Anybody seen one or used one here? Thoughts, comments pro or con wanted please.
Rich
i own one, no complaints here except the vice is a bit bulky. Don’t worry about it being delrin. Delrin is one of the strongest plastics. This makes the vice very light weight. any other questions feel free to PM me
WWFF
Rich,
I have one & love it. I posted this before, but here is a link to vise reviews…the Danvise is highly thought of:
http://www.flyfishohio.com/Vise%20Revie … ot-Out.htm
You can get them at this FAOL sponsor:
http://www.btsflyfishing.com/
Mike
I started with one and sold it this year because I bought a new vise in December. I like it and got good use from it. I almost didn’t sell it because I thought of keeping it for a 2nd vise, but someone I like wanted one so I sold it to him.
For the money it’s a really good vise IMHO!
Skip
The Danvise has been praised about 1,000 times on this and other boards. On distinct advantage is that the jaws close parallel so there is no sweet spot, it is all sweet. The cam operation puts quite an amount of pressure on the hook, don’t overdo it. Mine is at least 5 years old and has made about 2,000 flies and is still going like new.
Here is another link that you will find useful. http://flyfisherman.com/ftb/hwvise/
They are a good vise for the money, I had one before I upgraded. The delrin is very strong, but the vise is not sturdy, they flex a bit. If you can tolerate that then they are good.
I have used mine for 6-7 years. For the money it is the best vise under $100.00. The Danvise is a great vise.
Bill
Thank you all for the responses.
Couple questions:
I primarily tie size 16 and smaller flies. any problem with small hooks and the jaws? (i think i read where Hans W. said access is a bit tight also)
I also read somewhere else about a couple of these vises “blowing up” ???
A fella on ebay is selling them for $65 plus shipping , good deal?.
Thanks, Rich
Smaller the fly, the harder the Danvise is to tie with, in my opinion. The way the vise head is designed makes it particularly hard to tail smaller flies. Some say the extension solves this problem but that’s another $20.
The qualifier you always hear about these vises is that they are good vises “for the money.” There are better vises out there, they just cost more…
I have a Dan vise. I tie flies down to size 26 on it. It works okay on the smaller sizes. At times I want more clearance but I manage to tie them without a lot of difficulty.
Taking the vise over to friends houses to tie some times leads to a little bit of an inconvenience. It is a clamp on vise base so you need a type of table edge that it can grip. Some tables do not hold it real secure. General there is a work around you come up with when you visit some one else. My best work around is to take a TV tray stand with me.
I enjoy tying on it.
When ever you go to a fly tying event you will see several people tying on it.
I would venture to say that if you are tying #16 and smaller you will enjoy a better quality vise.
I’ve tied several hundred small midges (22-24) in the past couple of weeks with no problem on my Danvise.
They also sell this vise in combination with a tying station that is pretty small, but it will hold the vise with out using the clamp so then it is very mobile. That is how I used mine and the station is pretty small, but it still works well.
Skip
Let’s put this a different way then. For all the Danvise users, how many of you have bought a better and/or more expensive vise such as Renzetti, Regal, Dyna-King, HMH, etc., and returned to the Danvise because you thought it was a better vise?
As everyone has said, it is a good vise for the money, but you can do better for just a few bucks more.
Thanks again everyone.
Ok, the Danvise probably isn’t my best bet for the small flies i mostly tie.
Anyone care to give me their recommendations for what would fit that bill at $120 plus or minus?
Rich
A trip to the fly shop or any where else that will let you tie on several different vises would probably be the logical choice.
I use a Griffin Oddessy vice I purchased a few years ago through Cabelas for about $85. I find it a good quality rotatary with excellent holding capablity for flies of all sizes. Most of the flies I tie are size 18 through size 24.
By the way, lifetime warranty and made in the U.S.A. Excellent customer service, they replaced for free a set screw I managed to melt with lighter while burning mono-filimant eyes.
Rich,
It just so happens that I have a Renzetti traveler right handed pedistel vise that I was going to post on the for sale board $125 post paid to the Conteniental US. I have owned it for several years and have very happly tied thousands of trout flies in the 16-22 range (which is what I mostly tie) with it. I liked it so much I saved my pennies and moved up to a Renzetti master. Now I have too many vices. It is in excellent shape. I think I spilled a small drop of head cement on the base but that doesn’t affect useability at all. It has the older style (pre-cam) jaws but I believe Renzetti still makes this vise. It retails for about $160 new (plus shipping) the last time I looked. Send me a PM if you are interested, if not I’ll post the same deal on the things 4 sale topic here.
I like my Renzetti Traveler for pretty much all sizes of flies except giants. Take a look at the Peak Vise also in that price range.
I’ve also got a Danvise and I don’t choose to use it for the smaller flies.
I have a Griffin Mongoose and a Renzetti Traveller - I use the Mongoose, and love it. Not to say there is anything wrong with the Traveller either. I would see if you can spot a cheap Mongoose or a second hand one for that sort of dollars you mentioned. Mine is a pedestal and very solid, I also bought midge jaws for it which are great. Just my opinion, we are all different.