I have added a little horizontal crank handle to the one that is there. Makes for a whole different feel and is real handy. Will be glad to send a photo. Also made a lever knob to replace the tightening screw, have photos of that also. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mark Wendt wrote: > Jimmy, > > Well, I broke down and purchased the vise from the Lord of the Flies, > owned by a fella named Dave Ballou. Great guy to do business with. The > vise arrived within a few days of placing the order, and I set myself to > cleaning up the shipping grease, and playing around with it. The jaws had > a bit of a problem. There was a burr right out near the tip, where the > hook is held, and the back screw hole must have had a rough thread, because > the back screw threads got buggered when I tried to tighten. Sent an email > to Dave about it, and He sent me out a brand new vise that day, no > questions asked, along with a check for $5 to cover the shipping back to > him. He even let me hold on to the old vise until the new one arrived, > because my wife had thrown out the boxes the original was shipped in. The > new vise came through perfectly. The jaws were perfect and the tightening > screws threaded in just dandy. I whipped out 5 wooly buggers last night on > it while playing around with it. I've never used a rotary vise before, so > I'm trying to learn new habits. Those of you that use a rotary vise, do > you prefer to use the dial for turning the jaws, or the little handle that > sticks out on the back side? I couldn't seem to get the knack for using > the handle, so I might just take it off. The handle also seems to make the > vise swing to one position - handle down, so that's another reason I'm > thinking of removing the handle. The weight of the handle makes it a > little heavy to the one side, and if I want to rotate the fly, and not > tighten down the set screw to stop it in one spot and stay, it seems to be > the way to go. > > All in all, the vise is a very good deal for the money, and you can't go > wrong dealing with Dave. No financial interest, just a very satisfied > customer. He'll get more of my business, for sure. > > Mark
