Poorman's multi-fletcher

[MercilessMing]

Being tired of waiting for glue to dry using single fletcher.  Finally become brave enough to give a try to make one.

 


 

Magnet insert in the supports to hold down the clamp.
 

[MercilessMing]

Use shim to adjust the height for proper centering with clamp.

 

 

[Osagetree]

Good idea!  

[MercilessMing]

Rubber band to hold the shafts in place.  Cut straw and tape one end.  Use the short straw as the index to match the mark on the jig.
 

[MercilessMing]

Cut metal strap in 6" pairs.  Twist them a bit to make clamps.  Paper clamp works well.

 

 

[MercilessMing]

 

[Broken Arrows]

That's cool.

[MercilessMing]

Rotate shaft to match the index with the marks (120 degree apart) when glue is cured.  Repeat the fletch.
 

[adeeden]

Excellent idea!

[Lefty]

That's pretty cool.  I got tired of waiting for glue to dry too.  I switched to the fletch tape and never looked back.  I have never had an adhesive problem, regardless of temperture and can fletch arrows as fast as I care to.  I do always use a wrap and I am sure that helps with adhesion, but I was using wraps for visibility anyways.
  Good job!  Always great to make something you need and then have that thing really work!

[scottm]

Thats cool!

[Pepper]

Innovation is the name of the game.

[tradtusker]

great Innovation very cool

[kung fu kid]

Great job, Ming.  Looks like your background training came in handy.  I may try to make something like that someday.  Congrats.

[PowDuck]

I am impressed.

[jcar315]

MM, You are one crafty man! Very well thought out idea to say the least.

I will say that if I even TRIED to fletch arrows on the dining room table my wife would riot!

[Doc Nock]

Now THAT is trad as trad can be....doin it yourself the whole way! Brilliant! Cudos!