Hi Deb, The amount of time needed to fill a Norlander spool is negligible; maybe 30 seconds when using a drill and spooling arbor. If I was concerned about wasting such little time I'd probabaly not be tying flies.
As for the cost, yes the bobbins are expensive (the spools are not so bad) but so are Tiemco ceramic bobbins. As I said, if you find yourself using the bobbin holder quite frequently, I haven't found there to be a better, more efficient way to go back and forth than with an automatic bobbin. It quickly respools the thread and helps prevent the threadwraps on the fly from loosening. Not the only way to "skin the cat" but the most efficient I have found. Currently I have 6 bobbins and 18 spools and I rarely find myself wanting more or cursing the system because it takes longer to change colors than with a standard bobbin. Realistically one would only need one bobbin ($35.00) and extra spools ($10.00 for a pack of 3). Still more expensive than a handfull of Griffin or Matarelli bobbins but with a whole lot more functionality as well. All bobbin-related things considered, it takes me less time now than it did when I was tying rotary using the threadpost and having to respool the thread manually with a standard bobbin. And, as an aside, the retail price on a Nor-vise AND a bobbin kit (bobbin, 3 spools and spooling arbor) is less than a Barracuda Jr. according to the DK price sheet I have. DJ --- Deborah Duran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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/ > > > > ===== 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/
