10-28-2008, 04:45 PM
I'm assuming you mean rotary vises, which would be a lot easier than holding them in pliers or visegrips.
But you've given me an idea. How about a manual drying wheel, for those who don't use epoxy (or anything of that nature) a whole lot? It would be simple enough to rig the wheel with a crank handle; even gear it down, if necessary---people new to epoxy often don't realize how slowly you can turn the fly and still prevent slumping. My powered wheel operates at something like 5 turns per minute is all.
Another tip, that anyone can use but which is especially usefull for novice tyers. If you lay out all the materials for, say, a dozen flies, then start tying, you'll be amazed at 1. how quickly they go, and 2. how much the 12th fly looks just like the 1st one.
Not that I think I've got anything to teach anybody who's turning out quantities of #30s. Nowadays I'm lucky to even see a size 30 fly (or even a 22, for that matter), let alone tie one. [
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But you've given me an idea. How about a manual drying wheel, for those who don't use epoxy (or anything of that nature) a whole lot? It would be simple enough to rig the wheel with a crank handle; even gear it down, if necessary---people new to epoxy often don't realize how slowly you can turn the fly and still prevent slumping. My powered wheel operates at something like 5 turns per minute is all.
Another tip, that anyone can use but which is especially usefull for novice tyers. If you lay out all the materials for, say, a dozen flies, then start tying, you'll be amazed at 1. how quickly they go, and 2. how much the 12th fly looks just like the 1st one.
Not that I think I've got anything to teach anybody who's turning out quantities of #30s. Nowadays I'm lucky to even see a size 30 fly (or even a 22, for that matter), let alone tie one. [
]Brook
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