[Merlin]

Well I luv my regal it is just when trying to tie some of the wings on some flies I get tested wing on the other side off from the one in front of me then either have to bend over or remove the fly and look and put it back on the vise
sorry for the misspell as vice
Just thought for me at this point in my fly tying a rotary vise
would be good for me
When I sit down I tie about 6 to 8 flys different sizes and sometime different colors

Bill

 

[GR8LAKES FLYER]

My suggestion...either try other brands friends may have or your local fly shop might make available to you for a trial...even in store if need be.
Cheers,
George

I'm with you on this suggestion. In fact, this is how I choose my Renzetti Traveler vise 20 plus years ago. I went to my local fly shop at the time and tied a fly on about 5 different vises. Basically it was like taking a test drive. Besides all the different features vises have, ergonomics is a personal thing. The vise needs to feel comfortable while you are using it.


Mike

 

[Merlin]

And how did I get tested???
Meant to say offset
Unalined misformed

 

[MHC]

Bill,

Vice is not spelled incorrectly by the British.

 

[808steelheader]

oh boy more candy
Griffin Odyssey Spider Vise about 63 bucks
Odyssey Cam Vise about 115

to much candy mom says I have to go to the dentist

Thanks to this thread, I realized that my favorite rotary vise is on sale at my local Cabela's so I just got back from purchasing my second Griffin odyssey spider for 62.99. Now I can keep one set up at my desk at home and the other will stay in my travel kit that I use for opportunistic tying sessions away from home like on my lunch hour and while at the bingo hall with my smarter half.

 

[flytyer]

Of all the vises others mentioned, in my opinion after tying for 54 years, which included tying commercially at 3 different times for a total of 17 years commercial tying, the Griffin Odyssey Spider is the best value in true rotary vises currently on the market. They are made in the USA of good materials, hold hooks with a vengeance, parts are available if you do something stupid (like run over it with your truck, drop it out a 3rd story window, etc.), and they are made to last. Granted, they aren't the most aesthetic vise, but they do the job, and do it very well.

All the others mentioned also are good to great vises. all the vises currently on the market at the price point you are looking at ($140-$200.00) are good vises. But the Griffin Odyssey Spider can be had for 1/2 that and it will do everything the ones up to $200.00-$250.00 will do.

I've literally worn out the jaws (and other parts) on quite a few vises, some not exactly cheap (the Renzetti Traveler and the Regal among them), in my lifetime due to all the flies I've tied. And with having had this much tying experience, I have zero qualms about recommending the Griffin Odyssey Spider.

 

[Hardyreels]

Please forgive me for not reading all of the replies to the thread (little short on time here) but...............

I would ask; do you actually plan on doing 'rotary tying' as in using the function to spin on body materials etc. for production tying?

If you are a hobbyist tier like many of us here then having a vise that holds securely and is able to be rotated with relative ease will do. I can guess many have been suggested.

I have two vises that rotate, one is good for rotary tying methods but perhaps not the best production vise. That vise is a Renzitti traveler and it does a fine job.

My other is the seldom seen Thompson 360 'A' vise which was made in the early 1990's but can be found occasionally for sale.

The Thompson doubles as a good Tube and Shank tying vise because of the design.

Picture worth 1000 words maybe.

The vise will adjust to horizontal or any angle between there and 90* straight up.





The knurled wheels adjust a series of bushings which control how easily or tightly the rotation is set for. You just turn the real knob / wheel to rotate the jaws inside the sleeve.

I use that old vise more than the Renzitti Traveler. Found that at the Cortland Store in Cortland NY. circa 1994 on a clearance table for 30 dollars. Have seen them sell on auction for 25 and under, great vise for a fisherman.

Ard

 

[Merlin]

Yes I know britts spell it vice we vise! I was looking over the web and seen some vise on a web site and seen vice as the spelling I thought
that was odd then other vises were spelled that way then I noticed the prices they were all in British pounds! That VICE kind of stuck in my head
so I really did not think of it till MHC said something like to much ' vice ' then I went back over this thread and thought were did I spell vise vice??
then the light went on and the halo shined and I saw I saw my mistake!
the vice I have like drinking good whiskey or fishing ( my wife calls it an obsession!!! )
then we have vise! in are world the only vise is a fly tying VISE!!!!! right??
U young whipper snappers may forgive us old farts for are errors and old style way sinse we old fart Do KNOW u will be in are shoes some day!!

To what I am looking for
to be able to adjust the vise to me and the way it feels good to tie a fly!!'
not having to work around the vice oppsssss
I like the way the regal pull handle opens the jaws and the regal has never let a hook move in any way while tying!
my first vise a cheapo 10 buck maybe wobbled wiggled and would not hold a hook
would like a vise that is appealing! Well sorry why cant we be like are wife's LOOKS are everything
my wife is looking over my shoulder as I type this!!! she thinks I have some hot hottie on here sense she seen my avatar and she thinks she put it there
back to the vise
a vise that is user friendly I would say

I do not speed tie so I don't need a production type vise
I would like this vise to be my last one I buy so I want one that will outlive me, so to say

but oh Good Lord Almighty there are so many to choose from

I like the Dyna-King Barracuda Junior Trekker Vise 199.99
Renzetti Cam Series Traveler Vise 199.99
PEAK Rotary Vise with D-Arm & Material Clip 169.95
Atlas Vise 154.99

