can anyone help me figure out how to use my bitz fletching jig?Im new to this machine

[camoman73]

Hey,I feel a lil dumb asking this,but can anyone help me figure out how to get ,or set my bitz to get a 3 degree righthand offset,and do you know of a tool that i could buy to measure offsets on the fletching jig?

ORIGINAL: camoman73

Hey,I feel a lil dumb asking this,but can anyone help me figure out how to get ,or set my bitz to get a 3 degree righthand offset,and do you know of a tool that i could buy to measure offsets on the fletching jig?

Bitzenbergers are tough. First off, don't worry so much about their little hash marks. I was told by a guy at bitzen that really don't mean much. I also suggest giving them a call. They gave me some great advise. I use that jig for my traditional cedars and was trying to get a hard left helical. Too hard with that thing, and they come out horribly.

What I suggest is experimenting. Just use your right or left helical clamp, and put it on with the holder/magnet straight, that will give you what I call an "offset" of maybe 3 degrees. The back needs to be centered with the arrow. Don't move this again. To be honest with ya, not sure if I like mine. But it handles big 5.5" feathers nicely

[G2 Shooter]

First of all, why are you worried about the exact amount of offset you are getting? If you are building hunting arrows, put on as much as you can. I set my Bitz up so that I get as much offset with the helical clamp as I can and still have the vane contact the arrow shaft. If you are building target arrows, then I can understand.

Use a piece of paper with marks on it and wrap it around your shaft to tell you how much offset it is set at. Take a piece of paper and draw two lines at 90 degrees to one another. Mark off how long your vanes are on the vertical line. Then using a protractor, make hash marks for different angles. Put that around your shaft and it will tell you the offset.

[Greg / MO]

I set my Bitz up so that I get as much offset with the helical clamp as I can and still have the vane contact the arrow shaft.

This is how I fletch with mine as well, whether it be offset or helical. Tests have proven the more spin you can create with your shaft, the more accurate it is -- at least at hunting distances.