I finished up a project last week that I have been picking away at for the winter. I am donating 1 of these to the site for an auction to raise some $$$. They have the Renzetti saltwater cam jaws which will hold up to 8/0 and bigger. The rest of the vise has ideas taken from Renzetti and an old popular mechanics article a guy gave me 2 years ago. He bet me I couldn't make one, although I think he just wanted one. Pretty much same vise I made year before but not out of titnaium this time. Too expensive. Rotary style. It is all stainless, delrin washers , and aluminum base.
Anywho It will go up day after too cold to fish nite. Be generous as I have $130 invested in a vise for materials, jaws, and lots of sweat equity. I will drag one to plugfest and too cold to fish nite if anyone wants a closer look. Thanks

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Beautiful work Paul :wavey:

Paul - thank you again - that thing is really sweet. Fantastic work!

Wow, Paul - :shocked:

Incredible piece of work on the vise - I remember seeing a similar one that you made and posted a while back -

Very generous of you, too - :kewl:

I'm gonna have to bid on it - hope my shallow pockets right now are deep enough but I'll take a whack at it -

Look forward to seeing it live and in person at TFCTFN - beautiful job!

looks just like mine but holds a bigger hook:kewl:
You are definately a craftsman Paul, and a most generous one at that.

NASA should be Knocking at your door

outstanding work Professor ! wow

Damn........

Wow thats a piece of work

Awesome..Simply Awesome.
Thats a double NIB Awesome..Thats a first..
Plus it has my name one it..
Morone..

Mine, Mine, Mine

I bid 3 dollars.

amazing

Very Nice:drool:

Very nice !

paul there are buities.is it possibaly to buy one from u or a trade ??????????????? i have 4 vices now ...

Absolutely Gorgeous... very unique piece .. I saw these in progress .. Thats alot of very precision god like work .. stunning... I'd raffle that baby .. give the poor shmucks a chance .. $5 a ticket .. sell 1 thousand tickets ..

Careful Tagger
you'll make Paul's head pop !:rotflmao:

Absolutely Gorgeous... very unique piece .. I saw these in progress .. Thats alot of very precision god like work .. stunning... I'd raffle that baby .. give the poor shmucks a chance .. $5 a ticket .. sell 1 thousand tickets ..


I agree with Tagger, SELL TICKETS.
Starting tomorrow :grins:

VB

...:uhuh:

I'm IN! :bounce:

Careful Tagger
you'll make Paul's head pop !:rotflmao:

Spit the Truth ... the kid is good ....

Awesome Paul, mad skills! raffle tickets would be cool, I'd buy a couple

OH MAN that is a thing of beauty...I REALLY want one....really... I was thinking of getting a renzetti but couldn't pull the trigger, then considered others, still making due with my vise i had when I was a kid. You have too much free time!! Nice work, really nice work. I am jealous I don't have skills like that.

Looking forward to biddding on this one. I would also consider buying any one of the others if they need a home.... :)

Absolutely Gorgeous... very unique piece .. I saw these in progress .. Thats alot of very precision god like work .. stunning... I'd raffle that baby .. give the poor shmucks a chance .. $5 a ticket .. sell 1 thousand tickets ..


I agree raffle it Saturday..Or at least sell tickets Saturday..

That is unbelievable, Professor. I don't know anything about fly vices, but I can tell that is one beautiful piece of equipment. Outstanding craftsmanship and I love the engraving on the base! I would love to have even a sliver of the talent you have.

Absolutely Gorgeous... very unique piece .. I saw these in progress .. Thats alot of very precision god like work .. stunning... I'd raffle that baby .. give the poor shmucks a chance .. $5 a ticket .. sell 1 thousand tickets ..


I agree, a raffle will raise more than an auction.

John, sell tix on Sat. at the fest maybe, and then online too. :think:

Raffle it... I'm in for a few tix.

me too....worth the chance.......... that's for sure :uhuh:

That thing is beautiful. Awesome work!

You guys are good for my ego, I guess after 30 years you tend to get good at something or at least strive too. It is a pretty simple project as far as what I do for work but finding the time factor always makes it a more difficult endeavor. Seriously though I want to make some $$ for the site so I agree a raffle would be better. Say maybe have the drawing at too cold to fish maybe that way you get more tickets sold at that event too. Good idea guys. It is up to John. It's his vise now.

By the way what is this spare time thing? I have no concept of that.

You should auction or raffle it here. There are so many things at TFCTFN that a special item like this will just get lost in the shuffle. It will not increase the amount people spend that night. Most peole head out knowing how much they will spend before they get there. Sort of like a budget for the night.

auction....incredeble work paul!

I vote raffle. If you sold 100 tickets (which would be easy) at 5 bux a pop they would probably all go tomorrow. If auction, bidders would drop off rapidly when it gets over $150 or so.

Just my 2 cents...

very nice work Paul and very generous of you....Mac, you got it right...raffle @ $5 a pop ...cept make it 200 tix available...I'm in for a bunch :humpty:

I vote raffle. If you sold 100 tickets (which would be easy) at 5 bux a pop they would probably all go tomorrow. If auction, bidders would drop off rapidly when it gets over $150 or so.

Just my 2 cents...

You are right Dave. Probably best bang for the buck. I think we should do it at both events, tomorrow and next Saturday and pick it at the too cold to fish nite so both groups will get a chance to throw away some cash. There will be quite a few people who will not attend tomorrow but will next Sat.

