2 wing, twisted foot shafts.... to complete arrow.

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#61 Post by Buford » Sat Jun 04, 2005 4:18 pm

Jeff,
The feather shape is called a "sky" cut (5").
When I bought the vario cutter last year, i got 3 sets of blades to go with it because if i ordered them at the same time, each additional blade was only about $20.
I have a 5" shield, 5.25" traditional parabolic (somewhere between a paradbolic and a banana shape) and the above mentioned sky.

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#62 Post by Buford » Mon Jun 13, 2005 7:02 am

Got back from the Hunter valley shoot in the wee hours last night, and as promised, I was able to get a pic or 2 of the 4 wing foot from John's demo, in both straight wing and the twisted. :wink:
If the twisted pic looks a little blurry its because its behind glass. :)
I will post a heap of pics from the weekend on the other thread after i've had some more sleep. :shock:

Just a note of interest.... while talking to john about them, i was curious as to how he got so much twist without the glue letting go (because he is getting a hell of a lot more twist than I and the heat generated is unbelieveable :shock: , the secret is in the glue.
"Don't use that Aquadhere crap! Here, use this stuff..." to which he produces a bottle of loctite 401. :shock: apparently he has tried all sorts of glues and this one has never let go. So there you have it eh? :D


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#63 Post by tracker » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:12 pm

What type of broadhead is that on the 'candy-cane' shaft?

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#64 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:38 pm

Tracker,

Not sure but is it a Black Stump?

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#65 Post by Buford » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:44 pm

yeah, its a blackstump. :wink:

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#66 Post by CameronPotter » Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:04 am

What kind of dimmer switch did you use?

I ran the old sewing machine motor last night (through the pedal) and it was not a problem. I now want a dimmer switch instead. Did you use a light one, a fan one or something else?

Our light ones are about $30 from a hardware store. Did you get yours from Dick Smith (or equivalent) or a hardware store?

Also, my power lead input isn't as good as yours - it leaves the contacts kind of exposed, so I might have to do something about that.

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#67 Post by Buford » Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:52 am

Cam, I just got a el cheapo light dimmer from bunnings. Cost about $5 - $10 or something.

before you do that though..... I installed the dimmer only to bring down the RPM's of the motor to about 200 - 300, so the shaft doesnt blow up at 3000 - 4000! :D . once I have it set to the desired speed, I just leave it and still use the foot pedal for on/ off.

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#68 Post by CameronPotter » Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:59 am

The cheapest dimmer I could find was $20, but then that wasn't in Bunnings. I may well use the foot pedal as on and off, not a bad idea really. But installing a switch wouldn't be a trouble. I'll think about it.

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#69 Post by Buford » Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:01 pm

My dimmer has a switch on as well i just bypassed it! :lol:
Yeah, its easy. I just matched up the same coloured wires and asked my brother if he would mind turning it on while I hid around the couch! :lol: :lol:

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#70 Post by Buford » Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:30 pm

As you may have guessed, I have moved this thread and cut out everything that was not relevant to the construction or questions.

Thanks everyone for watching and your feedback on this build-along. :D

Your interest and comments made it a worthwhile undertaking. :wink:

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#71 Post by CameronPotter » Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:22 am

Hi,

Just dragging this up again...

I have started cresting my new arrows, but when spraying the end (rather than dipping) I found that some of the paint somehow got under the tape.

Have you ever had this happen? I was using just normal sticky tape, but it seemed to hold well enough, just some had a bit of leakage.

Bit annoyed about this, but I am not grief stricken. I think I will be able to get over it.

Maybe I needed to put more layers of varnish down as the original base coat?

Also, you'll be happy to know that my cresting machine has been run (and turned a piece of dowel very nicely), but not yet used to actually do any cresting.

I'll post piccies (in a new thread as to not pollute this one with my comparably pitiful attempts) when I have actually got some cresting done.

If you could help me with the spraying thing, that would be good though.

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