I have an early Renzetti Traveler vise with similar jaws to the Mayfly vise and have never felt the need to replace the screw tighten style of jaw with the cam operated version because the screw version works so well. I do agree however that with athritis a cam operated jaw would be advantageous. I also have an early Dyna-King "Voyageur" with the cam operated push jaws which I use for my travel vise. It is small and lightweight but the delrin base is too light and it tends to move around a bit when tying.
Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver, B.C. Canada _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joyce Westphal Sent: April 9, 2010 4:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: Mayfly Vise My take on the Mayfly vise. I find that it is smooth, but as the hook holding assembly does not have a cam it would never be a go to vise as is. If I were designing this vise, the handle would be a bit longer so it would be easier to rotate and it would come with a simple cam type mechanism. That being said, the vise is surely well designed. I especially like the arm..it has a subtle downward bend that makes it for very nice hand rest and easy tying. And, the good thing, you can easily turn a Renzetti cam head into a lefty head, then put it on the Mayfly vise and tie right handed with this now a cam head . It was good planning that allowed one, who needs a cam vise because of arthritis in the hands, to be able to do this switcheroo. Of course, the cost of the cam doubles the cost of the vise. Still, now it will make a great traveling, throw it in the trunk type of carry with vise. My thoughts. Joyce -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
