I have a mongoose, and put away my HMH Pro for it. Go for the Mongoose rather than the Blackfoot. They are essentially the same vise, but the Mongoose comes with both a c-clamp and the pedastal base, plus a couple extra tools and a nice case to carry it in. Griffins site lists the Blackfoot as a screw closure, but I think it may now be the cam jaws as well. It's not 100% at gripping hooks larger than 2/0 and really small hooks, but I kept my HMH for those 2 extremes.(midge jaws and saltwater HMH jaws are great.
http://www.griffinenterprisesinc.com/vises.html I have never used the Danvise, but agree it's ugly. lol The Peak vise is another I would look at. I have a few friends the love theirs. Darren -- http://flyangler.ca - Canadian Fly Fishing http://flytyer.ca - Canadian Fly Tyers On 1/17/07, Larry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
We have this conversation about vises three or four times a year. Anyone going to speak for (or against) the Nor-vise rotary vise??? I love mine. Jimmy D. just testified to the many things the Nor-vise will do for you. Look at it. It doesn't do everything, but there isn't a vise out there that will do EVERYTHING !! Larry Johnson Springville, Utah >>> "Reuven Segal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1/17/2007 7:33 AM >>> I would consider the Mongoose Blackfoot for two reasons: 1. It is a very functional vice with pedestal, c-clamp, etc as standard for a reasonable price. 2, It is an attractive piece of hardware. Tying with a nice vice is a pleasure in itself. It is my choice for a reasonably priced vice. r ______________________________________________ Reuven Segal B. Engineering (Aerospace)- Final Year B. Engineering (Manufacturing Systems and Management) RMIT University 5/11 Rockbrook Road, East St. Kilda, 3183 Melbourne, Victoria Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile: 0422 266798 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark Delaney Sent: Thursday, 18 January 2007 1:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Vise Re: Danvise. Actually it's graphite reinforced Delrin, which is type of very tough nylon. Polycarbonate, would be way to brittle. I've got a Danvise, and it works well for me . For my type of tying though the extended arm was a must (got that through BTs flyfishing, Al Beatty's business). Pretty it is not...but it is very functional. I think with the extension arm, I've got under $110 into it. I do all my tying on it except for the very largest saltwater flies (for that the old Thompson with the saltwater jaws gets used). Mark Delaney On 1/17/07, Henk Verhaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 17 Jan, 2007, at 5:05, jim phillips wrote: I am interested in getting a rotary vice. Are Griffen Montana's good for an intermediate fly tyer? The Griffin Montana is a fair intermediate vice. How about the Danvise? that is made from Kevar or something non-metal for the body. It is graphite-reinforced plastic, probably a polycarbonate matrix. It is very functional, at a really good price. But, it is butt-ugly... Henk =============================== ><(((((º> =============================== | Dr. Henk J.M. Verhaar | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Ecotoxicoloog en vliegbinder | tel: 035 656 2128 | | Stichts End 17 | mobiel: 06 26 136034 | | NL-1244 PK Ankeveen | web: www.xs4all.nl/~flyrod | =============================== <º)))))>< =============================== -- "So much water, so little time!" http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html
