What Vise Do You Use

How 'bout those new Griffin Odyssey Spider tying vises?

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George Cleveland wrote:

On Tue, 9 Aug 2005 13:38:55 -0400, "Frank Reid"
wrote:


I know, this should be over on the tying group, but this group is a bit more
active.
What tying vise do you use?
If you could buy a new one tomorrow, what would it be?

I'll start:
Use the Danvise (original Danica, not Orvis)
Want to buy a Norvise.



Griffin 2A. Cheap and works for me.


g.c.

Frank Reid wrote:
I know, this should be over on the tying group, but this group is a bit more
active.
What tying vise do you use?
If you could buy a new one tomorrow, what would it be?

I'll start:
Use the Danvise (original Danica, not Orvis)
Want to buy a Norvise.

Nor-vise...I made a new knob to perfectly counterbalance the weight of
the midge jaws. Tried most of the others mentioned in this thread.

Rich Brenz

"Frank Reid" wrote in message
...
I know, this should be over on the tying group, but this group is a bit
more active.
What tying vise do you use?
If you could buy a new one tomorrow, what would it be?

I'll start:
Use the Danvise (original Danica, not Orvis)
Want to buy a Norvise.

--
Frank Reid
Euthanize to respond

Abel Supreme. Wonderful vise. I started on the venerable old Thompson "A";
went to the Regal rotary Bronze Pedestal...then to the Abel. If I ever buy
another vise it would probably be either a LAW (Lawrence A. Waldron) from
England...or the Renzetti Master.

I really don't understand having a rotary feature and not taking advantage
of it. I'd be lost without the "true rotary" feature of my Abel.

Dave M

Dave Martel wrote:

I really don't understand having a rotary feature and not taking advantage
of it.

When I bought the thing, the full rotary feature seemed like a good idea.
In practice, though, it meant just one more thing to futz
with--disengaging the shaft for rotary, then engaging it for tying stuff
that is not wound. For me, more bother than it's worth.

Anyway, my failing is not restricted to vises. Given what manufacturers
say about their fly rods, I appear to take advantage of only a fraction of
*their* capabilities as well. :-)

JR

"Frank Reid" wrote in
:

I know, this should be over on the tying group, but this group is a
bit more active.
What tying vise do you use?
If you could buy a new one tomorrow, what would it be?

I'll start:
Use the Danvise (original Danica, not Orvis)
Want to buy a Norvise.


Renzetti Traveler, lefty model. Haven't found anything I want to do yet
that I can't do with it, so if anything, I'd like the cam lock model


--
Scott
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Frank Reid wrote:

I know, this should be over on the tying group, but this group is a bit more
active.
What tying vise do you use?
If you could buy a new one tomorrow, what would it be?

I used to tie on a Thompson A, but now use a Griffin 2A. Cheap, but
does everything I need.

If I could buy a new one tomorrow, I'd probably save the money and
use it towards tying materials/hooks.


Chuck Vance (frugal, not cheap)

I really enjoy using my Norvise. I think it's fast and efficient!


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On 8/9/05 1:38 PM, in article , "Frank Reid"
wrote:


What tying vise do you use?

Thompson Model A.

If you could buy a new one tomorrow, what would it be?

Something under a hundred bucks. Just don't tie that much!

Bill

William Claspy wrote:

Something under a hundred bucks. Just don't tie that much!


It ain't what one spends, it's how and where one spends.

While both my Dyna King and HMH list for somewhere between 100-200, I
picked up the HMH at an LL Bean outlet store in Nashua NH for $50, and
the Dyna-king with both the pedistal and c-clamp, white background
thingie, and the little trash bag for $60 when the husband/wife owners
of a mail order fly shop in Rockford IL decided to retire.

On 8/9/05 5:49 PM, in article
, "Wayne Knight"
wrote:


William Claspy wrote:

Something under a hundred bucks. Just don't tie that much!


It ain't what one spends, it's how and where one spends.

Had that statement come from just about anyone else, Wayne, I'd just nod my
head, but from you...?

:-)


While both my Dyna King and HMH list for somewhere between 100-200, I
picked up the HMH at an LL Bean outlet store in Nashua NH for $50, and
the Dyna-king with both the pedistal and c-clamp, white background
thingie, and the little trash bag for $60 when the husband/wife owners
of a mail order fly shop in Rockford IL decided to retire.

Nice! And I totally agree.

Never pay retail,
Bill