Hi Tony, I own the Thompson Cobra, and I like to use it. Was my first rotary vise, and I took it with me to the 2nd Sowbug trip (or both?). Maybe you remember, you told me that you don't like the design. It has some advantages and disadvantages. The additional tools only fit to this vise, and the bobbin hanger is sort of pain. But you can easily lay your left hand on the vise top, and still hold material to the hook. Helps to ty in very small materials. It is heavy and steady. I own a Regal vise, which is great for larger flies and spinning, because it has good holding power. But you must be careful not to chip the jaws. But we discussed that. My workhorse is a danvise, but unfortunately I have worn out the jaws, tying too much saltwater. The jaws are somehow bend outside. You have limited access to the back side of the fly. Maybe I buy later a new set of jaws, saltwater jaws, and the extension. I have 2 more vises, I use them for travel. indian, but ok. Don't ask me why I bought the individual vices. All are gifts from my wife, so she selected them. Always a surprise, when she enters a fly shop. Rene
Anthony Spezio wrote: > Now I remember seeing it, the name did not ring a bell. > Scares me just looking at ti. > Tony > > --- On *Thu, 2/11/10, George Vincent /<k...@verizon.net>/* wrote: > > > From: George Vincent <k...@verizon.net> > Subject: RE: [VFB] Vises > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 8:49 AM > > The Vosseler certainly looks like it used a design developed by > Thompson as the Cobra Vise. > > > George Vincent > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Martin Westbeek > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 10, 2010 19:02 > *To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Vises > > The Vosseler is a great example of the fact that a vise is highly > personal. Some like it; I did not care for at all. > Two pair of jaws... why? No weight in the base, but a suction cup > instead, which just does not work on many surfaces, and results in > an extremely wobbly vise. Well, *that* really sucks ;-) > Mart > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB > Mail" group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
