[VFB] Renzetti knock off vise

[Mark Wendt]

Jimmy,

	Well, I broke down and purchased the vise from the Lord of the Flies, 
owned by a fella named Dave Ballou.  Great guy to do business with.  The 
vise arrived within a few days of placing the order, and I set myself to 
cleaning up the shipping grease, and playing around with it.  The jaws had 
a bit of a problem.  There was a burr right out near the tip, where the 
hook is held, and the back screw hole must have had a rough thread, because 
the back screw threads got buggered when I tried to tighten.  Sent an email 
to Dave about it, and He sent me out a brand new vise that day, no 
questions asked, along with a check for $5 to cover the shipping back to 
him.  He even let me hold on to the old vise until the new one arrived, 
because my wife had thrown out the boxes the original was shipped in.  The 
new vise came through perfectly.  The jaws were perfect and the tightening 
screws threaded in just dandy.  I whipped out 5 wooly buggers last night on 
it while playing around with it.  I've never used a rotary vise before, so 
I'm trying to learn new habits.  Those of you that use a rotary vise, do 
you prefer to use the dial for turning the jaws, or the little handle that 
sticks out on the back side?  I couldn't seem to get the knack for using 
the handle, so I might just take it off.  The handle also seems to make the 
vise swing to one position - handle down, so that's another reason I'm 
thinking of removing the handle.  The weight of the handle makes it a 
little heavy to the one side, and if I want to rotate the fly, and not 
tighten down the set screw to stop it in one spot and stay, it seems to be 
the way to go.

	All in all, the vise is a very good deal for the money, and you can't go 
wrong dealing with Dave.  No financial interest, just a very satisfied 
customer.  He'll get more of my business, for sure.

Mark