Colorado Anglers 102 Vice

[Laggard]

Stupid thing came with no instructions.   
 

Does the end tighten any more than this?   If not ‘‘twas a waste of money. 

[Bill Hudson]

It is a fly tying vise.  The hook end of the hook is held in the jaws while the fly is being tied.  

[Laggard]

1 hour ago, Bill Hudson said:

It is a fly tying vise.  The hook end of the hook is held in the jaws while the fly is being tied.  

Well crud.  I’m sure it was mentioned as a useful model tool.  Guess not. 

[jpalmer1970]

I sometimes use a fly tying vise for some rigging procedures. It looks like this vise has an adjustment nut that will rotate in and out. This allows you to use larger or smaller hooks- if you are tying flies. Depending upon where you have the nut set, when you lock the lever in place the jaws will either close or be slightly open or wider open. You therefore control how closed the jaws are by rotating the nut to the appropriate place - with a bit of trial and error.

 

Hope that helps.

[Bill Hudson]

I can't tell from your pictures but I believe this vise has a lever at the rear that can be pushed down to draw the jaws tight. If they jaws do not tighten as much as you would like you should able be able to screw the leaver in to draw the jaws closer. I have used seven different fly vises for model making. Depending on how heavy the vice is constructed you can clamp a thin metal piece in the jaws to aid in filing detail. It is also a handy aid for rigging. This not a top of the line vise, probably around $25.  But is looks fairly rugged.