$3 fly tying vise

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$3 fly tying vise

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Күн бұрын

I needed to get a set of inexpensive fly vises for a middle school I’ll be working with next year. I finished making 30 of these and all in it was about $200 with some supplies.
most were bought on amazon and ebay.
I have updated this a couple of times, look for $5 tying vise.
updated version of this tying station • Five dollar fly tying ...
exaxto knife -$1
scissors- nose clipper type $2
Bobbin - 3 for $5
threader- made from .007 guitar strings
half hitch tool -plastic straw or hollow coffee stirrer
thread - $1 at JoAnn
Wood - 6" 2x4 one 2x4 makes 12 bases
I later added a magnet to each base for hooks

Пікірлер: 74

@wilsonallen7831 Ай бұрын

Brother, I applaud you!! I lost everything in the divorce and had a regal vice. Depressed and struggling to feed my kid, you gave us a way to bond and have a great time in the water. Ty Keep it up!

@MikeMouradian Ай бұрын

Made my day!

@chili1593 5 ай бұрын

Genius. Thanks for introducing kids to this hobby.

@jamesmccreery250 3 жыл бұрын

Exacto vise! I love it. I'm getting one for my truck, and one for my fly vest! What a tool for on river fixes!

@dragchute1 Жыл бұрын

Practical, innovative and inexpensive. Wonderful idea, thanks so much for sharing

@John336NLT Жыл бұрын

Awesome idea! Good way to get unto tying flies on the budget. Thanks for sharing!

@PrudentFishing 3 жыл бұрын

I love frugality. This is a great way for people "wanting" to get started tying. If a rookie can master an Exacto knife... and if so inclined, graduation day to a commercially made vise will be all that more gratifying.

@doubledforge 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing and teaching fly tying to school children. I wish I had had that opportunity when I was that age.

@augustwest752 6 ай бұрын

Thanks a bunch vice just broke and I have a crap ton of feathered trebles to tie for the plugs I’ve been making all winter. You’re a lifesaver

@niq2465 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my that is so simple and effective. I love it when a seemingly complex activity like tying flies can be made so simple. Gonna make this for my kids so they can tie with me for sure!

@MikeMouradian 3 жыл бұрын

I've changed the design a bit. Move the hole for the vice part nearer to the edge so the bobbin has a little more room to hang . I just finished 30 of these and they cost $200 all in.

@ToddOutdoors 2 ай бұрын

Very clever. Great way to get started.

@MikeMouradian Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@mahdiloud 3 ай бұрын

That is an absolute brilliant idea, thank you for sharing! since i just started fly tying this will be absolutely life saving thanks

@MikeMouradian 3 ай бұрын

Please also see $5 vise and $5 vise 3.0

@mahdiloud 3 ай бұрын

@@MikeMouradian i definitely will. Btw are you half Persian by any chance?

@MikeMouradian 3 ай бұрын

@@mahdiloud no, 100% Armenian

@diecastrejuvenation7779 2 жыл бұрын

I love this! I think I'll use this for a project for my grandson's Cub Scout Den. Thank you for the tips!

@courtneyv323 Жыл бұрын

You sir are a genius! I’m looking at making vises for school groups, and this is PERFECT! Thank you! 😊

@MikeMouradian Жыл бұрын

Please check out my updated version kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mMqJnLupzMW1lWQ.html

@MrZeagans 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Trying this out later today! 😁 I've been freehand tying which is doable but I've been wanting a small lap vise. This is amazing.

@johnjohnson-sm3yf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for passing your idea on . I was looking for a cheap way to tie a few rigs here and there .

@ronmiller7916 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Just started using a Tenkara rod and looking to tie my own flies. I've got a cigar box I'll use as a base with a support block glued inside with a little f-clamp. That way I can keep my bobbins I made and material inside.

@MikeMouradian 4 жыл бұрын

perfect for the little wet flies used in Tenkara.

@frankcarew239 3 жыл бұрын

You just saved me buying some vice grips, today. I needed to tie some assist hooks. I had one of those $2 saw kits in my hobby drawer. Thank you for the lateral thinking !!

@MikeMouradian 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

@bertribeiro 19 күн бұрын

Very good idea!!!

