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Author Topic: Source for aluminum shafts to foot carbons?  (Read 782 times)

Offline -Zor

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Source for aluminum shafts to foot carbons?
« on: January 04, 2018, 01:10:00 AM »
I'm looking for a shop or internet supplier that has a broad selection of aluminum shafts and sells singles. I'm trying to foot some easton axis 5mm shafts and a 1916 won't quit go on and a 2016 has way too much slop. That leaves me searching for a 1914, 1913, 2020 or even a 2018 would be an improvement. If you've got any ideas on where to source one or two, I'm all ears.

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Re: Source for aluminum shafts to foot carbons?
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2018, 01:45:00 AM »
Lancaster archery, you can buy one shaft if you would like.
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Offline Dave Worden

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Re: Source for aluminum shafts to foot carbons?
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2018, 07:21:00 AM »
Your local archery club's lost/broken arrow bucket.  Leave the good ones for whoever owns them, but badly bent/weathered arrows should provide the pieces you need.
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Re: Source for aluminum shafts to foot carbons?
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2018, 08:17:00 AM »
Maybe this will help narrow it down for you.

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Offline Rough Run

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Re: Source for aluminum shafts to foot carbons?
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2018, 05:05:00 PM »
Ordering singles, and paying for shipping, makes for a pricey footing.  I bought some groups of older shafts on fleabay, kept a couple of shafts in the sizes I needed, and gave the rest away to others that needed them.  A lot less expensive for a lot more footing material.

Offline Sirius Black

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Re: Source for aluminum shafts to foot carbons?
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2018, 05:10:00 PM »
Any archery shop that sells aluminums will have cut offs from the arrows they sold and cut to length for customers. Sometimes they sit on them for a while, and they build up in a 5 gallon bucket, or whatever. You can probably get all you want for a very good deal.
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Offline TomMcDonald

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Re: Source for aluminum shafts to foot carbons?
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2018, 05:12:00 PM »
Brass tube also works for footing and is insanely strong. Can probably be purchased more readily in your desired quantity.

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Re: Source for aluminum shafts to foot carbons?
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2018, 05:47:00 PM »
Lancaster Archery has a 1914 shaft which can be purchased one at a time at 8.50 each which would yield at least a dozen footings.  

1916 shaft = .265 I.D.
1914 shaft = .269 I.D.
2020 shaft = .273 I.D.
2016 shaft = .281 I.D.

All numbers are rounded to the nearest one thousandth of an inch...

Offline carbonflyr

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Re: Source for aluminum shafts to foot carbons?
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2018, 05:59:00 PM »
zor...pm sent

Offline -Zor

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Re: Source for aluminum shafts to foot carbons?
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2018, 07:14:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Rough Run:
Ordering singles, and paying for shipping, makes for a pricey footing.  I bought some groups of older shafts on fleabay, kept a couple of shafts in the sizes I needed, and gave the rest away to others that needed them.  A lot less expensive for a lot more footing material.
That was my worry after I went to the Lancaster website as suggested above by Babs. Luckily it sounds like Carbonflyr has me all taken care of. Thanks Larry!!! What a great community!

Offline nek4me

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Re: Source for aluminum shafts to foot carbons?
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2018, 03:14:00 PM »
I don't shoot carbon but have lots of 2114 and 2016 pieces, one 2018 shaft, and 5 pcs of 2117 (about 16" total). Let me know if anyone can use any of these. Free - rather see them used than recycled.

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Re: Source for aluminum shafts to foot carbons?
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2018, 02:47:00 AM »
Thanks so much nek4me, but I think Carbonflyr has me all set up.

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