The awesome way Reed made their vises!

October 27, 2025 admin My Thoughts... 0

Reed machining bench vise jaws
Horizontal machining of vises serrations.

Today we have an awesome article from American Machinist published in 1919. No CNC machines or computers to design fixturing, just good old ingenuity.

I plan to do a deep dive into this article soon.

How bench vises are made.

Reed vise manufacturing article
How Reed cut jaw serrations into their bench vises.