little choppers

[Zradix]

Are you sure you are using right wing feathers with a right wing chopper?

having the feather laying on the wrong side sure could cause the feather to squirm a bit.

Is your foam cut to the same height on the new chopper compared to the old?

[stringstretcher]

Might I suggest you look at this and give it a try.  Pop cycle sticks works great.  No more problems

 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=090620#000000

[Bjorn]

I use several choppers from Raptor Archery-never a problem for me.

[MR BILL SHORTY]

YES I'AM USEING THE PROPER FEATHER AND LAYING IT THE PROPER WAY.

THE FOAM LOOKS THE SAME HIGHT[with thes old eyes]HARD TO TELL BY FEEL. THE OLDER ONES THE FOAM IS SO SOFT IT MOVES SO EASY. HARD TO COMPAR WITH THE NEWER ONE WITH THE DARK DENSE FOAM.

JOHN YOU WOULD NEED A OLDER ONE TO COMPAR.

THANKS

[Bjorn]

Turn off your caps please. Have you tried hitting the bar harder than usual?

[MR BILL SHORTY]

sorry bjorn do you have some older ones with the softer foam compar to the newer with the denser?

[Gray Buffalo]

You need a solid work surface. I found this out while chopping some fletch in the park one day. I normally would have to hit it twice but on the concrete picnic table I only had to hit it once.

[MR BILL SHORTY]

Stingstrecher thanks i'll try that on these newer choppers.
if that doent work i'll take bjorn advice

HIT THE BAR HARDER

hope the bar serves JIM BEAM   lol

Thanks MEN

[Ray_G]

I haven't bought a chopper in a couple of years, so I can not speak to the foam issue.  Lots of other good things to try, though.  I did move my hinge supports in to take out most of the side play, like has been mentioned.  What most helped one of them was shimming the hinge support.  I looked at the chopper alignment on one (without a feather in place) that was requiring two smacks.  The blade only touched the striking plate on one end.  That would have to place undue stress on the the hinge and support area to get it fully down, let alone smacking it twice.

I used some card stock (like from a stiff, manila folder or 3 x 5 card) to shim up the low hinge side.  The cutter on the plate surface was much better and took only one smack to make a nice cut.  Just one more thing to look at.

[Hoyt]

I have been thinking about getting a Little Chopper, but think I'll just go with the Big Chopper..Magnus.

[Caleb Andes]

I have chopped over 200 feathers with my lil chopper and once i started to use a rubber mallet and use one swift pound.. the cut feather literally flys out of the chopper.. LOVE IT

[zarch]

I really apreciate all the input and ideas ray Idid try tightening the hinge works like a charm Thanks again guys Zarch

[FXJr]

240z. "deadblow" hammer!
Frank X.