Smoking and drinking are my most popular vices, not so much for a milling machine, though.
As for a vise for an X3, I think a 4" Kurt Anglock (or a copy) without the swivel base, with keys ground to fit the slots in the table (saves so much time setting up the vise not having to inicate it in when reinstalling it) is the route to go. As noted above, a swivel base is a waste of money, space, and potentially rigidity, on a machine capable of linear interpolation (2 axis moves).
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