Tony: Great point...I never estimate material like chenille
correctly....Thanks, Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Rotary Vise Question of my own
Another advantage of a rotary vise is being able to
use the material like chenille right off the card
instead of cutting off a length and wasting an inch or
so. When I was tying for the shops If I lost 1" per
fly, I would loose 1' of material per dozen flies.
What I still do is roll a skein of chenille in a ball.
Put the ball in a small basket on the floor with the
ball of chenille in the basket. Work right off the
ball of chenille. No waste at all. You can do the same
with material on a card, just let the card of material
hang down. Materials on spools can be used the same
way.
Tony
--- Chuck Alexander
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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
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