I recently last Oct upgraded to a Renzetti 4000 presentation vise. A friend of mine gave me his old traveler a few years back due to my vise growing legs and walking away. Its a great vise. I tie small flies. mostly trout. I was going to go with the master but I just could not justify dropping that kind of money. I took the difference and bought some feathers and hooks. Dave's vise, still will do the job. Its amazing how durable they are, and they make parts should you have the need to fix something broken. I don't think they ever break. I tied for years on a first gen Regal. That one was the first good vise I bought. There are a lot of good vises along with a lot of junk. Still on the old Thomson A I got in '64. I use it from time to time because well I can and at times I am still that 9 year old boy.
Renzetti makes good "true" rotaries, and originated this form that is now the most copied in the world. But most pros don't use them. The old fashioned angled vises are much more efficient, which is why you see guys like AK designing one (now tying on a fixed regal). Next time you watch a good tier using a true rotary, watch if they ever use them. Mostly not. The cheaper Renzetti, "true" rotaries don't even have true rotary. It's a joke that if one was putting a compound spaced tinsel on a salmon fly that one would break out the half hitch tool, the bobbin support, drag out a pile of thread. Doesn't happen. Mostly people use them to see if they goofed the shadow side of the fly. That's inspiring. And for that, your whole weak arm is out of position.
I just ordered a Master, I have a small collection of vises. I also have a Waldron, rotary; and I am making up a really beefy one based on the Jurassic jaw. I mostly tie on the Regal, or the 1979 HMH. Just don't buy the Regal Magnum, that one is not thought out.
I recently last Oct upgraded to a Renzetti 4000 presentation vise. A friend of mine gave me his old traveler a few years back due to my vise growing legs and walking away. Its a great vise. I tie small flies. mostly trout. I was going to go with the master but I just could not justify dropping that kind of money. I took the difference and bought some feathers and hooks. Dave's vise, still will do the job. Its amazing how durable they are, and they make parts should you have the need to fix something broken. I don't think they ever break. I tied for years on a first gen Regal. That one was the first good vise I bought. There are a lot of good vises along with a lot of junk. Still on the old Thomson A I got in '64. I use it from time to time because well I can and at times I am still that 9 year old boy.
Glad you shared the story with us all. BTW, the presentation 4000 you got me is really sweet!
So glad you love it Ed! It’s truly an amazing vise
Love my 2nd ham traveler
nice vid thanks
Renzetti makes good "true" rotaries, and originated this form that is now the most copied in the world. But most pros don't use them. The old fashioned angled vises are much more efficient, which is why you see guys like AK designing one (now tying on a fixed regal). Next time you watch a good tier using a true rotary, watch if they ever use them. Mostly not. The cheaper Renzetti, "true" rotaries don't even have true rotary. It's a joke that if one was putting a compound spaced tinsel on a salmon fly that one would break out the half hitch tool, the bobbin support, drag out a pile of thread. Doesn't happen. Mostly people use them to see if they goofed the shadow side of the fly. That's inspiring. And for that, your whole weak arm is out of position.
I just ordered a Master, I have a small collection of vises. I also have a Waldron, rotary; and I am making up a really beefy one based on the Jurassic jaw. I mostly tie on the Regal, or the 1979 HMH. Just don't buy the Regal Magnum, that one is not thought out.