petelangevin

I tied up a bunch of ugly crabs. Used foam and hot glue. Unfortunately

my iphone wont let me upload a pic.

What diameters have you made them in?

Very nice. What diameter is the tubing?

You could go to a sporting goods store and look for a pair of hunters fleece gloves. They come in blaze orange. You can shred it in a coffee blender or use a razor blade.

Not perfect but it should work.

I was just going to say the same thing. Ive been relegated to a semi finished basement. Nice setup !

3000$? Wow. Id hold off and hope that waldron starts making vises again.

Why not go with the ekich vise. Very similar to the law vise.

Anvil does have a lifetime guarantee. Might be worth sending it back to have them check it out. I had an apex. I used it away from home.

Its not all about speed. Is it fast and smooth yes. Take it for what its worth. People who use them generally love them. There are so many things that you can do with the vise. I love mine. But with anything its personal preference.

Just saw the posting. Starting price at 500 with a buy it now around 1000$. Its the aluminum and stainless version. Does the buy it now get used. ? What is your guess on the final price? I dont think it will hit a grand but collectors can surprise you.

I cant believe the price is up to 317????

If you do not need true rotary, then i would say go with a regal vise. They will hold down to size 10 easily and up to size 6/0 Which will cover nearly all your needs for salt. It does rotate well enough for your needs. I tied thousands on mine, i moved on to a norvise because my needs changed. But i would recommend this highly. Get the c clamp and any old base if you want a pedistal. You cant go wrong. And they are always on that big auction site !

It was made by thompson. Not sure what the name was but the auction price now was not

Far off from the original price. Not sure if you can still get different jaw sets for it.

There was no issue with my regal but it has pocketed jaws. But i had issues with lesser vises. No real issues with my norvise either. But those mustad hooks are prone to slippage due to there finish.

The 34007 are slippery as well. Never tried paper to help hold them in place.

Bob pop has a series of wool flies that he coats with silicone that cast like bullets when wet.

I made a bunch, they can be shaped to look like surf plugs and you can stagger colors similar to stacked deer hair. Check out his book for more details.

Could that be a mayfly or caddisfly vise? I vaguely recall seeing it advertised in fly tyer back in the 90s.

Could that be a mayfly or caddisfly vise? I vaguely recall seeing it advertised in fly tyer back in the 90s.

I love the vac under the vise. And i followed your lead with the granite base for my nor vise.

I honestly cant remember. I had a kit which i messed around with, then i took a class and did the basics. Zug bug, pheasant tail, gnat, b n dace, mickey fin. But honestly i can not remember what was first. I know i loved streamers and tied hundreds which i lost and gave to friends. Still have a big box of things i tied back then.

I have an ac moore near by those felting needles should work fine in my hmh adaptor.

I will check them out. What can i use to cut them to lenght without crushing the end of the tube.

Not that base. This one is round and at least a foot across. Never ever seen one like it. Per orvis in boston it was a special edition made by regal specifically for orvis. It is still listed on the orvis site. You should check it out. Quite substantial.

I saw an unusual base at the orvis in boston that was the size of a dinner plate and weighed about 8 pounds. A bunch of pockets to hold stuff. Not sure who made it.

What do you use? and any recommendations? I have the hmh adaptor with 4 needles. But i see that many of the newer brands use the tapered needles. Have you tried the aftermarket needles in the hmh vise or would i be better off spending the 20 for the eumer adaptor which has the tapered needles included.

Also i hear about people tying on qtip tubes. I know those can get brittle. if i was to look for tubing from other sources what material should i focus on, teflon , pfte or something else.

Thanks Pete