How to Square a Vise (the easy way)

Step 1: Materials

A Mill
A Vise
Vise Nuts and Bolts
A Rubber Mallet (Or piece of wood.  Or your hand.  Just something softer than the vise)
Wrench
Dial Test Indicator
Shop Towel
And a collet (that fits the dial test indicator)

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Comments

[hardj009]

good instructable. im an aprentice in a machine shop. ( i have to square up the vices all the time) i can now do it with 2 taps ofthe mallet :) . I have been told that you shouldent dial in the fixed jaw. instead you should put a parrelel in the vice prowd of the jaws lock the vice down so that it is clamping with alot of pressure. and use the stylus on the parralel. this is because the fixed jaw can have a tendency to move. "you always set up everything in the way its going to be used" Eg clamping . ( this isnt suposed to sound agressive ) :)

[jtinst]

Not aggressive at all. Sounds like a fine idea, especially if you have a beat up vise. Thanks!

[studleylee]

Nice! thanks.