DonO: I had my old Thompson A for years until I got a good deal on a Renzetti traveler. I use the rotary function quite a bit. I find it easier to apply materials by turning the crank rather then turning the material over and under the hook. That way you can see how the material is laying right next to the previous wrap. If it is too tight or too loose you can adjust it quickly. I couldn't believe what a difference the cam action made to my traveler. I always hated that thumb turn screw. The top of my left thumb almost got cut off in a work related accident and the doctors never bothered to see if the nerve was cut. Well it was and they never sewed it back together, so I have no feeling in the top part of my finger. I would catch it on the hook point and see blood on the tying table and then look at my finger and see that I was automatically adding sent to my flies.LOL..
I guess it all depends on your attitude. I was ready for a change and saw this as a way to help my flytying ability. Others like yourself are happy with your Regal, and you should be. That was the standard of the industry for many years. And Yeah, your right. I am a " hi-falutin' city-slikker tiers have all these new-fangled gadgets and turbo-charged vises and spring-loaded bobbins 'n sech. But I still make a lot of my own tools. And I still use most all of the old techniques, and recieps but have still not tried your Ice Dubbing technique. I sure would like to sit down with you and do some "tyin 'n lyin" I am much better at lyin than I am at tyin. Alan Di Somma Phoenix,Az. http://www.azod.com http://www.azflycasters.org/ "Deep Thoughts" Can you sentence a homeless man to House arrest? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ordes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] DonO's & tippet twist. : That's because you hi-falutin' city-slikker tiers have all these new-fangled : gadgets and turbo-charged vises and spring-loaded bobbins 'n sech. I'm just : an 'ol stick-in-the-mud what just likes the old ways of doing things (but : with the new materials, of course-*G*). : : Honestly...I still tie alot with my bare fingers just to remember my roots : (no smaller that 28, though). Tried a rotary once and it was neat, but I : didn't enjoy using it. Could have had it for free, too, just to promote it. : Same thing with a Nor-vise. I just wasn't comfortable with the machine : doing it for me. I like the simple, good ol' jaws of my Regals- had them : forever. And they're not even the rotary kind. : : I'm the same way with my work, too. I use Auto-Cad only because the : industry mandates it, but I'd much rather draw by hand like we did in the : good 'ol days. So it's just me. : : But Joyce and Bob are right, and are truly professionals. The rotary : capability makes a lot of tying functions easier and neater and faster than : us ol' crusty hobby tiers can manage. : : DonO : : : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Joyce Westphal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 12:09 PM : Subject: Re: [VFB] DonO's & tippet twist. : : : > I find that if I wind the hackle rotary style (hold the end straight and : > simply twirl the vise) that there is no hackle twist. The twist comes in : as : > you wind it over with your hand..try it and see. Joyce : > :
