cutting carbon

[CJC]

what is the best and most accurate way to cut carbon arrows?  they make a cutter but its 250 bucks through 3rivers or lancaster.  the hand held dremel seems sketchy.
thanks -christopher

[Pete W]

You can use a jig with a dremmel. or make a saw from a sewing machine motor.
 There are plans on my site for the sewing machine motor.
 A 5" x 7/8 Zip Disc can be mounted to a bench grinder, or a table saw too.

Tube cutters and hack saws and files ruin the shafts, but someone will tell you that is what they use.

Pete

[deertraks]

I use a little cut off saw from Harbor Freight.  http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=42307

[bretto]

I just bought one of the mini mitre saws at Harbour freight. Everyone says they work great. Haven't had time to try it out yet. I think total price after tax was $28.00.

[bretto]

I type to slow!!

[LV2HUNT]

I have the Harbor Freight one as well and it cuts perfect on carbon or aluminum.

[Stone Knife]

I just use a 4" grinder with a regular cutter blade in it. I use a block of wood for a guide.

[longbowben]

Thanks deertraks i am ordering one.

[oldtimerbow]

Thanks for the info deertraks.I just got one coming my way.

[Cupcake]

I have the Harbor Freight saw and it works fine.  Question: do you use the toothed steel blade?  I bought some 3" cut-off wheels that one can get from McMaster-Carr or MSC for cutting non-ferrous metal and carbon.

I posted pictures last year of a jig I made that uses a Dremel.

[JBiorn]

Harbor Freight all the way.

 longbowben-----There is a Harbor Freight store here in Boise, do you need me to pick one up for you? Might be faster than ordering through the calalog.

 Jeff

[BFinegan]

I purchased a 5000 rpm from Cabelas this fall. Paid $100.00. It's cutting my carbons fine.

[beendare]

Nothing will cut those carbons perfect. After using an arrow cutoff saw I made a jig to hold the shaft perfectly square to an end block with 320 sandpaper.

If you spin your carbon shafts on a jig like this you will be amazed how consistently straight your broadheads are.

[Jedimaster]

Hee-hee! I'm as giddy as a school girl! I've been wanting/dreading buying a arrow saw for some time. This is the kind of stuff that I can count on trad-ganger's for. Very cool deertraks, any other secrets you holdin' out?

[Mike Byrge@home]

I use a tubing cutter...the same one I used to cut aluminum shafts.  I tried it on a broke shaft once and it worked fine so that is what I've been using since.

[deertraks]

When I bought my saw they didn't have any 2" abrasive blades, I had to order some. After I cut the shaft, I use a G5 squaring tool on the shaft and then the insert after I glue it in. This makes a broadhead spin really true.  

[JRY309]

I use the Harbor Freight mini saw,made a jig out of some wood with a stop for repeatable cuts.I made the stop block adjustable for different lengths.I used a chamfer tool to make a tapered hole in the stop block like other cut-off saws.That way I start the saw cutting into the shaft and then rotate the shaft the cut all the way around.I makes a square cut that way and I still use the G5 squaring tool to be sure.The  saw was $19.95 and the jig was from scraps around my garage.Works great on carbon and aluminum.