@MikeMouradian 19 күн бұрын

Thanks. look at $5 fly tying vise too

@alcidesbarbosa6418 10 ай бұрын

Excelente! 👍🎣🤠

@burtonmoores3043 Жыл бұрын

Great idea my vice just broke going to have to try it out this weekend

@byronc7284 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice. I'm definitely trying that. I'll buy a real vice later. 👍👏

@mikegriffin732 2 жыл бұрын

MacGyver-esqe! Nicely done!

@jlkenzo7551 2 ай бұрын

nice

@OhioFishingLures 4 жыл бұрын

I like this idea I have 2 that want to learn to tie and this is perfect for them

@arctictimberwolf 2 жыл бұрын

I Like it a lot. You are an Awesome Guy! Thank You^!!^

@MikeMouradian 2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@arctictimberwolf 2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeMouradian , I just got done making My Base out of a 1x6 so it is 3/4"x5 1/2"x7" and I drilled holes 1/2" from the Left and Top edge at 1"o.c. & I drilled an angle Hole for the Exacto at 2" from the Bottom Left Corner and I Plan on putting another hole straight down located 1 1/4" up from the Angled hole so that I can put a Boom (when I find one) to mount the Exacto in a Horizontal configuration that way I can have 2 Axis Rotation. The First Fly I tied a few days ago I used My Corded Drill as a Vice and it was kinda Cumbersome so I think this is gonna be much better. Thanks a lot😃 Have a Great Night

@AdventuresWithNimby 5 ай бұрын

Dang good idea!

@MikeMouradian 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@kanoutdoors5320 2 жыл бұрын

This is genius 👏

@carlosm9719 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff sir, and you are correct, pretty cool.

@James-oj6ck 2 жыл бұрын

Great solution.

@DrBetelgeuse 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that's perfect. Buying some of those!

@MikeMouradian 3 жыл бұрын

I changed the design a bit and moved the vice closer to the edge of the block so the bobbin can hang better.

@genesloan3175 2 жыл бұрын

Simple! Probably could be modified in the collet to more easily accept a hook. Cool idea!

@MikeMouradian 2 жыл бұрын

I have found some xacto knives to work better than others. I may have to pay more than $.90 to buy them ;-)

@jimmyhinAK 3 жыл бұрын

Necessity is truly the mother of invention

@CONEHEADDK 3 жыл бұрын

If you clamp it on, bore the hole close to the edge, so the knife sticks out over the end, so the kids get a bit more height from fly to table, if not making block stick out over the edge, and create unlimeted height.

@MikeMouradian 3 жыл бұрын

actually I have modified it so that the vice does hang over the edge. Great minds think alike.

@CONEHEADDK 3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeMouradian Yep - most inventions define them selves very much, if you ask the right question. As H Ford said: "If I had listened to the customers, I would have tried to create a faster horse".. And thanks - not often I get called great..

@cerebraltackle 3 жыл бұрын

For a portable, on the go tool...maybe. The trick is, with no rotary functionality, the patterns would have to be the most basic. I can't imagine traveling with something that would be so limiting. I can't spare the space! Lol

@kaceesavage 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@robertmiller9142 Жыл бұрын

I like this project and am working on doing something like it I am wondering how large is the piece of wood that you are using for the base? I make a lot of my own tools ( whip finisher,bobbin,threader.dubbing needle,rubbing twister,ect ) plus I also use nail polish for some of my minnow flies. I also tie certain flies on a size 20-22 hooks will this hold a hook that small? Please let me know what you think. Thank You.

@MikeMouradian 7 ай бұрын

sorry for the late reply. Its about 4"wide and 6"long

@robertmiller9142 Жыл бұрын

I like this idea and am wondering what is the smallest flies that you can tie with this setup I tie ladybug flies on a size #22 hook so very small and am wondering if this can handle something that small or smaller? Please let me know also I am left handed so I tie that way but I would need the tools on the opposite side of the vice and also more holes for a whip finisher and bodkin needle and threader along with hacked pliers and two bobbin holders and maybe extra materials and thread. What size peice of wood are you using?maybe I can make something simular.

@MikeMouradian Жыл бұрын

The vice part is an exato knife so it normally holds the thicknes of an exacto type blade so should be OK. The block is a six inch piece of 2x4 and you can drill as many holes as you want. it costs 3 bucks to make... if it comes out bad make another.