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[Andy B]

I am just starting to prepare a new room for painting that will be for my fly tying and the other half of the room for my wife's arts' and crafts. Yes I am ading an addtional chest of drawers for my materials and in the process of getting the Grand father size of all roll top desk's for my tying. I will also have one extra table space for a rod building center. Now that you know what I am now up to, I was thinking back now 12 years ago when I work on the kitchen table with a minimal bare bones amount of materails and hooks and tools. I started out on a Thompson model A clamp style vise. It hard to believe that I am now into a small workshop environment. I remember talways having to pack up my tools ian materials back up into a cheap travel bag that I purchased at english town auction. I also remember and still keep the first vise that the Mrs Bought for me, My Thompson Pro II vise with a base. I tyed so much on that vise. I finaly wound up up-grading at the time to the Thompson 360 SLT base vise that I felt would be it. After a while of working with this vise I did not like the hook holding ability of the vise. It seemed that after every three to four fly's, I always had to make and adjustment. Keep in mind, I never had to do this with my other Thompsons. I blame Beztbugs for me fianlly getting a Renzetti 4000 presentation vise with the cam operating jaws and a salt water pedestal. After meeting this character and having him always joke how nice his vise was, I went out and really looked and tryed all vises. I finally went with the Renzetti and love this vise. I am curious as to where you guys started out or have just begun. What kind of set ups do you have and future plans. Vises and lighting would also be nice to know. By the way the Thompson 360 SLT vise now comes with me when I tye on stream, How many of you guys are tying on stream or plan to tye on stream.

Andy B