Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Wvfarrier on August 17, 2017, 07:33:43 pm
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free cresting my shafts just isnt cutting it. has anyone made a cresting jig?
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Funny you should bring that up! I am about to make one - I envision a base with 2 uprights, slotted to hold the arrow, the base would be about 8-10 inches and the uprights , maybe 4-5 inches. I think the height would also hold the arrow for wrapping the fletching. The base would really be determined by how long your crest is. Not fancy by any means, but a heck of a lot cheaper than $140.00!
Hawkdancer
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Hawkdancer, would you post a build along with pics. I'm sure lots of folks would love to see it.
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I would be interested in seeing that as well Hawkdancer
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I have one. I took an old cordless drill and screwed it flat on a 1 x 6 x 30 board. The chuck has a piece of rubber hose over it that gently grabs the shaft. The other end of the board just has a simple "V" cradle cut from the same board. Works fine and cost me zero dollars.
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Pictures or it didn't happen...You should know that by now Chris ;)
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What brand of drill did you use? I made one like that and it won't go slow enough for me to serve the fletching nicely. I used a battery charger for a power supply and had to wire a dimmer switch into it to slow it down. I don't think the dimmer is doing my charger a lot of favors.
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Pictures or it didn't happen...You should know that by now Chris ;)
;D Nice one Aaaron
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Pictures or it didn't happen...You should know that by now Chris ;)
Yeah! >:D
Patrick
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What? Cant hear ya'? What?
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Take the bolts/screws out of the body of the drill and lay it flat on the board, shim where needed. Then just replace the screws/bolts with drywall screws long enough to go through and into the board. You will have to find a way to keep the trigger pulled, I use spring clamps. I have two different tube diameters "necked" down to fit 11/32 tight'ish.
And that's where the term "Gerry riggin" came from :)
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Ok Chris, I can believe that!
Simple but effective, thats the way I like it.
Do you use a reastat to slow it down?
Patrick
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Nope. Its an old GM assy line drill. Its very slow already.
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The new ones seem to be too fast. I think one of those old electric screwdrivers would do the trick but I haven't found one. I've thrown 2 or 3 of them out over the years but when I want one. nahhhh ;D ;D
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A sewing machine motor with a foot control rheostat works well. I used the motor from a rock tumbler.
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This one is cordless, I like that.
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That'll do nicely
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A buddy of mine has one that I have used. He got it off of eBay but it was home made. It used a small shaded pole motor and the shaft run on the edge of a roller blade wheel. There was a rubber grommet inside the roller blade wheel that griped the arrow shaft. The support for the shaft was a pair of small wheel bearings mounted side by side. It had a dimmer switch on it but I never used it to adjust the speed. Ill see if I can find a picture of it. Not sure I have one.
Patrick
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I done been outdone! Mine is manual. Got no old slow motors laying around, except me. Got to relearn how to get my pictures out of Imgur, then I can post 'em.
Hawkdancer
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https://i.imgur.com/IlkDPtE_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=high
Hope this works! I may get real practice. I think you need to click the code to see the pics.
Hawkdancer