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I have both generations of the Wilton XY table. It was originally made in Sweden and last made in Switzerland. Its about 120lbs and very precise compared to its popular inexpensive over seas copies. The table is about 9 1/2" X 22 3/4". Operation is smooth, normal. Standard travel. I am...

Is the Reed 109 the biggest of all of the common brand name bench vises?

In large vises without getting into crazy weird ones on wheels or of odd designs. Are teh biggest bench vises the 9" Reed 109? There are several 8 and 8.5's but were there any at all in in the common bench design bigger than 9"?

...yes...issues...I know. Just was computer messing and thought I'd share. I like reading all the stories as well. It really is about the hunt and the next one. Always like vises that could hold a transmission. Got my first blood blister in a 6" Yost, my friends dad's when I was a squirt...

I know they aren't vises proper but they belong in a similar category. A Wilton Demanders X Y table Swiss made and a classic screw no hydraulics old school cool ****** jack. Some people complain about them not being quite at the right angle or what ever. I think mainly they're just jealous...

Organizing garage, going through all the junk. Funny how there is a story with each one. The twin Prentiss's were purchased in the teens by one guy at a local hardware store. He was ticked off when he couldn't get two exactly the same. Ended up with old generation and new at the time. Both...