Mark, Thanks for the tips...I have a DVD where the guy was tying flies like wooly buggers, and he'd use the rotary function to roll the chenille, and then the hackle and then the copper ribbing wire.. Is that what most ppl do with rotaries???? I too, even though I haven't tied 20 years, was afraid It would be hard to UNlearn the vise i have... It is just a cheapo that came with my starter kit, but has never failed me yet, and I have put hooks in it ranging from #28, all the way up to about 1/0 (but it would have gone bigger than that I'm sure).. and it grabs good, and I have a pretty good amt of room behind the hook with it as well...I guess, like ya say, both type vises have their place...Depending on the tier, the flies tied etc... Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: Pierre Bombardier To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Rotary Vise Question of my own Chuck, As has already been said, some rotary vises have limited room behind the hook. I didn't like that about the Danvise my wife bought me a couple of years, ago, but that problem was solved by buying an extension arm though BTsflyfishing. My major problem, is that after tying on a non-rotary vise for over twenty years, forgetting to use the rotary function....the flies still come out fine when you do that, though. they are very ahnd when you want to look at the other side of the fly or need to reverse the up & down sides of the fly (no more taking the hook out and remounting it). Previously I tied on a Thompson A. The Thompson is now reserved for very large saltwate flies (using the larger optional saltwater jaws they used to sell). so now that vise only gets used a couple times a year. Mark Delaney Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Are there any "cons" to a rotary vise?????? If so, what are they??? Also, I see these vises that have a stand instead of the "C" clamp to clamp them to the table...Do these not fall over sometimes when you are pulling a material real tight??? If so, when shopping for one, do you just try to get the one with the heaviest base you can get??? Thanks, Chuck ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.
