ORIGINAL: brucelanthier

The point of the strong magnet is to hold the fletch firmly in position without any give. It is actually one of the good things I like about the Bitzenberger. I always slide things in at an angle. I slantthetop of the clamp away from the shaft and slide the bottom of the clamp into position and resting against the back of the jig where the nock is seated. Then, using the bottom as a pivot point, rotate the top of the clamp towards the shaft. That seats the fletch onto the shaft neatly and cleanly. Then I give it a little pressure to make sure everything is seated along the length of the fletch and wait a couple minutes. Remove the clamp, rotate the shaft. put on another fletch.