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Bill -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Alexander Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 9:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Rotary Vise Question of my own Tony: Now that you say that... There has been a ton of times that I think that would have come in handy.. Maybe even when doing the black thread bodies for my black widow spider bodies.. It might be easier to spin the hook, than spin the bobbin.. Thanks, Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 7:14 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Rotary Vise Question of my own > 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
