What's the benefit of all the adjustment features if you don't use them? Ed Roden Quest for Quality Computers, Inc. "Any BYTE-sized Job" [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.questquality.com
If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Coffman > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 5:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [VFB] Tying Vises > > > Ed, > I'd chose the Griffith hands down and couldn't be happier. It has more > room behind the fly for my big fingers when tailing a fly. I like the > crank handle much better. Price, when I bought anyway was also much > better. I've tied hundreds of flies with it so far and no > problems on hook > sizes 6 through 26. It is an odd looking thing and I've always thought > that may turn people off. I thought they looked cheap in catalog pictures > so I hesitated a long time before a friend bought one and I got to see it. > I tried a friends Renzetti Traveler before I bought the Griffith > and like I > said it just doesn't have enough room behind the fly. It also is > too short > for me. I'm 6'4" and the Griffith has enough stem length for me, Renzetti > didn't. At least three tying buddies made the switch to the Griffith last > year, we all have the screw type jaw. I I don't ever adjust anything on > the vise, the small amount of wobble you get from changing hook sizes > without adjusting jaw height isn't a problem for me. The tension > adjustment hasn't been touched since I set it over a year ago, that was a > big problem on several other rotaries I tried and rejected, but I don't > remember the Renzetti having that problem. Well, sorry to go on so, hope > it helps. > John C. > > > > If you had to choose between the Renzetti Traveler or the Griffith > Odyssey, > which would you choose,..... > >
