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Author Topic: what saw to cut carbon shafts  (Read 317 times)

Offline Jhawk

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what saw to cut carbon shafts
« on: December 07, 2011, 06:19:00 PM »
Just orderded some carbons and will need to size them down. What do you all use to cut your carbon shafts. I have a miter saw and wondering if there is a good blade I could get to cut the shafts. For your suggestions, economical is good.

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Re: what saw to cut carbon shafts
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2011, 06:25:00 PM »
you need to cut carbons with a high speed saw. Where you at in tx, if your close i will cut them for you. you try to cut them with a handsaw and you make splinters in the shafts. if your not close you can make you a little jig or measure the arrow and put in vise and use a dremmel. I have a bowshop so its easy!!
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Re: what saw to cut carbon shafts
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2011, 06:48:00 PM »
Im in Burleson, just south of Ft Worth

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Re: what saw to cut carbon shafts
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2011, 06:48:00 PM »
Yes a dremmel or a 3 to 4" grinder with thin blade.

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Re: what saw to cut carbon shafts
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2011, 06:59:00 PM »
To answer the second question,I have no knowledge of a blade that would work in your miter saw and believe it doesn't turn with sufficient rpms.As a side note be sure you exhaust all your tip and insert weight combinations before cutting up your new order of shafts. Just recently I've been leaving mine full length with 225gr. up front and am delighted with the performance. Just a suggestion.

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Re: what saw to cut carbon shafts
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2011, 07:00:00 PM »
Dremel Multi-Max vibratory saw. Its the bomb.
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Re: what saw to cut carbon shafts
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2011, 07:04:00 PM »
I use an abrasive cut-off blade or Carborundum blade in a power miter saw. Works fine, just watch the dust.
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Re: what saw to cut carbon shafts
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2011, 07:08:00 PM »
I've used a metel chop saw before.  Looks like a miter saw but its for cutting metel pipe and stuff.

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Re: what saw to cut carbon shafts
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2011, 07:50:00 PM »
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Dremel Multi-Max vibratory saw. Its the bomb.
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Re: what saw to cut carbon shafts
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2011, 07:52:00 PM »
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Re: what saw to cut carbon shafts
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2011, 08:11:00 PM »
I have used this saw from harbor frieght for years and years...works great with the abrasive blade.

 http://www.harborfreight.com/bench-top-cut-off-saw-42307.html

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Re: what saw to cut carbon shafts
« Reply #11 on: December 07, 2011, 08:14:00 PM »
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I have used this saw from harbor frieght for years and years...works great with the abrasive blade.

  http://www.harborfreight.com/bench-top-cut-off-saw-42307.html  
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Re: what saw to cut carbon shafts
« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2011, 08:27:00 PM »
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Originally posted by michbowhunter:
I have used this saw from harbor frieght for years and years...works great with the abrasive blade.

  http://www.harborfreight.com/bench-top-cut-off-saw-42307.html  
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Re: what saw to cut carbon shafts
« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2011, 08:31:00 PM »
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Re: what saw to cut carbon shafts
« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2011, 09:45:00 PM »
I made an arrow saw using a dremmel clamped down on a bench. I got the plans from a thread here on Tradgang.
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