Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2017 Very helpful review Mike, thank you. Just 2 Questions. Any closeup photos available? If so, a side by side shot with the Law? Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene L 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2017 Good review of the TRV. With a strong beginning, they will only get better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barrytheguide 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2017 Just a quick reply using my alter ego. I spoke to Jon at HMH yesterday and he didnt seem to want to discuss the issues I had with my TRV, he just said he had refunded my credit card although the refund hasnt shown up on my account. As a matter of fact if he had offered to replace my vice with a better made one I would have accepted. Today another guy who has just received his TRV spoke to me on the phone. He seemed to be not unhappy with his although he hasnt actually used it yet. He did say the jaws on his were smooth whereas ,as you can see from my photos , mine were definitely rough cast and in no way were they tool steel. So maybe I just got a bad one. I guess only time will tell when a few more reviews roll in from other purchasers. Cheers and a Happy Xmas Bazzer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mvalbano 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2017 Here a few pictures I will try and attach more. I apologize that they are rotated the wrong way this happens automatically when they are uploaded. If anyone knows how to remedy this please let me know. Thanks, Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mvalbano 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2017 Here are a few more, this one shows the jaws and hook grooves ff both the TRV and the LAW... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mvalbano 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2017 Here is one comparing the LAW to TRV... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bimini15 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2017 If anyone knows how to remedy this please let me know. It is a combination of things, and apparently you have the right wrong combination. Look at your phone, rotate to the left and take the picture in landscape. Upload pic and let us see the result. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2017 If anyone knows how to remedy this please let me know. It is a combination of things, and apparently you have the right wrong combination. Look at your phone, rotate to the left and take the picture in landscape. Upload pic and let us see the result. Worked for me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2017 Turning my computer on it's side worked well ... the pictures look fine, MV. Quite obvious the picture with the scissors in the background are die cast jaws ... the other is machined stock. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene L 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2017 Not all that concerned with how the jaws look on the outside...it's the inside that concerns me. If the vise holds the hook, the rest is eye-candy....well, not all the rest, but I'd be concerned about how the jaws line up with the hook and the rotation qualities. The difference between a $500 vise and a $3000 vise are pretty obvious. How does it do the job? Some hints here, but I'd love to see more reviews of how the TRV does in tying a fly and perhaps a little less on how the base slopes downward. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bazzer69 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2017 Here is one comparing the LAW to TRV...Just as a matter of interest why would you want a TRV when you already have a LAW? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2017 Collectors, Bazzer. I don't have the collecting gene ... but I know a lot of people who do. Stamps, coins, baseball card or comic books, fly tying vises, Hummels (my Mom's vice) ... "more" is just a necessity of life to a collector. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjm 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2017 Collectors, Bazzer. I don't have the collecting gene ... but I know a lot of people who do. Stamps, coins, baseball card or comic books, fly tying vises, Hummels (my Mom's vice) ... "more" is just a necessity of life to a collector. I was thinking this a day or two ago, if this hundred is all they make just like this, the future value might be a lot greater than the current cost.If I had that collectors gene this would certainly be of interest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bazzer69 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2017 Collectors, Bazzer. I don't have the collecting gene ... but I know a lot of people who do. Stamps, coins, baseball card or comic books, fly tying vises, Hummels (my Mom's vice) ... "more" is just a necessity of life to a collector. I was thinking this a day or two ago, if this hundred is all they make just like this, the future value might be a lot greater than the current cost.If I had that collectors gene this would certainly be of interest. Damn, I didnt think of that, I shouldnt have returned mine, I could have made some serious coin! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AK Skim 0 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 Here are a few more, this one shows the jaws and hook grooves ff both the TRV and the LAW... Thank you Mike for taking the time and effort to put up photos of the HMH. Cleared up a lot of fears... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
