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Author Topic: 4" low profile banana cut..Which chopper?  (Read 155 times)

Offline Zradix

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4" low profile banana cut..Which chopper?
« on: April 03, 2011, 01:39:00 AM »
Hello everyone.

I want to make up some 4" low profile naners for a 4 fletch 90˚ set up.

I'm thinking I want to end up with 1/2" high feathers.

3 rivers sells two different profile naner choppers.

Both are too long so I will need to raise the base of the chopper's feather "guide"

I'm thinking I should buy the taller profile chopper.
I think the low profile one would leave me with a REALLY LOW profile after adjusting it to 4".

What are your thoughts and/or experience with this oh wise gang?

Thanks   :thumbsup:
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Re: 4" low profile banana cut..Which chopper?
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2011, 02:35:00 AM »
To get the 1/2" tall at 4" you will need the low profile chopper.  Here is a link in the How To forum of how Rob did it:

 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000107

And another by Rob from what looks like the high back profile, yielding a taller fletch - go down a few photos:

 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000111

Here is mine from a low profile.  I cut a replacement fence out of aluminum so that I could adjust it for length and height:

 

At 4" long, mine came out a shade under 1/2" tall but in a four fletch, stabilized fine.  Since the first ones, I adjusted for a bit longer feather to get the height up to 1/2".  Enjoy!
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Re: 4" low profile banana cut..Which chopper?
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2011, 02:50:00 AM »
I have glued skinny skewers to lower the profile of feathers in my chopper. The chopper gets rid of the extra skewer and the profile is easy to adjust.

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Re: 4" low profile banana cut..Which chopper?
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2011, 03:13:00 AM »
awesome links!

Thank you   :thumbsup:
If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.~Aristotle

..there's more fun in hunting with the handicap of the bow than there is in hunting with the sureness of the gun.~ F.Bear

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