Pat has a new vice

[BilletHead]

  Pat is the proud owner of a renzetti traveler. Of course I get to try it out when she lets me.😆,

 

[Quillback]

Nice vice!  😃

[fishinwrench]

Looks like the same model I had before the tornado.  I really liked it, but went back to my old model A Thompson when the Renzetti got destroyed. 

I have a hangup with rotary tying. Consistent tension on the thread & material is a challenge for me.  

[tjm]

Good vise. Unless it's interfering with her health or other life areas, I wouldn't consider it a vice.

I have one of those and it's nice, but like wrench I prefer the Thompson A for speed and comfort. Bought the Renzetti second hand 5-6 years ago because I'd always wanted one, and have tied only a dozen or so flies on it. The right angle between stem and shaft that lets it rotate is where I want my hand to be, too many years of using the A, I guess, but the altered hand   position is uncomfortable to me. Takes about three times as long for each fly.

 

[BilletHead]

2 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Looks like the same model I had before the tornado.  I really liked it, but went back to my old model A Thompson when the Renzetti got destroyed. 

I have a hangup with rotary tying. Consistent tension on the thread & material is a challenge for me.  

                      I get that, it is like multi tasking. I can only do so many things at once. Takes practice. 

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, tjm said:

Good vise. Unless it's interfering with her health or other life areas, I wouldn't consider it a vice.

I have one of those and it's nice, but like wrench I prefer the Thompson A for speed and comfort. Bought the Renzetti second hand 5-6 years ago because I'd always wanted one, and have tied only a dozen or so flies on it. The right angle between stem and shaft that lets it rotate is where I want my hand to be, too many years of using the A, I guess, but the altered hand   position is uncomfortable to me. Takes about three times as long for each fly.

 

          We wish we had of known and could have talked you into selling.

    I sent you a text by phone. Did you get it?

[ness]

I’ve got the old Traveler without the cam. It’s doing the job for me. Renzetti makes good quality stuff. The Thompson A is gathering dust somewhere. 

[Foghorn]

Gave a Thompson to youngest daughter's boyfriend years ago but didn't get it back when they quit dating. Had a Regal rotary C-clamp that I  loaned to little brother so he could possibly tie his own flies so I use a Renzetti Traveler if we go on a trip of any duration. When is Pat going to showcase some of her tying on video? 

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, Foghorn said:

Gave a Thompson to youngest daughter's boyfriend years ago but didn't get it back when they quit dating. Had a Regal rotary C-clamp that I  loaned to little brother so he could possibly tie his own flies so I use a Renzetti Traveler if we go on a trip of any duration. When is Pat going to showcase some of her tying on video? 

    Se is laughing out loud over this.

[Foghorn]

Those beadhead nymphs Pat tied for the last fly swap looked deadly to me!