Crank Arm Assembly
End Cap
End Cap
Screw
Clutch Spring
Primary Knob Lock Screw
Rotary Shaft Primary Knob
Rotary Tension Screw
End Cap
End Cap Screw
Crank Arm
Primary Knob Lock Screw
Primary Knob
End Cap
End Cap Screw
Clutch Spring
Rotary Shaft O-Ring
While tying you should use the rotary tension screw to regulate the
amount of restriction to vise rotation. The vise is designed not to
be locked enough to cause damage to the rotary shaft. The
screw will however generate enough restriction of rotation to
allow working on any area of the fly without vise motion.
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Detail
11
(Left handed Shown)
Make sure the rotary tension knob is
loose.
Loosen primary knob lock screw,
Set the tension desired on the primary
knob,
Note 1: The primary knob lock screw
needs to be snug each time you make
an adjustment to the rotary tension.
Note 2: After adjusting the primary rotary
tension, you may need to re set the
clutch adjutsment.
Detail
10
End Play Adjustment
Rotary Tension Adjustment
Rotary Actuator Disassembly and Assembly
Detail
13
P2004
1: When applying dubbing remember to use your rotary action, this allows you to always be in contact with
the area you are wrapping.
2. The secret to palmering a hackle by rotary is the half hitch. After tying in the hackle, wrap your thread to the
point at which you wish to stop the hackle. Then apply a half hitch. Hang the bobbin from the bobbin cradle.
As the hackle is palmered the thread will roll with the hook. At the end of the palmer let your hackle pliers
hang. Pick up the bobbin, swing the cradle out of the way and tie off the hackle.
3. Remember that a rotary vise makes all sides of your fly viewable by rotating the vise.
1. Be sure the cam is fully released. See detail 5.
2. Use the jaw adjusting screw to adjust the gap until the desired hook just slips into the jaws. See detail 6.
3. To clamp the hook, swing the cam to the clamp position. See detail 5.
N ote: If the cam does not come up to the clamp position, loosen the jaw adjusting screw a little and
reclamp the hook. Repeat this procedure until the cam locks the hook in the correct position.
1. The most important step of rotary tying is proper positioning of the hook in the jaw.
Always place the hook in the jaw so that the shank of the hook rotates on the
center line of the rotary shaft as shown in detail 1.
2 As hook size increases be sure to place the hook deeper in the jaws as shown in
detail 2 and detail 3.
3. Never try to hold large hooks at the extreme tip of the jaw as shown in detail 4.
This practice will cause premature failure of the clamping faces.
Clamp
Release
Improper hook placement will damage jaws and voids warranty.
Detail
9
Maximun Clamping Position
Incorrect
Note: The recommended locking position is with the cam at 90 deg. to the jaws (See detail 9)
Improper hook placement voids warranty on the jaws.
Setting the Jaw Gap
Note: There is no need to exert excessive force on the cam. Simply clamp the hook and test to see if it moves.
If if does slip, readjust the jaw setting screw.
Jaw Gap
Jaw adjusting
Screw
Cam
Detail
5
Detail
6
Center Line
Hook Placement in Jaw
Center Line
Detail
2
Center Line
Detail
3
Detail
4
Jaw mounting
screw
Jaw adjusting
screw
Cradle
Rotary Shaft
Detail
1
Cam
Detail
8
Jaw Adjustment
Cam
Position 2
Position 1
Position 3
Detail
7
Correct
Correct
Incorrect
The jaws of your vise can be moved to any one of three positions to accomodate hook sizes 28 to 4/0.
Position 1 is for hooks 28-16, position 2 is for hooks 16-2; Position 3 is for hooks 2-4/0. Refer to detail 7. To
change positions remove the jaw mounting screw and slide the jaw to the desired position. Replace the
jaw mounting screw and tighten. Refer to detail 8.
Even though you have a rotary hinge on the bent shaft of the vise, it is recomended you make this
changes to eliminate stress on the jaws.
Center Line
For more rotary tying techniques ask your retailer for the renzetti rotary tying tips video.
Tips on True Rotary Tying
Disassembly
Hold the rotary shaft and crank arm and loosen hollow lock screw with hex key,
Hold down crank arm against primary knob (#15)
Remove end cap screw (#11)
Remove end cap (#12)
Remove crank arm and spring. See Detail 11
Loosen primary knob lock screw (#16) and remove rotary shaft primary knob (#15),
Loosen rotary housing lock screw (#20) 2 turns and tension knob. Remove primary rotary shaft (#22) from Rotary head.
Assembly
For Left Handed Tying:
Remove rotary shaft housing (#18) from rotary head (#19) and re insert from the left side. Ensure (#17) rotary shaft
delrin washer remains in the housing
Line up rotary tension screw hole, ensure delrin washer (#17) is in place, replace rotary tension screw,
Re Insert primary rotary shaft (#22), from the left side of the Rotary head (#19)
Adjust Rotary housing lock screw (#20)
Replace Rotary shaft primary knob (#15)
Readjust primary knob lock screw (#16)
Put crank arm on with spring pocket facing end cap.
Replace spring & endcap until endcap is snug against the crank arm.
Back off end cap 1/4turn.
Hold end cap in place and tighten endcap screw.
Remove Rotary shaft hinge screw (#25) and rotate secondary rot. shaft 180 degree, Replace hinge screw(#25)
Remove jaw mounting screw (#27) and jaws from vise.
Remove jaw adjusting screw (#28 )from jaws and holding jaw halves together, remove oring from jaws, (carefull
not to lose jaw spring and ball bearing).
Turn cam 180 degree, and re assemble the jaws ( now left handed). Re attach jaws to vise
To lock the crank arm for rotation in both direction
s, tighten the endcap against the crank arm.
For counter clockwise rotation
: loosen endcap screw, remove endcap , crank arm and spring,
replace crank arm with clutch teeth facing primary knob.
Replace spring and endcap. Hold endcap and tighten endcap against crank arm. Back off 3/4 of a turn.
Hold in place and tighten endcap screw.
