Don And then you can spend all that extra time you saved yourself putting all your favorite threads onto the only "expensive" bobbins that will fit onto the Norlander Automatic Bobbin. I forgot you can buy another part to help you do this with also. With all my favorite colors of thread I use I would have to buy quite a few of these bobbins. Sorry I wasn't sold on that one. :0) Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 12:25 PM Subject: WAS [VFB] High Dollar Vise, NOW Bobbins
> If the bobbin holder is properly aligned it may be the > case that you do not need a half hitch prior to moving > the bobbin to the bobbin holder. I tie on a Nor-Vise > system and the only time I need to use a half hitch > prior to moving the bobbin to the thread post (same as > a bobbin holder) is when I tie on hooks with a return > loop-eye. > > The other thing I will suggest is that if you are > going to tie and really utilize the rotary function of > the vise (and are moving from the bobbin holder to the > hook frequently) buy a Norlander Automatic Bobbin. The > bobbin has a mechanism whereby it automatically spools > thread back onto the spool when you return from the > bobbin holder back to the hook. With a standard bobbin > this has to be done manually, which is not a big deal > if you don't mind the hassle. The automatic bobbin > takes a little getting used-to but, in my opinion, is > worth the investment if you tie in a rotary fashion > for a mojority of the time. For more > info...www.nor-vise.com. > > DJ > > > --- Steve Brettell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -- > > The half hitch is what I've been leaving out. > > Thanks. > > > > Steve > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > Get 25MB, POP3, Spam Filtering with LYCOS MAIL PLUS > > for $19.95/year. > > > http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus&ref=lmtplus > > > ===== > New and still under construction: > http://www.geocities.com/salmn8r/northwestcountryflies.html > > Please e-mail direct for scheduling and pricing information of fly tying presentations and seminars for your club or group. > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ >
