Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Adam on August 26, 2016, 09:37:48 pm
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Anybody have any experience with the Ace Roll-R-Straight? I just tried one out and must not have been doing something correctly. I put the arrow on a flat table with the curved side up so it was above the table then rolled the tool back and forth on the shaft. Nothing seemed to happen? How hard should I be pressing? I was afraid to push too hard and crush the fibers. Maybe it's just the arrow I was working on. It was a hardware store dowel (good grain) and is pretty curved. Thanks!
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I have used a similar tool (Shaft Tamer), but not the Ace version. I think if you are not getting results, you need a bit more pressure. Use the minimum it takes to straighten the shaft. It is supposed to compress the fibers somewhat - that's how it works - but I'm sure you don't want to overdo it. Those tools probably work best on softer woods like Port Orford cedar.
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I have one I use occasionally and it always worked fine for me.
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I saw someone using one and it had to be pushed past the "level" plane.
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Pappy made one with, I think a cabinet drawer roller that works good.
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I've seen a pulley used as an arrow straightener using the pulley wheel as the roller.
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I made one. Turned the wheel on the lathe and mounted it in the handle of my arrow straightener. I must of done something wrong because it doesn't work for me. I almost have to put my full weight on it to get any result at all. Maybe made the radius of the groove too small.
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Thanks guys! You're all a wealth of information! It sounds like I wasn't putting enough pressure on it. I was pressing down with maybe a couple pounds of force. I've seen enough pictures of shattered arrows sticking out of forearms that I'm leery of damaging shafts.
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I have one and it seems towork alright. I pull up a little on one end of the arrow so its a little past straight as I roll it across the bend . Try light pressure at first and if it doesn't straighten i increase pressure a little at a time untill it does. Different materials require different amount of pressure.
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I have one, works really good for me. Bigger bends I straighten by hand then do the small tweaking with the tool. I lay it on my desk top and roll it. My mate who taught me to make wood arrows built one from a pulley and a piece of yew for the handle. He reckons rolling it on the carpet works a bit better because you can put more pressure on it.
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I have several of them and they work fine for me, you have to push pretty hard and roll back and forth pretty fast. I use it for mirror crooks mostly and sometimes use a little heat. :)
Pappy
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Well, I tried again using more pressure and it worked much better. Thanks all!