Wes I don't think your going to lose anything if you don't use the rotary feature but you will gain if you do..
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wes Wada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 10:02 AM Subject: [VFB] Oft-asked question/rotary vise > Pardons requested, but I need to ask a question I know has been asked > many times before. Safe to say I wasn't paying attention to the > answers at the time... > > My main vise, an HMH is in need of factory repair/ reconditioning after > about seven years of use, so I need to send it back east. I am doing a > lot of tying right now, and my only backup vise is the original > Thompson A I first learned on. The A doesn't flip over easily so that > I can examine or tie on the bottom of the fly, like the HMH. > > I am considering buying one of the inexpensive Renzetti knock-offs > available on eBay to tide me over until the HMH returns. Part of that > decision is to try out a rotary vise and end up with both types in the > tying area. > > MANY people who learned on a non-rotary have said that when they tie on > a true rotary vise, they tend not to use the rotary features, but tie > the same as they used to on the non-rotary. > > I've also heard people who tie on a Regal say that they like being able > to lean the edge of their hand on top of the vise when they are tying. > Not sure if that is practical or possible when tying on a rotary. > > What is a long-time non-rotary tier really going to gain or lose by > buying a rotary?? > > Comments? Suggestions? > > Thanks, > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon > >
