Personally I think 'junior' in Barracuda Junior is a very misleading word. It scared me off and I bought the Mongoose because of it. But when I had the chance to see one IRL (Tony's)... I quickly saw that, between the two of them, his sure wasn't the 'junior'. Then I bought a Barracuda Junior myself but the slim arm didn't feel comfortable as hand rest when tying. So when I exchanged it for the Standard Barracuda, I had both at home for a few days... and could compare them. Personally, after having done that, I don't think there is anything 'junior' about it... as a vise. The height is the same as the "large" Barracuda and the width is the same as the "large" Barracuda. Aside of the bases (L on the Junior and XL on the Standard), the only difference between the vises lies in mass. It's thinner/lighter, but not "smaller"... in my opinion. The Barracuda Junior is the same vise as the Standard Barracuda... 6 months before starting to visit the gym. ;o) /Nick
-----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] För Anthony Spezio Skickat: den 11 februari 2010 19:18 Till: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Ämne: RE: [VFB] Vises George, I have been thinking about it but I hate to give up my Norlander. I still use it when I decide to tie an order of Woolly Buggers. I know I can replace it with a newer one but I have it set up like I want it. Maybe I might make him an offer on it today. He has a couple of vises. You mention the HMH. HMH stands for "Harry's Mad House", that was his basement. I had one of the newer ones and let it go. My buddy has one of the originals that was made in Harry's basement. It was a good one. The one I had was made shortaly after Harry sold the rights. I thought it was a piece of junk. The jaws would not hold a hook and the base was too light. I sold it and bought one of the first "rotary" Regals. I tied on that for years, it still is one of the better vises I have and still use it to wrap wire on hooks when I decide to do bigger orders.It is fast for that. I was offered a Pro Staff position with Dyna King and decided on the Barracuda Jr. I am totally satisfied with that vise. I have cut my order tying down to just a few clients. I don't tie for the shops anymore. Making Bamboo rods is taking up my time. Will let you know if he will sell the Beatis to me. 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, 11:21 AM Tony, if you have the chance to get the Orvis Baetis vise, go for it, they are rare as hens teeth. I bought mine at an Orvis surplus sale and it had a broken jaw so I got it for a great price. It was quite expensive when new from Orvis as most of their merchandise is. I had an extra set of Thompson jaws both regular and midge that a machinist friend shorten for me and they work like a charm. Lucky that I had the broken Orvis jaw to use as a pattern. Unfortunately, he has since passed away. As you can probably tell, I am a big fan of Thompson vises and was very disappointed when they went out of business, although I think that there is a group of old employees that are trying to resurrect the production of some of the models. The vise that I recommend to new tyers is the HMH either Standard or Spartan models. They are made in Maine and the craftsmanship is superb and the service is super. George From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Spezio Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 11:47 To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Vises One of the guys in our tying group offered to trade his Orvis Baetis vise for my Norlander. We will be tying this afternoon and he will make the offer again. I would like to add it to my collection but I want to keep my Norlander. We had an Orvis Outlet store in Mtn. Home. I missed out on that vise, he was in the outlet store that morning and I went in that afternoon. It went for 50.00 Tony -- 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