But the Renzetti Cam Series Traveler Vise looks best

Bill

 

[Honyuk96]

Or buy my Mongoose fer cheap

 

[Astoneflyguy]

Ive had a Griffin 2A for 30+ years that still works plenty fine, no bells or whistles. I wanted a rotary vice though and got a Griffin Odyssey off ebay new for $125. For the extra $50 I went with the cam feature and the nice bobbin cradle over the thumb screws and the wire cradle. So far I really like it. I already had the base from my old one which I prefer over the clamp so that worked out great. Would I like to have a nice expensive vice, sure, but on a limited budget I would rather buy nice materials to tie with and just have a vice that works :wink2:

Granted I am not the caliber of most on this forum, but enjoy my tying just the same!!

 

[borealis]

Thanks to this thread, I realized that my favorite rotary vise is on sale at my local Cabela's so I just got back from purchasing my second Griffin odyssey spider for 62.99.

Wow- that's a great deal.

I hope the OP saw that post.

 

[flytyer]

Bill,

The Baracuda Jr. Trekker has a much better jaw than the Renzetti Traveler. The Baracuda JR. jaw has 2 pockets machined into it (just like the Baracuda does) that do a superb job of holding larger and large hooks without sacrificing ability to hold trout sized and small hooks. The Jr. Trekker has a ball bearing collet/shaft, the Traveler doesn't, and this makes the Trekker Jr. much, much smoother in rotary tying. This doesn't mean the Traveler isn't a good vise, it simply means the Trekker Jr. is more bang for the money with much more stable rotary tying.

Full disclosure, I've had a regular, full-size Baracuda since they first hit the market (which was '94 or 95). It is only vise I've never worn out any part of and I've literally tied over 100,000 flies on it. I have friend with Travelers who have worn out jaws on theirs which they then replaced. Again, it doesn't mean it isn't a good vise, it simply means depending on how many flies you tie the jaws may have to be replaced. The Trekker Jr. also allows you to adjust the plane of the jaws so the hook is on the center-line of rotary action making rotary tying much easier and pleasant than on the Traveler, which doesn't allow the jaws to be adjusted to the center line of rotation. Again, this might not matter unless you are going to use the rotary function to apply body materials.

 

[808steelheader]

Of all the vises others mentioned, in my opinion after tying for 54 years, which included tying commercially at 3 different times for a total of 17 years commercial tying, the Griffin Odyssey Spider is the best value in true rotary vises currently on the market. They are made in the USA of good materials, hold hooks with a vengeance, parts are available if you do something stupid (like run over it with your truck, drop it out a 3rd story window, etc.), and they are made to last. Granted, they aren't the most aesthetic vise, but they do the job, and do it very well.

All the others mentioned also are good to great vises. all the vises currently on the market at the price point you are looking at ($140-$200.00) are good vises. But the Griffin Odyssey Spider can be had for 1/2 that and it will do everything the ones up to $200.00-$250.00 will do.

I've literally worn out the jaws (and other parts) on quite a few vises, some not exactly cheap (the Renzetti Traveler and the Regal among them), in my lifetime due to all the flies I've tied. And with having had this much tying experience, I have zero qualms about recommending the Griffin Odyssey Spider.

I totally agree with Russ here. The Griffin Odessy Spider is among those rare items that performs at or above the level of equipment at a much higher price point. My Cabela's Tlr rods are in the same category of high performance at a low price. I just love it when performance on the cheap comes together!!
Todd

 

[Merlin]

Oh if it were not for my?? what Vanity???
This would be so easy I think?

Honestly I am 56 1/2 years old yup still a kid so I had to put that 1/2 year thing in
but the life I have lived to this point right now makes me feel like 65 I think
I luv tying flies it relaxes me takes my mind of work, the work needed to be done around the house, the honey do list, and everything else!
but I have big hands and my eye's are not as good even with glasses!
like I said luv my griffin but I think a rotary vise will work better for me now in my stage of fly tying.
yes a norvise looks great would like to have it but I cant pull that much green out of my wallet even for $295
yup looked on ebay to woooooo seen a vise there listed for $4,400.00 ok I just got off the turnip truck yesterday and hey er ye al ol folks ot thar I mit be dumb but $4,400.00 come on is that for real?????

I found these vises
Orvis Renzetti Traveler 2000 Vise about 170

It seems the big box store sold out of the Dyna-King Barracuda Junior Trekker Vise for 199 see u get old slow and feeble and u miss out on the good stuff!!

now I am all bummed out was going to drag myself to that big box store tomorrow and get that Dyna-King Barracuda Junior Trekker Vise
gotta go going to cry now

Bill

 

[Merlin]

I can not believe it the big box store is also sold out of the Renzetti Cam Series Traveler Vise


yup im getting to old for this I just just ccaaaannnttttt take it no moooore
well its back to crying


Bill

 

[Back Eddy]

Your 200$ vice is in the classifieds

 

[Merlin]

Ya my old slow body missed it Back Eddy
it was already sold by the time I got onto speypages

but thanks for trying to help!!

Bill