McFlyLures 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2016 Im no expert and this is my first full rotary vise. I have played with a few other than this one, and I personally found this one to be the best for what I needed. I am in no way coming down on other vises, except for stating my opinion. I could be wrong on some things with this review, but again I'm not an expert and only stating what I see, and my opinion as the owner of this vise. Now that I am done with that... Take a look at the review below... Click the link to see the full review with pictures on my site. If you are like me, you dont have the money to buy one of each vise on the market and test them out for the best one. With some manufacuturors charging upwards of $500+ for their flagship vise, its hard to even aford one vise, let alone multiple. I recently was on the lookout for a new vise, one with a full rotary feature, and also for a good price.... Read more - Anvil Atlas Fly Tying Vise Review Anvil Atlas Fly Tying Vise Review Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave G. 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2016 Good review, great photos too. However I think that you are missing something in setting up the drag if the head is not rotating smoothly and the out of balance issue continues. It is true that it is not balanced and I have an issue with that in all these affordable true rotary vises, in that that stops high speed spinning with the vise. But you should be able to set the drag so the jaws don't flop down to bottom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrVette 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2016 Great write-up. I am not the biggest fan of this vice but your points of affordability and that it fits your style says a lot about it. On the balance issues... Have you tried putting adhesive wheel weights in the light side? Not sure exactly where you would mount but with a little trial and error maybe. The things are real cheep and the tire store might give them to you for free if you ask if they sell them...they get annoyed messing with something that small. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheech 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2016 Warning... THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK. I repeat... THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK. IMO... You would have been much better off with a Peak ($154) or a Griffin Odyssey Spider Cam ($95) than the Wolff Atlas vise. It's fine with smaller hooks, but there is WAY too much fiddling with a larger hook to get it to seat correctly. In fact, you probably would have been better off with the Wolff Apex even though it's not true rotary. You can angle the jaws to accommodate the curve of bigger hooks. At the end of the day, it's a decent vise that will get the job done with some extra fiddling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrocarp 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2016 I hear the sound of distant drums...... lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2016 I believe it to be distant thunder Retro. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrocarp 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2016 Maybe it's a train coming ..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrocarp 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2016 Never poke the bear !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2016 Lol. Rolling Thunder to be precise or maybe a possible train wreck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrocarp 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2016 Watch this space ........... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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mikechell 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2016 I believe it to be distant thunder Retro. Maybe it's a train coming ..... From what I understand ... McFlylures isn't reading feedback, anymore, so there's no possibility of "repercussions" from any negative comments. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrocarp 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2016 So what's the point of giving feedback ? Unfortunately he will not get the positive comments either ..... Makes no sense . Didn't feel like I was being too negative Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2016 I don't know, Retro. I don't get his post, since I blocked him a while ago. I don't like seeing the bold markers on the forums page that indicates unread threads. So, I look at all of them. If someone hits the quote button, then I see blocked posts on THAT reply. A few days ago, he said he wasn't going to look at replies anymore because they hurt his feelings or something. He also accused "people" of getting on his website and threatening him. I've never been there, so I am not sure if he's serious about that or not but, holy crap if it's true! NOBODY'S video is THAT bad, I don't care what the subject matter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrocarp 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2016 LMAO It's pretty sad if that is the case . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites