RE: instructional thread for capping and cresting your own arrows!
 

Trembow, is the activator included with the glue, as part of a two step process? I am assuming it is kinda like JB Weld, where ya have to use both tubes to make the stuff work. I have seen the stuff in a store before, just didn't take a close enough look at it.

Let us know how the Goat Tuff works as well. I might be in the same boat as you are once I get this crestor built.

Bols

RE: instructional thread for capping and cresting your own arrows!
 

Yes, it's actually a magic-marker sort of thingy that comes with the tube of glue. It goes on clear so it's hard to know if you actually got anything out of it. I think at first I wasn't and the glue wasn't working. Once I got the tip of the marker stained with a little paint (it eats it away a bit) I could tell where it was going.

You rub the "activator" on both surfaces, wait 1 minute and then apply the glue to the vane and attach it. I waited 1 minute for the glue to set and then moved on to the next vane.

If the goat tuff works well, I'm definitely trashing the super glue 2. Too "complicated" getting the activator onto the shaft in just the right spot.

RE: instructional thread for capping and cresting your own arrows!
 

I have some Quantum XT and Fletch Tite, bothby Bohning, how do you think that will compare to the Goat Tuff?

Is it worth picking up the Goat Tuff as well? I didn't want to try fletching arrows until I had the crest laid down then try fletching with the jig so I can practicedoing the complete process. . .but have you tried either of these glues and found any type of results?

I should probably just go ahead and get the crestor built, but family circumstances haven't been permitting me to do that at the moment. Just wanted to try and figure out the glue situation so when it comes to crunch time I had products that work!

Thanks for the input!

Bols

RE: instructional thread for capping and cresting your own arrows!
 

Golly, guy... you're making this complicated! ;)

Just get you some feathers and some Duco... (Barred feathers look way cooler anyway!) :D

RE: instructional thread for capping and cresting your own arrows!
 

all that superglue is cyanoacrelate or something. how different can it be? pineridge archery has it cheaper.

RE: instructional thread for capping and cresting your own arrows!
 

Don't tempt me!:D I just got decided on and bought a whole bunch of Blazers. I had been thinking of going to feathers just for the aesthetic value alone! Now I find out they might be simpler!? [:@]:D:D:D

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Bump for all the new questions...

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Trembow, if you wanna part with all those blazers, pm me. Feathers are way cool though.

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Ya'll wanna make me strip my Blazers off, build a cresting machine and start over...and I just fletched a dozen...darn it all...you can bet I will before I fletch another dozen.....just so I can post pictures to...;)

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Lookin' forward to them, Rob!

And just to let you know, I've watched about thirty minutes of your video so far... As my life settles down here just a bit, I'll get the whole thing watched soon.

My first thoughts: You guys stink! ;)How many deer got you guys' wind there at the beginning? I know, I know... early season, sweatin' on the way to the stand... :D Seriously, thanks so much for everything; I really mean it!! Hope you got my e-mail expressing my gratitude!