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McManus,
As I said in my first reply, I use a clamp type vise and the clamp spans both the work top and the masonite. However I believe it is heavy enough that movement should not be a problem. Depending on your setup you may want to cut it to fit. What I forgot to mention in my first post is that before floping it over, I reverse it end for end so I actually get four uses out of it before replacement. It should be good for a few years unless you start spilling head cement. *smile*
Sorry to hear you lost your tying room. Having a separate room for tying is the way to go if possible. We moved two years ago and I had to squeeze into a smaller room. My tying station fits into what could be a closet space with multiple shelves and horizontal surfaces. Much of my materia lis stored in three oak cabinets with a total of 72 drawers and I've just acquired a library file with another 15 drawers that I intend to incorporate into the tying station as an auxiliary bench/worktop. One can never have too many drawers or too many shelves. Now to finish reorganizing!
Are you really going to have your tying station facing the window? Seems you'll be looking into the light and your work will be backlit - ?? I've seen photos of those tying orientations and never understood them.
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Jim,
The window, facing east, will have shutters, to adjust light. Over the desk we will have 3 halogen can lights. There will be a ceiling light in the center of the room. Finally, I have a flexible arm light on my vise, that I think is made by 3M.
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Swing hard, in case they throw the ball where you're swinging. Duke Snider
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billknepp--I mentioned the T.V.Tyr site to show what one can build--they are expensive. I also have a large wood shop and as you mentioned it will give you great joy to build your own. I also build and sell the tying bench that one can pick up and store on a shelf when finished tying for the day. That uses up my scraps. Roll tops are a challenge but easy to build. I know of Wood Mode--when I was in college I worked for a builder and installed a few.
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Bill
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My requirements are lots of storage and something that can be easily "covered up" when you're done working. A rolltop desk is ideal. The multi-thousand dollar rolltop desks made specifically for fly tying are beautiful but I'm not willing to spend that kind of money. You can buy a very nice rolltop desk in the $400 range. The store that I bought mine from went out of business recently, but I found another store called "Nostalgia Oak" that sells similar desks.
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Hi Folks,
Different strokes for different folks.*G* Here is my tying bench for
consideration. As you can see, I'm set up
for dremel bugs. The small drill press is
for punching out plugs for shaping bodies on
the dremel lathe. Foreground center. The
portable bench on top is designed to slip
over the dremel lathe and position my vise
where it is most comfortable for me. Just
food for thought and another idea. I got
everything for the tying bench and computer
desk combo from a local builders supply for
just over 200 dollars. Works well for me.
Ample storage in the drawers as well as the
3 door overhead cabinet above. All of my
feathers and goodies are stored above in
labled clear plastic shoe boxes. Warm
regards, Jim
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ch/dremel6.jpg
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Just a few words of caution.
Make sure you make it big enough
and versitile so you can change
and/or add to it at a later date.
We all started out with the cigar
or shoe box, and you know how long that
lasted!
I prefer the plastic drawers on wheels
that slide under the end of the desk.
This way, I can grab everything without
having to pull it all out of the drawers,
and put it all back later.
Just grab the whole thing and go!
Works great for tying classes.
Also, those old grey "battleship" desks
work great. Lots of drawer space that
can be divided and if they have the hanging folder rack, you can "file" your necks and capes. They can be purchased used for
about $40.00 at used office equipt store.
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**MW**
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Jim,
The dustbuster is a nice touch,I bet your wife just loves you to death......!!!.....lol
and I now have mines permission to buy a vise attached collection bag!!!....lol
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"I've often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before" A.K.Best
"Wish ya great fishing"
Bill
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Hey Bill,
I asked my wife for a Sage rod for
Christmas. I got a dustbuster instead.
Does that tell ya anything?*G* Jim
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Tells me that, This was her gag gift prior to giving you the "Real" gift......
Speaking of rods...
Any chance you'd part with the two in the photo...fer say 5 a'piece http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/wink.gif..... http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/biggrin.gif
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"I've often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before" A.K.Best
"Wish ya great fishing"
Bill
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Jim,
That hardly looks like a tying area at all. Where's all the stuff and clutter? Way too neat..
Could even make some of us look bad.
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