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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: RidgeRunner on December 01, 2014, 10:38:48 am

Title: Rubber Blunts
Post by: RidgeRunner on December 01, 2014, 10:38:48 am

Looking to make some arrows for a 4 year old boy.
Would like to put something like rubber blunts on them.

Any ideas on how such could be made??

Thanks
David

Title: Re: Rubber Blunts
Post by: Pat B on December 01, 2014, 11:23:13 am

David, what are you using for arrows?  dowels?  Maybe those old add-on pencil erasers if they still exist.

Title: Re: Rubber Blunts
Post by: RidgeRunner on December 01, 2014, 12:17:47 pm

Pat:
Was planning on using Cane as I have so much of it.
Those Erasers just might work.  Will need some added weight.
16p nail inserted into the void should do the trick.
Super Glue just might stop him from pulling those erasers off. Might ;)

Thanks
David

Title: Re: Rubber Blunts
Post by: DC on December 01, 2014, 12:49:27 pm

Don't 4 year olds eat those erasers.

Title: Re: Rubber Blunts
Post by: mhof86 on December 01, 2014, 02:06:27 pm

Not sure if the sizing would be right but big box improvement stores have the rubber stoppers / hole plugs in different sizes that might work as well. The smaller one I found was 1"x1".

Title: Re: Rubber Blunts
Post by: turtle on December 01, 2014, 05:44:20 pm

I used vaccum caps from parts store on some kids arrows once. Didn't add any weight to them and they flew well. Shafts were 1/4" poplar dowels.

Title: Re: Rubber Blunts
Post by: GlisGlis on December 02, 2014, 04:37:37 am

For my little daughter i use small rubber plugs that you can find almost all hardware store
the shock when get shot is pretty present (looks like I'm a nice target  :D) but definitly cut safe