I'm gonna jump in here Don, 1) It takes about 40 seconds to actually wind a spool without a drill or dremel, you just use the rotary function of the vise itself... 2)Less time if you use a drill or dremel (I don't bother). 3)It's no more a pain then bringing the tread back through the bobbin. 4) I don't tie for speed I'm a hobby tyer and tie just for fun and to use the flies. I've found the vise to expand my possibilities tremendously. You can do things with it that you simply can't do with other vises. It even makes rope dubbing way easier & faster. 5) Spools are cheap I have about a dozen loaded all of the time. I only have one bobbin though and plan on getting 2 more. You can easily have 20 or 30 spools of thread and wires and a few bobbins just for convenience and it is very practical. This is no ad for Norlander... Just a satisfied user. Hope this helps DonO.
Bill P. Work - www.graysharborcompuer.com Play - www.graysharborcomputer.com/gank More Play - www.graysharborcomputer.com/flyfish -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DonO Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 1:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] Bobbins Tony, I might try a nor-bobbin for one style of thread, but I use about 40 different spooled items in my tying, from 17/0 midge threads to dental floss, and all kinds of tying wires. Even with 20 regular bobbins, I'm forever switching threads and colors, as I rarely tie two flies of the same color in a row. I use about 6 threads just tying Winger mayflies. Unlike a commercial tier who's concentrating on how many flies of one kind they can tie in a minute ( =$$$ ), I'm concentrating on how am I going to present this tie to the public without being put in a straight-jacket and a padded cell. Some Questions, Tony: How long does it take you to spool up new thread on a Nor-bobbin? Do you use a drill or Dremel tool to load it? Is it a pain to break the thread and re-set everything? If one is not tying for speed, but just to relax, is the speed of the NB worth it? Can you have 20 Nor-bobbin spools loaded up? Is that practical? DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Bobbins > Don, > Once you master the retractable bobbin it is not hard to use it. Yes, it > has some drawbacks. If you tie on a Norlander it is almost impossible to > tie at any speed with out the retractable. The drawbacks are, having to > spool the thread on the bobbin spool, being sure you pull the bobbin > back far enough to lock, leaving some thread to not have the thread pull > back through the tube.Putting the clutch assembly in the spool so that > it locks, with the new bobbins, pre loading the clutch. This may sound > like a lot of trouble but it is really not at all. Once you get the hang > of it, it is a very nice bobbin time saving to use. I like not having to > spool the thread back by hand once you pull it out of the tube. > Joyce, your .02 > Tony > > DonO wrote: > > > > >One of these days I'll try a retractable bobbin to see if I like that. But > >my vote for best bobbin still has to be all of them. > > > >DonO > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "beckrich richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 8:41 PM > >Subject: [VFB] Bobbins > > > > > >To all the great fly tyers of VFB what is the bobbin > >of choice??????? > >Rite Bobbins??????????? > > > >Rick Beckrich > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70/year > >http://smallbusiness.promotions.yahoo.com/offer > > > > > > > > > > -- > Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. > Experience the convenience of buying online with [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://shopnow.netscape.com/ > > >
