Can this sort of vice be used for milling?

[YYCHM]

That's more headroom than I imagined on that mill. A good thing!
Just curious - roughly what is this thickness dimension? (mill table top to vise base)

Just a smidge over 2-1/2".

 

[YYCHM]

Size is a matter of preference . I know many members who found the space between the jaws insufficient on a 4” and even on a 6” . I haven’t had that issue but can understand the problem

Weight, and stick-out on the Y axis are other issues with vices too big. Balancing 60 lbs can be interesting .

I’ve never had a 5”, it may be the sweet spot

I think I'm sold actually. With it mounted as shown in my image and the jaws fully open the Y-Axis travel allows milling access to anything it could mount between the jaws. It does bump into the column by about 1/4" but there is a simple solution to that if it's really an issue. I'd say it's about max for my machine.

Craig

 

[Dabbler]

-- it should be 2.5 inches. (oops - just missed it by a couple of minutes!)