A witness mark is engraved on the side of the rotating collar that holds the vise. The locking washers can be loosened, which allows the vise to slide forward and back in the fixture for further adjustment. A locking ring underneath pulls the collar down onto the base to lock it securely when the two hold-down screws are tightened.
The low profile tooling plate base only raises the height of the vise 1/2? Four T-nuts and hold-down bolts are included.
The most convenient way to hold small parts for milling is with the milling vise. Milling vises are different from other machine vises in that they are designed to hold the movable jaw down while clamping, eliminating any chance for the jaw to lift. It is also accurately made. A cheap drill press vise is almost useless on a milling machine because it can't be accurately aligned to the machine. A ghost view of the mill vise shows the brass pull-down barrel in yellow.
The Sherline milling vise is sized just right to be the perfect working companion to the Sherline milling machine. The jaws are 2.00? (50.8mm) wide by 1.00? (25.4mm) deep and open a full 2.00?
The fixed jaw has both a horizontal and vertical "V" groove to facilitate holding round bar stock. The vise includes two clamps for use in attaching it to the milling machine.
These clamps are the same as the 4-jaw hold-down set.