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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.
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.