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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: jacobsladder on June 23, 2007, 07:14:00 PM
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whats the best tool to use to get a good clean cut on these woodies..i've been using a tubing cutter and then making a crease and just snapping off... but ive noticed some of the shafts look a bit hollow at the very end.. steve..
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band saw, hacksaw, I sit there with the serrated blade of a knife
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Miter saw works best for me.
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I use your method, or score them by rolling on a table with a knife blade. If you do it deeply enough, it minimizes the little hollow, which doesn't matter much anyway.
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I cut all the way around and then complete the cut. I use a radial arm saw. Jawge
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Hacksaw..
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I tape a dozen together in a bundle and use a hacksaw.
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Steve, you can buy a small miter saw from Harbor Freight for $25 that works great. I bought one and I can cut wood, aluminum, and carbon with it for a heck of a lot cheaper than an arrow saw.
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Im with Scattershot, I use a utility knife on a table roll them back and forth. works on aluminum shaft also! Mike :thumbsup:
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I zip screwed a miter box to a 2x4, and then added anotherpiece of 2x4 to act as a stop for the shaft at my desired arrow length. Cant mess up that way...and I need all the idiot-proofing I can get!
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score it deep with a pocket knife and snap it off
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I used a little mini hacksaw or a coping saw for quite awhile,finally spent the $20 on a mini cut off saw I found on ****.Works great,especially when cutting a few dozen shafts......look like a miniature chop saw,which is what it is.You can get extra blades for cutting carbon shafts too,if you happen to use them.
Wow,the astericks aren't a curse word,just that bidding and buying website,didn't know we couldn't even SAY it on here,sorry.
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You're supposed to cut them off?? I thought I was forgetting something when I made mine up. Oh well, the dynamic spine is right with them this length, so I guess I'll "forget" to cut off the dozen shafts I just bought.
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Jigsaw
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I use the roll and score method. its been 20 years now.
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A buddy of mine made me an arrow saw with one of the Harbor Freight mini chop/mitre saws and some aluminum stock. Once he mounted the saw, he added a sliding block with a hole to fit the nock in. It was finished off with a sewing type tape measure glued flat to act as a guide for cutting to a certain length. Works great and I have invested about 1/3 the price of an arrow saw in the whole project!
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I'm an electrician and I use a cable cutter. It's just a pair of side-cuts that leave the wire round when cut. Works fine. a cheap set would cost around $15
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The cleanness of the cut isn't very important, since the end will be tapered anyway.
But I have been getting good clean cuts by rolling the shaft with a sharp knife blade for years.
It's an age-old method that works perfectly and costs nothing, if you have a knife.