I didn’t answer your questions re length of handle. The Tiemco is the larger of the two and has a heavier rotating handle & barrel length of 3 3/4”. The Griffin is smaller and has a very light rotating handle 3 1/4” length. Of the two I prefer the Griffin.
Nev > On Mar 12, 2015, at 3:24 PM, Chuck Alexander <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks Tony and Neville. So they do NOT get in the way of tying off the > hackle then??? How long are the handles on them?? Stockard offered a > “standard” shaft length and an extended size. I chose the standard, but > should I order the long handled ones instead?? I have NOT placed my order > yet. Just piling my “shopping cart” full. Or rather till my wife;s budget she > gave me runs out LOL.. Thanks again, Chuck > > From: Neville Gosling <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 5:15 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [VFB] Rotary Hackle Pliers?? > > My favourite hackle pliers in most circumstances > > Neville (Nev) Gosling > Greater Vancouver > BC Canada > > > > > <EZ_Hackle_Pliers.jpg> >> On Mar 12, 2015, at 2:13 PM, Chuck Alexander <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Folks: I’m getting a fly tying materials order and have always wanted to try >> a pair of Rotary Hackle Pliers. Do they work good?? Are they better than >> regular hackle pliers. Only problem I foresee is that after you wrap the >> hackle, those rotary pliers will hang down a lot farther than normal hackle >> pliers, making getting your lock in thread wraps behind the hackle would be >> harder to do than using reg. hackle pliers. Am I missing something there?? >> Thanks for any pros or cons. They are only $3.45 from Stockard, which is the >> place I’m ordering from, but if I’ll never use them, that’s $3.45 I could >> use on something I will use. Chuck >> > > > > > <>No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/> > Version: 2015.0.5856 / Virus Database: 4306/9286 - Release Date: 03/12/15 > -- > -- > 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 > <http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en> > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > <http://www.linesend.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > -- > -- > 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 > <http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en> > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > <http://www.linesend.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- -- 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 Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
