands. A quick check with the indicator gets me right on with little effort. Using one stud tighter than the other lets you pivot the vise for ease of indicating.
I also like this machined edge if I need to set up the vise at an angle. A protractor from the front edge of the table makes this easy.

[steamer]

There ya go!     I'll need to do this to my Glacern!

 

[Lew Hartswick]

What did you use to "index" the vise to the table ?? I assume you turned it over and held something in the jaws inserted in a T slot, but
how did you hold it down any what to fit the T slot?
   ...lew...

[steamer]

Strap a piece of sacrificial aluminum down to the table with clearance holes for the vise bolts to pass through.

Fly cut it flat.

Mount the vise.

Tram the vise

lock down the vise over the aluminum

Side me the edge of the vise with the end mill depth of cut just below the top surface of the sacrificial aluminum.

Smile....

[toolznthings]

Hi Lew,

I have a large parallel that I clamped to the mill table and indicated in true. Vise upside down and vise jaws clamped to parallel. End of vise away from parallel was supported. Milled the sides. Or like Steamer described.

Brian

[yogi]

Thanks for all the great tips Brian! 
Really usefull stuff. Thanks for sharing. 

[toolznthings]

Hi Yogi,

Thanks for following along, it's appreciated.

Brian