The HMH Tube Fly Adaptor
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The photograph above shows the HMH Tube Fly
Adapter fitted to a standard Regal fly tying vice and holding a
35mm Needle Tube, diameter 1.5mm, ready to be dressed. |
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HMH of Brunswick, Maine, USA have built a well
deserved international reputation for well designed and
engineered fly tying vises, favoured by a growing number of fly
tyers the world over. Of particular interest to us are their
tube fly tying vices and tools.
The HMH Tube Fly Tool
is now available from Grays
of Kilsyth.
This Tube Fly Tool or Adaptor is an
inexpensive, yet extremely practical and versatile tool which
may be easily and quickly fitted to any standard fly tying vice
head, allowing the fly tyer to hold a range of tubes securely
for dressing a wide variety of tube flies. It is well suited to
holding Grays Needle Tubes in lengths from 10mm upwards, as
shown below (10mm needle tubes can also be held or may be secured with the aid of a
pin or needle). In addition, the adaptor will hold conventional fly tying
tubes or any of the growing number of new tube styles now widely
available to the fly tyer. |
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Using the HMH Tube Fly Adapter
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The HMH tube fly tool will hold a wide range of
tubes. Metal tubes may be clamped very simply and securely in
the tube tool. The photograph below shows a 35mm long Needle
Tube (external diameter 1.5mm) clamped in the tube adapter ready
for tying. The Tube Fly Tool can also hold
thicker, more conventional metal tubes, in copper, brass or
aluminium, up to 3mm in diameter, secured in the same way. |
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The HMH Tube tool can hold short tubes, too.
Below we see a 10mm long Needle Tube secured and ready for
tying. |
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To give more access and room to dress the body of
a very short tube, say less than 10mm in length, a pin or sewing
needle of suitable diameter may be used to help secure the tube,
as shown below. If using this method (which is only recommended
for very short tubes of 10 mm or less), care should be taken not
to damage the tube's plastic liner, keeping it clear of the
securing ring. |
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Plastic tubes of varying diameter may also be held in the HMH tube
adapter with the aid of either of the two longer pins supplied
for the purpose, as shown below. |
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Needle Tube Flies dressed on
needle tubes of 15mm length |
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The HMH Tube Fly Tool
is now available from Grays of Kilsyth supplied with two pins, a selection of plastic tubes and a
sample pack of 4 Grays Needle Tubes (two of each diameter) at a
cost of £39.99.
For full details, see: |
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Tube
Fly Vise |
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