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El Destructo:
How about just doing like I do...and use your Broadhead Spin Tester....roll it by hand and paint with the other....really simple too!!
dshull:
El Destructo I"m not that good I"ll need three hands to do that
El Destructo:
--- Quote from: dshull on February 09, 2009, 07:51:40 pm ---El Destructo I"m not that good I"ll need three hands to do that
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If you set it up where you can put the Tip of the Handle of the Brush against the Table Top....and then just lower the Brush end down till it touches as you spin it eith the other Hand....it is reall easy to master being steady
dshull:
El Destructo this is going to sound a little ok a lot crazy but what is a broadhead spin tester
salad days:
That spin tester is a great idea and would be what I used if I had one on hand. That thing in the thread I posted was my super cheap version of the same thing but a real one would work much better. A spin test is a device that you place your arrow on with bearings. You roll the arrow on it and it to determine the high/low spots for straightening. Check out 3 rivers, they have them. Mine was made out of whatever I could find for free in my basement. You could clamp any drill directly to your workbench if you don't have a small vise. Tighten a zip tie over the trigger untill you get a decent speed( not to0 slow not too fast) then you can slip it on or off by just squeezing the trigger a little. To hold the arrow you just need a couple V shaped chuncks of wood fastened to any old board you have lying around. To connect the arrow to the drill I used 3/8 rubber tubing that I robbed from my home brew equiptment and just stuck it on the end of a magnetic screwdriver bit chuck. You could also use an inch long piece of an arrow shaft chucked in your drill. Then you just stick your nock in the tubing and line it all up the best you can. One thing I did also was to put some nails in my V shaped blocks to hold the first arrow I did right next to the one being crested so Ididn't have to do any measuring. Also, Testors enamel model paint coats and flows better than any cresting paint that 3 rivers sells and costs about a third of the price. It really works great on poly but if you try to poly over it it comes right off. Handy to know if you mess up and want a mulligan. :)
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