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3Feathers
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February 14, 2011, 06:26:00 PM »
How does the tape hold-up to a poly finish on
wood arrows?
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 06:37:00 PM »
I use the tape on my woodies that have been soaked in danish oil and those that have a coat of polyurthane. Now problems with the tape on either shaft finish so far.
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 06:38:00 PM »
So far every arrow I have tried from new poly coated cedar to carbon woodgrains to aluminum to antique cedar with varnish. Very happy so far with the tape.
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 06:45:00 PM »
Never had a problem with any shaft coatings. I do suggest you clean your shafts (what ever coating you have on them) with denatured alcohol before you apply the fletching. I even wipe my fletch base in the clamp with alcohol before I put the tape on.
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 06:48:00 PM »
Glad to hear that fletch tape works. Have been thinking on trying out on some stumpers.
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 06:56:00 PM »
Just ordered some saturday from 3Rivers. Can't wait to try it out.
Glenn
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 07:39:00 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by 3Feathers:
How does the tape hold-up to a poly finish on
wood arrows?
not a problem at all. i've found lost woodies nearly a year later in the woods with the fletch tape firmly attached. this stuff is killer. i see no need to ever go back to glue for any shaft material fletching.
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 07:44:00 PM »
I've tried to remove worn fletchings secured with fletch tape from my cedar arrows without warming them with a blow dryer first...it literally ripped the arrow apart along the grain. I've also had the same experience as Rob. It goes on quick and easy, sticks tight, and can be removed with some heat from a blow dryer if fletch repair/replacement is necessary. Two thumbs up in my opinon!
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 07:55:00 PM »
All right you guys make this sound so good. I am ordering some now so i can try it out.
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 08:01:00 PM »
the tape is great! it's all I use now. This past spring I found a couple arrows that I had lost in the deep snow in WV and the feathers were in real bad shape but the tape was still stuck on there real good. Didn't know about the blow dryer trick, that would have saved me some pains.
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 09:03:00 PM »
The tape works great, a very popular item.
Link - Fletch Tape at Braveheart Archery
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Al Natural
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 09:21:00 PM »
Fletch tape is the way to go. Great stuff a little hard to peel the backing off but once you figure it out and get a system you can fletch an arrow fast. No drying time either.
Al
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Mike Vines
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 09:30:00 PM »
The stuff just flat out works. Some of my buddies who have been making arrows for years longer than me, give me a little junk because I get a little farther away from the tradition than they do, but it is just a product that flat out works. Not to mention, even the indians didn't have Duco.
Just remember to put a dab of glue on the front and back of the feather to smooth out the transition
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DBinAlamo
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 09:33:00 PM »
Fletch tape is all I use.
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 09:33:00 PM »
My experience has been the same as Rob's also. Lost an arrow in a vine maple, found it 6 month later (it had been through a wet NW winter), and the feathers were shot. They were still stuck to the shaft though!
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swifty99
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 10:17:00 PM »
That's all I use. It's clean and fast. Used it on wood, carbon and aluminum and never had a feather come off.
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S Biles
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 11:48:00 PM »
A little trick ive learned. The little small swiss army knives that have the scissors work very well for cutting the tape, and pealing the backing off. works great.
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Doug in MN
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Re: fletchtape
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February 14, 2011, 11:57:00 PM »
It is a great product. I have used it on every shaft type. I have never had a failure of the tape in any way.
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kat
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Re: fletchtape
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February 15, 2011, 10:01:00 AM »
Hey Tim, how have you been?
I use it on all my arrows, and it holds up to all arrow finishes, and it holds up really well with all the stumping I do.
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Ronyag
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Re: fletchtape
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February 15, 2011, 08:01:00 PM »
I do hear it does have a shelf life like any adhesive but have yet to determine it.
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