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Vise Preferences
By: Sean-NOLA Date: October 1, 2017, 10:51 pm
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Just out of curiosity, what is your preferred vise? Dynaking,
Peak, Regal, Renzetti, other??? Rotary or non-rotary? I find
myself going between tying with both my Renzetti and Regal
vises.
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Re: Vise Preferences
By: Bayoutalker Date: October 2, 2017, 7:17 am
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Renzetti rotary for me.
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Re: Vise Preferences
By: Marc Date: October 2, 2017, 8:26 am
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Regal with the big game head. Sassy but classy.
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Re: Vise Preferences
By: kjnengr Date: October 2, 2017, 2:09 pm
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My first vise was a Regal medallion with the pedestal base.
HTML http://regalvise.com/_images/vise/rppr22.jpg
Although not truly a rotary vise, it can account for at least
90% of any and all tying. Since I bought that one 6 years ago,
I think Regal has come out with a true rotary vise but I have no
experience with it.
HTML http://regalvise.com/_images/vise/20028p.jpg
The standard jaws that I have on mine have been perfect for
everything from 2/0 down to 16s. The size 18 and 20 midges
didn't fit perfectly but I was still able to tie them. If I
were to tie the small stuff more often, I would have probably
purchased the "midge" jaws as well. And the best part about the
Regal jaws is that there is absolutely no adjustments that need
to be made regardless of hook size.
However, I received a Dyna-King Barracuda last year for
Christmas. It's the bees knees, rotary, and can pretty much tie
on any size hook. The base is heavier than the Regal and
therefore more stable.
I still use the Regal vise whenever I travel to club meetings,
etc.
As a first vise, If I had unlimited funds, I would buy a
Renzetti or Dyna King full rotary. Otherwise I would probably
go with Regal. I think Peak makes good vises that don't cost
quite as much but I have no personal experience with them.
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Re: Vise Preferences
By: Catchcoma Date: October 2, 2017, 2:39 pm
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I have a Regal Medallion, Renzetti Traveler, and a Griffin 2A
that account for 99% of all my fly tying. I also have a
Dyna-King knockoff but it rarely sees activity.
My wife gave me the Regal as a Christmas present 25 years ago.
Late last year the cam mechanism began to fail. I sent them the
head and they sent me a new one! Took 2 weeks. Hard to beat
customer service like that. That Regal accounts for most of my
tying. It's not a "true rotary", but the head rotates. So for
doing angle or trim work it's good enough.
When I do need true rotary, I turn to the Renzetti. It's one of
their base models, but it works just fine!
That Griffin 2A is a gem for the money. Very light for travel.
I use it to tie trout and bream flies.
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Re: Vise Preferences
By: noahvale Date: October 3, 2017, 10:17 am
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I have the original Regal that does not turn at all. Love it.
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Re: Vise Preferences
By: Bowfin47 Date: October 3, 2017, 2:20 pm
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While I have 5 or 6 vises, I tie 99% on my early 90's model,
Renzetti Traveler or my Able. Have always wanted a DynaKing,
but just can't justify with what I already have. However, if I
didn't have the Abel, there would be a Dyna-King on my bench...
IMHO - Rotary is the only way to go. While ther are many times
when you don't need the rotary feature, there are also many,
many tiimes when it is indispensable.
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Re: Vise Preferences
By: Sean-NOLA Date: October 5, 2017, 11:31 am
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This has been interesting! It seems like there's a lot of Regal
and Renzetti fans! Also, do you prefer pedestal or c-clamp?
Marc, how big (and small) of flies do you tie the big game jaws?
I've never seen them in person, and have been curious about
them.
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Re: Vise Preferences
By: Marc Date: October 5, 2017, 1:30 pm
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Regal says you can tie sizes 22 through 5/0 with the big game
jaws. Smallest fly I tie is a on a #6 and the biggest is like a
1/0 or 2/0.
Side note, the regal tool bar is awesome. Not sure what makes it
$50 but it's a handy little thing. If you're like me and your
tying desk looks like someone emptied a trash can on top of a
bunch of dead birds then it's nice to have a spot to stash your
scissors.
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Re: Vise Preferences
By: Bayoutalker Date: October 5, 2017, 5:40 pm
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My Renzetti is a c-clamp. It works great for my travel box/desk.
I can see a moveable mount being handy too though.
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