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Offline ber643

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Re: Proud new sponsor
« Reply #40 on: November 15, 2007, 06:06:00 PM »
All good to hear, thanks, Moengo.
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Re: Proud new sponsor
« Reply #41 on: November 16, 2007, 07:20:00 AM »
Thanks Bernie, and thanks Moengo for helping Bernie get one step closer to getting his wallet out!   :clapper:  

Bernie, if you have any questions you can call me till 9 pm EST 7 days. I'm not a salesman and it's a toll free number. I enjoy talking to people and have found that a lot of "Sharpening Challenged" people can become "Sharpening Pros" with a little coaching. Thanks again guys,

800 561-4339

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Re: Proud new sponsor
« Reply #42 on: November 16, 2007, 07:43:00 AM »
Sorry Bernie, I forgot to answer your question.  :knothead:  

Yes, the broadhead sharpener works very well for single bevel broadheads, my personal favorites too. I like to do 95% of the work on the beveled side. Get it uniformly polished from end to end and then finish with a short series of forward strokes, flipping the clamp between passes. The result is a micro bevel being formed on the "unbeveled" side of the blade. By micro bevel, I mean you will see a very thin line (less than 1/64" wide) where the paint has been removed. If there is a "secret" to sharpening single bevel broadheads, I would say that this is it.

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Re: Proud new sponsor
« Reply #43 on: November 16, 2007, 08:00:00 AM »
That is very interesting and may very well be the "Tip of The Year", Ron. Thanks, I just tucked that away (in Word Documents) for later reference.

Oh, another question. I know it isn't the easiest but can you sharpen a glued-on BH while on the arrow with this sharpener? (at least for touch up)
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Re: Proud new sponsor
« Reply #44 on: November 16, 2007, 09:56:00 AM »
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Oh, another question. I know it isn't the easiest but can you sharpen a glued-on BH while on the arrow with this sharpener? (at least for touch up)
Yes you can but again a slightly different technique is required- Because the weight of the arrow will defeat the self-aligning feature of the clamp, you'll have to put your fingertips on the clamp and apply a little presure as you sharpen to maintain continuous blade contact with the stone, and you'll need a lot of room because now you have 30 inches of arrow that is moving too.

An alternative technique would be to turn the sharpener upside down on a table or bench (or even a stump)and rest a steel or stone on the roller and move the steel or stone rather than the sharpener. This is also a great way to pre-sharpen broadheads that need a lot of metal removed for the initial "out of the pack" sharpening. You can actually clamp the sharpener down to the table (again upside down)and use the roller as a guide for a file. This way when you go to the stones, the angle will be exactly the same as the filed angle.

Hope this helps,

Ron
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Re: Proud new sponsor
« Reply #45 on: November 18, 2007, 08:20:00 PM »
Sounds like it would, Ron, once applied. I need to get an e-mail off to you this week and talk about what, exactly) I need to order. I use different BHs but this year (so far, and I hope all season) I am using Cane arrows and wood bows only. The Cane arrows are tipped with single bevel Trade BHs, made and mounted by a friend who is great at both. I need to be able to touch them up. (Can you hear that wallet creaking? - and the flutter of tiny Moth wings?   :D   )
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