Take you 15 to 30 minuets to make on your lathe. Will send you the photo of the one I have on my Dyna King. Dyna King is selling them as an accessory now. I have made one for the Renziti and a number of others. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mark Wendt wrote: > Tony, > > I'd be interested in seeing what you have wrought. Like > everything else I've seen that you've made, it's gotta be practical and > easy, otherwise, you wouldn't have done it. > > Mark > > At 08:31 AM 3/26/2003 -0600, you wrote: > >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
