Budget crester?

[Captain*Kirk]

Been thinking about purchasing or building an arrow crester. As commercial units are a bit costly, has anyone here built one that works well?

[kevsuperg]

Have you tried a search yet. Lots of ideas on here.

[PeteA]

Cordless screw drivers, Sewing machine motors, variable speed drill. Search DIY Arrow crester. You'll find tons of info.

[Rough Run]

Captain*Kirk,
If you PM your email address, I'll be glad to send you photos of the crester I made for less than $12, and the POC shafts I made with it.  Amateur is probably too kind a term for my abilities, but it will give you some ideas.

[crazynate]

I have a spin rite and its OK. I bet you can build one just as good for pretty cheap. They are nothing fancy at all.

[tracker12]

http://www.archers-review.com/arrows-and-arrow-making/bohning-junior-cresting-lathe/

Captain
Send me a PM I might be able to hook you up with a Bohning Cresting tool like to one in the site above.

[Mike Vines]

I, too, started out trying to make my own the cheap way, but then I found the spinrite and decided not to reinvent the wheel.

That crester has served me well, and is worth the investment MANY times over.

[tim roberts]

X2 what Mike said!
Thanks,

[bowcrazybrad]

X3 what Mike and Tim said. Great tool that will more than likely last a lifetime. I feel the same about a high speed arrow saw. I have had mine since the early eighties and still works and looks like new.

[Slickhead]

ive done some good cresting with a drill, a screw driver bit and runner slingshot tubing.
Make a cardboard rest for the other end and go to town.
works well.

[Slickhead]

that rubber slingshot tubing:)

[Ratatat]

I use an old electric hand mixer taped to a board.

[Captain*Kirk]

Well, I have stopped my immediate search for a budget crester due to the generosity of a TG member who offered me a older Bohning model at a price I could not refuse...but in the interim, I had another TG member send me photos and instructions showing how he built his (Thank you!)and also ran across a few very interesting videos on YouTube, if anyone is interested:

 

 

Here's I gots yer budget crester ritch here.
Perhaps I should upgrade.  
 

[Captain*Kirk]

Originally posted by pavan:
Here's I gots yer budget crester ritch here.
Perhaps I should upgrade.  
     

(slaps forehead) And to think I just spent good money....

[Deno]