Delta Quiver Rebuild

[Wolf1007]

Gang,

I am rebuilding an old Delta six-arrow quiver and need to come up with a new rubber gripper that will fit Easton Axis shafts. The original piece is a thin but sturdy piece of rubber.

Does anyone have any ideas of what I could use to get the same thing made up? I can cut, shape, drill it. Just not sure what I could start with...

Thanks for the help!

Jim

[Kelly]

If you loosen the bolts that the rubber is sandwiched you can sometimes squeeze the openings close together, then tighten those bolts.

Also you can take small rubber bands and wrap them around from one opening to another, that way you are adding additional rubber to the inside of two openings in effect making them smaller.

[Gun]

Maybe an industrial supply, conveyor belting?
There was a guy from Pennsylvania I got a couple of replacement grippers for the older Bear 4 arrow quivers. I tried his old contact number a while back but no luck.

[Wolf1007]

Thanks for the input guys. Cant work with the original gripper as it is pretty dry-rotted. The best I can use it for is a template.

[rvrbtm]

Compound bow hard cases have two pairs of grippers for six carbon arrows. I rebuilt a Thunderhorn using Cabelas case grippers.  They are attached by four screws. I used the gripper as is and bought appropriate size screws. I then fashions a shackle from an old .040" thick aluminum plate and attached it like a spring shackle. Made a compact snag free bottom gripper. another option would have been to cut two of the carbon grippers to slide into the channel on the Thunderhorn where I removed the old grippers. Both set of grippers fit the channel the same. That would have yielded a four arrow quiver.

[mnbwhtr]

I use rubber gasket material I bought on the internet. 1/4 inch thick.

[Wolf1007]

That’s seems like the best idea I’ve heard. Do you have source you’ve used you could push my way? Thanks!

[Dennis Allman]

There is a 'red rubber' that is used in industrial maintenance as gasket replacement, it has more stiffness than black rubber, yet is still piable. About 1/8 of an inch thick. I replaced a Wing (round, 6 arrow) rubber gripper with it over thirty years ago, it is still fine today. Still holds arrows tight and has no dry-rot.
Be sure that you cut the arrow hole and opening under size, so that the shafts have a snug fit when they snap in. I used the old gripper as a template and a piece of arrow shaft to punch the holes.

[mnbwhtr]

I bought mine years ago so I don't remember where, Just look for boiler gasket like Dennis said and you'll find it.

[Wolf1007]

Thanks!

[Dennis Allman]

If I remember correctly, we had it in fairly large sheets and on rolls. If you know anyone that works in an industrial maintenance position, they should be able to get you several scrap pieces.

[DawgDoc]

Amazon has 1/4” neoprene rubber gasket material in sheets or rolls. Been a while ago but when the first skinny carbons came out had to make one for a delta I had because there were no carbon grippers at the time. Used the old gripper for a template and a drill bit to make the holes. Then used a rat tail file to cut the slits. Good thing about the delta is if the holes are little too big u can tighten the metal plates and squish the gripper to make it smaller.