Not only chenille, any bulk material on cards, spools or balls. Tony --- Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Want to start your own business? Learn how on > >> Yahoo! Small Business. > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Any questions? Get answers on any topic at > www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it > > now. > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index
