Well, here's another sampling of my "cheapness". I know that one can get a vise from Stew-Mac with angles arms to aid in making nuts and saddles, but I figure it's pretty easy to make one. Bruce Dickey also posted something similar years ago on the Jigs, Tools & Techniques section, however that section of the forum is gone now.
Anyway, pretty simple really. Just more scrap wood, a couple of cuts on the table saw (or band saw if you prefer) and some sanding and you're all set.
Here they are, in all their engineering wonder
Sorry for the bad pictures.
The nut vise has a little ledge on it (the saddle vise could have one too)
Now just take it and put it in your main vise and work away.
And a newly made nut
Here's the saddle vise in action. See how much angle you can get with this vise. Makes dialing in the intonation easier (once you've figured that out)
That's it. Enjoy.
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) I bought a small clamp type vise at busy bee one day for 8 bucks that I use .. pretty decent access,and its all self clamping to the little set up bench I use.