Mount Mill Vise "Sideways"?

[tonydi]

Ahh, gotcha. I'm "pretty sure" I over-engineered my clamps, they're like 3" x 1.25" and span two table slots.

 

[rwm]

The politically correct way to do this is to keep the vise in its normal orientation and rotate the mill 90 degrees. Then no one can accuse you of turning your vise sideways.
R

 

[hman]

Hmmm ... How many [insert your favorite ethnic]s does it take to turn a vise?

 

[rwm]

Blondes? One, she just holds in there and the rest of the world revolves around her.
Robert

 

[Larry$]

Maybe ideally you should cut towards the fixed end but I don't think anyone actually does that. A good vice matched to the machine will hold against all the forces.

 

[tonydi]

The politically correct way to do this is to keep the vise in its normal orientation and rotate the mill 90 degrees. Then no one can accuse you of turning your vise sideways.
R

Hmmm.....and if I put the mill on a rotating table I'll be able to cut curves too! Thanks, Robert!

 

[sdelivery]

If you put your mill on your lathe will you have Live Tooling?

 

[Mitch Alsup]

Hmmm ... How many [insert your favorite ethnic]s does it take to turn a vise?

The general answer is at least 4:: one to do the work, one to plan the work order, one to supervise the work, and one to account for all the time being spent.

 

[Mitch Alsup]

If you put your mill on your lathe will you have Live Tooling?

More likely you will have a dead machinist..........

 

[Winegrower]

I mount (really, swivel) the vise in whatever orientation holds the work so that the X-axis power feed can do the work.