I would quickly lose interest in a vise without a rotary feature. Well.. Let's just say I wouldn't even look at it to buy it.
Some could argue that you're not using your vise correctly if you're not using the rotary feature but I won't go there because I've seen very few tyers that use the rotary in the way it was intended. Never the less .. I always recommend a rotary vise to my students. It is a very useful feature for both saltwater and freshwater flies. It's a must for saltwater epoxy flies unless you are fortunate enough to have an epoxy dryer also. It still is a great assist in applying the epoxy before you put the fly in the dryer. It makes for more even ribbing and hackle on larger flies as well as small trout flies. I do agree with the extensions for the vise also. Especially for someone with larger hands because it gives you a little more room to work. Just my thoughts, Deb -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Niclas Runarsson Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 12:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] I need a rotary vise I tie mainly trout flies and when the Danvise was my main vise, I still thought the extension arm made it a lot nicer. There's no need for rotary vises either... but some people still think they do make tying a lot nicer. /Nick
