Jim: I understand completely about the $$$. The price is certainly a strong consideration. When I bought mine five or six years ago, I considered it an investment in my ability to tie faster and better in the future. I am going to disagree with one thing you said. The Nor-vise is not above your tying level. It, and other vises, will bring you to higher levels of ability rapidly. There are several Nor-vise users on this list. Some of the "production" tiers use the Nor-vise because it speeds up several tying steps and increases their ease and productivity. Good luck in your quest.
Larry J >>> "jim phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1/17/2007 11:36 AM >>> Larry I am a NEWBE to VFB and I started this last thread as I am looking at getting away from my old Thompson's AA and upgrading to a rotary type. A NOR-VISE is beyond my means and beyond my level of tying expertise but there are others that are not; ie..Griffen Montana, Danvise etc.. I am on a fixed income (retired) and have to watch my dollars (used to be pennies but due to inflation...) and am trying to stay under $100. Now if someone has a Nor-vise or Rezelli (sp) or any other good rotory that they no longer use; I will be more than happy to adopt them for a slight fee. Tightlines Jim Herlong, CA 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 > >
