I probably tied 10 million flies on my old Thompson A. I believe I paid less than $ 10 for it maybe 40 years ago. The jaws started to get slack and I bought an HMH standard about 20 years ago and have ties another 10 million flies on that vice. I tried Renzetti but never felt comfortable with the offset orientation of the fly in the vice.
I have never found a lack of "true" rotary to be a problem as I still catch fish from the flies I tie.
I have never found a lack of "true" rotary to be a problem as I still catch fish from the flies I tie.