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Making Arrows
« on: October 15, 2009, 10:51:54 PM »
OK Peeps I have bought some new arrow shafts and got them cut to size today and put the inserts into them. When my shipment of fletching jig, glue, fletching and all that other stuff needed comes on Monday I am wondering if there is anything that I need to do prior to fletching my arrows. This is my first time building up my arrows from shafts so I watched someone put the inserts in, I just need to get some info on doing the fletching so I don't screw up too many times. So anyone with experience drop me a line of helpful hints. Thanks in advance.

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Re: Making Arrows
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2009, 10:58:17 PM »
I always wipe my shafts down with rubbing alcohol to make sure they are good and clean
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Re: Making Arrows
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2009, 10:59:45 PM »
Not to much to it, you might want to clean the surface with some rubbing alcohol or acetone so you know the shaft doesn't have any oils and residues on it. This will make sure that you get a good bond with the glue.
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Re: Making Arrows
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2009, 11:00:32 PM »
wood, carbon, or aluminum?  PM me and we can talk...easy to build arrows but you'll want to consider some things.
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Re: Making Arrows
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2009, 11:03:53 PM »
Easton N-Fused Carbon Arrows.

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Re: Making Arrows
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2009, 12:22:06 AM »
After cleaning the arrows don't touch them.

My dad always likes the broadheads to line up with the vanes, so he'll screw one on before he builds the arrow and then makes sure that it's lined up in the fletcher.

I've never noticed a difference when I shoot them lined up or when they're not lined up, though.  Personal preference, I guess.

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Re: Making Arrows
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2009, 02:02:20 AM »
if you use acetone make sure you pull out your knock. if you get any of it on the knock it will be torn up in seconds, get brittle and break.

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Re: Making Arrows
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2009, 10:14:05 AM »
I always take a scotch brite pad and gently "scuff" where the vanes are going and then take some denatured alchohol and wipe the shaft down, seems to work well for me.  Get a good glue and apply a small bead and then also put a dab of glue on the leading and trailing end of the vane for a bit of insurance.

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Re: Making Arrows
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2009, 10:38:29 AM »
 :twocents: put wraps on them they make refleching easy and quick and the glue bonds to the wrap better than just the shaft always wrap your shaft :con: if not clean the shaft first with acetone and then scuff them up a bit scotch brite pads work good like gutsnthegrass said
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