RE: Cheap way to cut carbons?
Hi, I sell the Cut off Jigs on eBay. I make them myself and put more time in them then I get back selling them. I started out to make one for myself and since I had everything set up in my shop made some more to see if anybody else wanted something like that. I may cut 1 doz arrows a year to replace the ones I mess up or lose. I didn't want to spend $150 for a new 3" cut off saw. There are some folks selling mini cut off saws on eBay. They are getting $35+ plus shipping. You can buy the same saw at Harour Freight Tools for $29.99 and last month they had them on sale in the stores for $22.99. I bought one and it does work. But still has some problems. The Main one to my mind is the idiot designers did not make the work table flat all the way across. Another is the material clamp is hard to set and keep accurate. So anyways I had the goal of using my Dremel to cut arrows but wanted some way to insure a clean cut. So I came up with the Jig I made. It allows you to hold the arrow in place with out crushing it. At one end is the cutting face which is notched at the top to allow passage of the screw on the mandrel that holds the wheel. By lining up the wheel with the face of the jig you can get a consistant cut. I have found that I get better control using my flex shaft because I can hold the "nose" closer to the cutting wheel. Also I get best results with a 1 1/4" dia wheel. Smaller doesn't cover the cutting face of the jig, bigger seems to "jump" around to much. This Jig will NOT do the cut for you, but it will help you do a better cut. You still need to practice. I have Three left on eBay, after that I may make some more later this summer. They are of weldable iron, not aluminum. If anyone has any questions please feel free to email me.