My tying table is the kitchen table so I use a pedestal base. I don’t tie anything larger than a 10, and the pedestal base has plenty of weight and never moves on me. In fact I’ve never even taken the c-clamp out of the plastic bag Griffin put it in.
I use the pedestal on the Renz. Too many times while on the road I found myself putting coffee tables in hotels on end just to find a place to clamp to.
As for the vise moving… I simply take care to put pressure on the thread in a downward motion.
I use both a pedistal and clamp… When im at the river or lake i use the clamp tat can be clamped to a tree branch or chair to tie a quickie fly i might need when on just a day trip or weekend camping trip… If i have my large traveling fly tying kit box, then i prefer the pedistal… I dont carry the large kit unless im staying a week or so renting a cabin or at a tie in somewhere…
My newest vise is a '90 version of the Dyna King Pro with a C - clamp.
While I’ve tied on many vises ( classes, shows, shops, etc. ), I still prefer the “C” for my everyday tying.
Best, Dave
In reply to JACKSTER I’d note that I found it natural to hold the vise head with my left hand whenever I would be wrapping thread. Then I would have no problem with the vise moving.
Pedestal for me. Many tables, some clamps won’t fit. You don’t want to take your vise over to a friends house and clamp it on their kitchen table either. A good size pedestal has answered all of my needs. I do have a vise with a clamp (DanVise) but much prefer the pedestal on the Peak and the Dyna-King Barracuda.
Hi All,
Pedistal vise for me. I have used both, and have pretty well settled on the pedistal. I basically don’t spin hair very often. Like others if there is a problem I pul straight down on the thread and hold the vise with the off hand, and it doesn’t move.
Regards,
Gandolf
Think Clamp is best if you have a fixed position at a desk. Pedestals are fine if you travel a lot but the main bugbear is not being able to adjust height & it is too far away from you. I like the C Clamp because the vice stands out from the table slightly where by you are curtailed by the base area on the pedestal as to the position.
If you chop & change tying station then the pedestal is far more useful as sometimes a suitable fixing point for the C is not readily available.
So all in all I would go for the C Clamp but then again buy both methods.
Tight Lines
I use both mostly the pedestal but always have the clamp in case it is needed
If I had to choose one over the other I would opt for the pedestal because of the mobility factor. I tie everything from midges to 4/0 saltwater flies on my Rennzetti travler and if I need to really hold down the vice I sometimes take a small C-clamp and clamp the base to my tying table. The travler has gone many places with me and I’ve never felt that a clamp type vice would be better than what I have now. If there is a downside I would have to say that it would be height adjustment. A clamp-on can be adjusted for a more ergonamic tying posture whereas you have to adjust table height or your chair to get comfortable for a long tying session.