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For Magic Tool owners, let's hear some honesty now:
- How long have you had the MT?
- Is your use of the MT increasing or decreasing?
- Has it replaced your use of a 'dubbing loop'?
- Do you know where your MT is? Do you care?
- Knowing what you know now, if you had not bought the MT and saw it today, would you buy it?
Allan
again?
the answer is yes.
mgj
- How long have you had the MT?
1-2 months
- Is your use of the MT increasing or decreasing?
Level
- Has it replaced your use of a 'dubbing loop'?
No. You still need to make a loop or split your thread.
- Do you know where your MT is? Do you care?
Cluttering my tying desk and yes, I care!
- Knowing what you know now, if you had not bought the MT and saw it today, would you buy it?
No. I would have bought two, large paper clamps at Staples,
mikey,
The thread below prompted my questions.
Allan
Had mine over a year and never used it.
Allan:
I got a chance to see and play with this at this past Novembers fly tying Symposium. I will say I was given the chance to try a demo out since I would not part with the money for this tool unless I felt comfertable with it. I went back to the guild table and played with it for a few moments in time and felt the tool was no value added and increased my tying steps and time. I also felt that I would go home with this and eventually set it on the side and never use it again. I'm kind of funny when it comes to tools placed on my tying desk. I only have tools out that I use all the time. Now I also have some tools like Wing burners that I use every now and then that gets placed in the tool drawer. This drawer of tools is never forgotten and the tools in the drawers gets used evey now and then. There is not one tool in that drawer that does not get used. I go through my drawers once a year and spring clean and get rid of things that I know I have not used and will never use. I guess due to starting be a maturing fly tyer I do not buy things any more that I know I will never use or will put them away. I seen the magic tool and felt here is another gizmo that will sit in a drawer waiting for that spring cleaning. Gosh, I tied all these years and never had a need for a tool like this. If I felt it would oo helped my fly tying or was the item that aided my tying than I would have dropped the money. But honestly, why drop the money on something that I can do today by hand without this tool. Just think for the price of this tool I could have bought a nice pair of Scissors, or a ton of hooks or my first desire a whole bunch of Duck & Goose quills or a nice couple of pairs of Brown Motled Oak Turkey and so on. I guess this tool in question is more like can it help others that are all thumbs or lack of skills and techniques in aiding to tie a fly. I just could'nt see a reason for ME to buy this. Maybe I am wrong here and after playing with it did not see the benefits that it provided to me. I did return the demo tool and said thank you and told the gentleman I have to think about it. My two cents worth.
Andy B
Got it, use it, love it. http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif
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tyeflies.
- How long have you had the MT? 2 months.
- Is your use of the MT increasing or decreasing? Increasing.
- Has it replaced your use of a 'dubbing loop'? Nope, it is just an alternative.
- Do you know where your MT is? Do you care? In my tying case and yes I do care.
- Knowing what you know now, if you had not bought the MT and saw it today, would you buy it? Yes.
How long have you had the MT?-three Months
Is your use of the MT increasing or decreasing? Increasing
Has it replaced your use of a 'dubbing loop'? It has made me use a loop. Otherwise I just dub a noodle
- Do you know where your MT is?
yes.
Do you care? Of course. apathy is for loosers http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/biggrin.gif
Knowing what you know now, if you had not bought the MT and saw it today, would you buy it?
Yes.
My 3 cents: The MT is a well thought-out, quality polymer tool set and system that enables the new approaches to old concepts. It pushes the envelope. You can tie equivelant or better/newer/more interesting flies faster with the MT. I say get the DVD and check it out. If you are really that worried about this appliance being evil or something, then just go watch american chopper reruns and only tye wooly buggers http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/biggrin.gif
Rich
1. Almost a year
2. Don't know, haven't used it yet
3. See #2
4. Yes, hanging on a hook next to 25 year old chenille. I wonder what that means? I care because it makes finding the chenille easier.
5. Yes because I can always use the wooden pegs to make furniture and the clips to organize papers or torture bugs.
[This message has been edited by Bamboozle (edited 23 March 2005).]
I got a MT as a gift. I would say my use has decreased over the last week or so, but that is only because I recently saw Marty Bartholowew demonstrate his method of dubbing (which is no doubt the easiest, fastest, and most effective way to dub in my opinion). I really like some of the flies I've tied with the MT, and would most likely buy one if it had not been givin as a gift.
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Chris
Hi group,
I got my Magic Tool from Marc a couple of years ago when they introduced it on the market. Quite frankly I use it a lot because it works better than the heavy/black paper clips I had used in the past. Is it worth the price? Only you can answer that question. It certainly is for me. Good luck & ...
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I thought it was a big joke at first, but after seeing it used a couple times, then borrowing a friends I changed my mind. Its a neat little tool system. IMO, the clip he calls "the table" is what makes the system. Its much better than a binder clip. I havent bought one yet though. Cheers.
I much prefer the system Bob Gaston, from Lebanon, Missouri sells.
Of course in the Ozarks, you take an original product, convert and adapt it; you don't "invent".
I have both, Bob's works easier for me, and is MUCH less expensive.
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