I'd love to have a good chance at that vice,, since last time I saw mine was on the roof of my car on BI .. but it is a fund raiser first, sell as many tickets as you can ..

very nice work Paul and very generous of you....Mac, you got it right...raffle @ $5 a pop ...cept make it 200 tix available...I'm in for a bunch :humpty:

I was just using a random # with the 100. 200 is very doable. Just have a set drawing date (not too far away to keep the anticipation level up) and let tickets fly.

Raffle sounds good. We'll hammer out the details this week. Again - thank you Paul - that "Spare Time" (maybe that should have been engraved) is :drool:

fantastci piece of work! I'm in for a few raffle tickets.

WOW!!!! now that's a stimulus package I can go for!!! I'M IN!!

Talking to the boss at end of show I think it was up to 300 bucks in raffle tickets so far. Good job guys. Still have the too cold to fish nite too and I bet if you ask John he would find a way to let you get in by a PM if you can't make the too cold to fish nite which is where the winner will be drawn I believe.

Great idea Prof. That thing was awesome. You don't have to be at TFCTFN to win?
Your stuff looked very cool btw.

I saw that vise at plugfest and had to get a ticket it's incredible. Great job ProfessorM.

you better raffle that baby,

I am not going to throw this back if I win it!

WOW, paulie!!!

that is sum AMAZING work.

the design is stunning and the craftsmanship
speaks for itself. i especially like the engraving!

i'm in for 4 tix, a RAFFLE will definitely bring down the duckets.
am hoping to mame the tfctfn affair, still working on my pass.
:uhuh: :uhuh: :uhuh:

WOW - I'm not worthy of that, PM! I'm a hack compared to you.

Let me know what the tickets will be and I'm in for some to keep the lights on. If some one sends me a pm with details I will follow through. I've been busy with ACONE's annual conference and trying to find a new location if we have to move in May.

Where do you find the time to make these things on top of all your other things! :D

i'm amazed at how many talented people there are at MAKING stuff. good thing cause i'm only good at BREAKING stuff. its good to have friends that can MAKE stuff. problem is, i break it faster than they can make it. oh well.

Great Job Professor !!:claps:

OK - details are here - sorry for the tardiness :whackin:

You can click on the donate button on the right side of the front page: http://www.striped-bass.com/striper-fishing/

OR Paypal to stuff@linesiders.com - Tickets are $5 each so use a multiple of $5.

PM your name & Paypal email address used, and how many tickets you bought to: SB-Raffle, your name will be matched to tickets for the drawing.

Drawing will Be Saturday Feb 28 at TFCTFN - Feb 28,2009. Last chance to buy tickets is NOON Friday.

Thank you everyone - and again - Big Thanks to Professor Moriarty :btu:

But we will be able to buy tickets at TFCTFN??????

But we will be able to buy tickets at TFCTFN??????

Doesn't sound like it as deadline is Friday. My feeling is ticket sales on vice auction will detract from raffle tickets from table if sold at same time.

I think it is a good move.

Trying to keep them separate

But we will be able to buy tickets at TFCTFN??????
At the beginning of TFCTFN we'll sell a few tickets

Doesn't sound like it as deadline is Friday. My feeling is ticket sales on vice auction will detract from raffle tickets from table if sold at same time.

I think it is a good move.

Buying tickets online by Paypal will end Friday at noon as in addition to getting the tickets done for the vise I have to get stuff ready for TFCTFN too after I get out of work. We should keep them seperate though overall :kewl:.

I'll need a few at TFCTFN. I'll be arriving with the HESS entourage early on.

John,

Could not get the DONATE link to work.

Can I put a check in the mail?

Shiney

I'm in...PP sent...Sweet Paul///

John,

Could not get the DONATE link to work.

Can I put a check in the mail?

copy & paste on the paypal site.

John,

Could not get the DONATE link to work.

Can I put a check in the mail?

Hi Denis :wavey: - just send paypal to stuff@linesiders.com

copy & paste on the paypal site.

Yep ;)

BUMP
tick tok, times a wasting. . come on guys it is a worthy cause to raise some $$$ for the site.

BTT

DONE - sent off $.

How come this isn't sticky?! :P

Thanks Paul & S-B.

I'm in! :bounce:

Even though I'm out - :yak:

I'm not gonna be able to make TFCTFN - still too sick - contacted the Cap for tix -

Now I'm gonna crawl back into bed with my rosary beads and hope I win -

I'm in! :bounce:

Even though I'm out - :yak:

I'm not gonna be able to make TFCTFN - still too sick - contacted the Cap for tix -

Now I'm gonna crawl back into bed with my rosary beads and hope I win -


Good Luck...
I hope ya feel better.

shameless bump

luv that avatar surfpirate, someone close to you?

yes, my future ex-wife.
pretty, fit... and as sharp as a bowling ball

that pic was to show me how good the bellybutton stud I bought her looked.....

tell her I approve too.

So, again, I need to extend my appreciation to Paul for such an awesome job on this Vise plus donating this to the site - people don't come no finer ('cept for females :love: )

And now. to the important part. The tickets were available at PlugFest, the past few days online via PayPal, and for the first half hour or so of TFCTFN. We did want to keep it separate from the other goings on.

I had Paul dig into the coffee can for the winning ticket and the winner is:

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ME ;) - seriously, Paul pulled my raffle ticket - :happy::happy:

Thank you all, thank you Paul, and thanks for rare good raffle fortune for me as I did not win another raffle item last night :fury:

Congrats John! I liked the short moment of silence when you were deciding if it was right for you to keep it. You made the right choice!

congrats, my pleasure