Cutting Tapered Carbon Shafts

[dcolavito]

I'm new to the world of carbon and tapered shafts - so don't laugh too hard.

1. Does it matter which end of a carbon shaft is cut?

2. For tapered shafts, how to ensure that the cut is square? (or is the taper angle so slight as to not matter much?)

Thanks,
Dave

[5deer]

always cut the broadhead end or the big end  

[JRY309]

Most tapered carbons are not tapered the entire length only the nock end has a taper about 8-10" long.But like said you only cut from the point end.How do you plan on cutting them? My arrow saw has a tapered hole,so I put the nock end in the tapered hole and bring the saw into the shaft and rotate the shaft as I cut it.This is how more expensive saws work and that gives you a square cut on shafts.Or if you cut a different method you can get a G5 arrow squaring tool.Carbons arrows you should use a high speed saw to cut them whether you use an arrow saw or even a dremel tool or ?

[dcolavito]

Thanks.

Well, I figured I'd use a benchtop cutoff saw, something like this from HarborFreight

 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=42307

If the shaft taper isn't too much, maybe I'll be ok.

Dave

[Blasterjdh]

I use this saw from Harbor Freight -- works great.

 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=41453