Just had to post this thought. I am a vise-aholic. I admit it. I have over 20 vises. Recently, I have been thinning out a little. Sold my LAW and my Pamola. They were two of my favorites!
Today, I pretty much use my jvice exclusively. However, I had a Renzetti Presentation 3000 back in the early 90’s and loved it, but for some reason, traded it away. I like the screw type jaws on it and the open access to the jaws. It is mainly for tying smaller flies.
Anyway, I recently purchased one again and love it. I used to have the Renzetti Master and like this one more. I never cared for the Traveler series.
Anyone else have a 3000 out there and what are your thoughts?
Thanks,
Byron
I had a chance to buy one several years ago for a good price but passed it up. Have since wished I had grabbed it. It looks like it would be good for small flies. I ended up getting an HMH with the micro jaws.
Whoooeeee - I thought I was bad with an HMH Spartan, my first vise, an old Thompson from my uncle, an Orvis I won, and now my “end all”, an HMH top of the line. I’ve taken it out but still need to christen it!
Mike
I have about 20 vises too but then I am the warehouse for our flyfishing club gear.
I tie on the Presention 4000 but at times lust for the 3000 jaws.
The first thing I did, which I think is a feature on both vises, is disable the one-way, ratcheting rotation. Now the vises head spins no matter which way I turn the crank which makes more sense to me. What say ye about that? I sometimes wonder if I missed the reason for the one way rotation.
Sorry Iam a 4000 guy who replaced the cam jaws with the old type screw ones I like them better.
For sale a lightly used set of cam jaws for a 4000. $30 shipped lower 48.
I have a presentation 3000 that sits on a shelf above my tying bench. I presently use a Griffen Patriot that I’ve had for 15 or more years. I’ve had the Renzetti for over 20+ years and tied many thousands of flies with it.
I use that feature to cant the fly when putting throats on flies. Also for inspection purposes. Agree that it certainly doesn’t add a great deal for quick tying.
I tie on a Peak as my primary vise and also have an HMH Spartan as a spare, travel, or clouser-type bucktail vise. Not that I’ve not tied hundreds of clousers on my Peak, but the ability to put the jaw angle at 0 degrees Is great for long flies with material on both top and bottom of the hook shank.
The HMH is in fact a “rotary”, in the sense that the jaws are designed to rotate freely within the collet sleeve. It is not, however, designed primarily to rotate a fly smoothly around the axis of the hook shank— UNLESS you set the jaw angle at 0 degrees and place the hook correctly. There are many folks who use the HMH standard and spartan as a type of rotary vise.
Lastchance,
Not a true rotary. the jaws will rotate, but not hold the hook in a stationary plane unless you are using it as in-line rotary. Even then, there will be some “wobble” in the hook plane.
To be true rotary, you need a sort of goose neck type jaw housing.
