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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
