The new Hackle Pliers
The maker of the Jvice has now made a hackle plier,
I received mine a week or so ago.
It holds like a bulldog!! And is made very well.
It can be put around your vise stem and it becomes a third hand.
Really like it!!
First photo is a prototype, second is the one I like the best and am using.
Last edited by Byron haugh; 03-12-2013 at 06:40 PM.
Now that's funny.
Okay, I'm curious. What does this cost? I know the Jvice is well out of my range.
Mike
They aren't too much, actually. They cost about the same as the postage as I recall.
I think it was less than 20 plus postage.
Byron,
I will be interested to hear about how you find it once your new pliers have had some use.
Different people use hackle pliers in different ways. When I use teardrop hackle pliers, such as these:
I slip my index finger into the loop and wrap the hackle in one rotary movement - in other words the edge of my finger applies pressure to the inside part of the loop. During the rotation different sides of my finger make contact - or said another way, the smooth metal strip rotates around my finger.
Looking at Jay's hackle pliers that would mean for me that my finger would be pressing into the spring.
Cheers,
Hans W
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Hans Weilenmann, The Netherlands
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Hans,
You would have to try them to decide for yourself. You can use them in a "rotary" movement - I haven't found the spring to retard that movement. I have had all manner of pliers, and most would allow the material to slip occasionally. Not the case so far with these.
As with all tools, it is a personal thing, but best determined with use............
The long one below is what I was most recently using. Has two "swivels" which make it better than the teardrop for applying material. for me, anyway. It allows wrapping without your hand going over the fly.
Last edited by Byron haugh; 03-12-2013 at 11:48 PM.
I'm wih you Byron. I also noticed you have a "cushioned" half of the jaw too.
Can't seem to find it on the J-vice website.Originally Posted by fritz
It is a brand new product.
If you email him, he will provide details:
Jay@jvice.com
Jay makes great tools. I feel lucky to own this third hand with integrated hackle gauge that he and I collaborated on.
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