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Old 08-27-2011, 04:48 PM
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SecondChance
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Originally Posted by bowtech86n
i have used a pipe cutter(copper pipe) on a dozen arrows and it seems to work fine for me so far. its a pretty clean cut. just slowly keep adjusting the pressure every couple turns.
That will work OK on aluminium, but not on carbon. It will cause the fibers to split and crack, leading to a split/damaged arrow.
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