Vice advice

[Mayhem]

I forgot to say that I have a Vertex (Taiwanese) 6" vise that I purchased some time ago for my mill.  It looks to be of very good quality and I used it on my shaper recently. It comes with a swivel base (although it will be mounted directly to the table). One thing I did notice when I was wiping off the cosmoline was that they have milled a slot into the bottom of the vise.  Once the mill is up and running I plan to fit some key stock and see how parallel the slot it to the fixed jaw.

I'm unsure if these are available in the US or not but if you see one you should consider it.