I Fletched Up!!

awshucks · 10-31-2006, 10:24 AM

Again, lol. Wasn't gonna admit to this, but if you can't laugh at yourself....lol. Secretly got an Arizona EZ fletch, pack of vanes, ect. Practised on some old arrows, thinking the whole while this sucks trying to clean the shafts. Didn't like the little tiny tubes of glue I got w/ the vanes, so got some super gooper gel. Can't hardly squeeze the dayam bottle, so got some more Loc-tite super glue. Good stuff, can't pry the glued vanes off. Well, as you other fletchers know, that AZ EZ has a cap that aligns the ends of the arms once you get the shaft in and vanes glued. It would appear my new found user friendly squeeze bottle type glue sets up faster than I can get the cap on, as I noticed the forward ends of the vanes aren't evenly spaced on some of the new GT LII's I did. Bet they shoot like crap! Keep watch on the classifieds, this whole ball of wax may be headed for a new home PDQ!![:@][:@][:@]

Dnk · 10-31-2006, 10:30 AM

I have one and don't like it. They love the Arizona on the Excal forum, bet it'll get gobbled up! Mean time if the arrows don't fly well send them to me and I'll fletch them like Alice would! LOL!

awshucks · 10-31-2006, 11:01 AM

There I was cutting my way thru a wall of human flesh, dragging my canoe behind me, doing rather well, actually until I came to CANADIAN CUSTOMS!! Thanks, but no thanks, Dnk! Decided to use the off ones for squirrel hunting, you can shoot pool cues at 20 yds and still hit, lol.

smokepolehall · 10-31-2006, 12:34 PM

Nothing wrong wid the fletcher, i have one that works great! Get some gel glue that takes several min. before it sets up.[

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smokepolehall · 10-31-2006, 12:38 PM

I have a new tube of Bohning platinum, i will get rid of. I am tired of that stuff not holding my vanes on my alum. shafts. Oh it boldly states that it will and i even cleaned with acetone on shaft.[:@]

shewe · 10-31-2006, 01:21 PM

it's like any other skill bro.....it'll come with time. i use a bitzenburger only does one vane at a time....but i usually fletch some while i'm watching tv or playing on the puter. not for fast production but i can do a half dozen in an evening. the more you fletch.....the better they'll begin to look.[8D]

awshucks · 10-31-2006, 06:06 PM

Shewe: Like your signature line!! Ain't it the truth??

shewe · 10-31-2006, 07:42 PM

aye unfortunately tis true....hee hee