On 2010-07-24, Wes wrote:
Ignoramus8473 wrote:

I have a swivel milling vise. Do I understand it right, as it seems,
that CNC does not care for swiveling and I would be best served taking
the swivel base off?

i

There is no practical reason to use the swivel on a cnc mill unless you have it mounted to
an angle plate to effect an A or B axis.

My Kurt vise sits on top of a Kurt base that Steve Saling, AKA GarlicDude from A.M.C sent
me a long time ago. I had to insist on paying for the shipping cost just to feel right
about his generosity.

Steve wanted me to tell him when I actually used the swivel feature on my BP. I've used
it about 3 times but when I need it, it is priceless. Same for the swivel vise at work.

The joy of CNC is that you don't need a rotary table or a swivel vise to make
non-orthagonal cuts.

Sounds very nice of Steve and congrats on getting a base. It seems
that all "in the know" agree. I already mounted the vise on the table.

i