My Crestor is completed! (PICS ADDED)
 

Well guys, I finished my crestor today. Here are some pics so tell me what you think. The arrow is capped and is ready to be crested which I will do tomorrow and have pics in a day or so. Thanks to Greg/MO for his time in posting the instructional thread. I have about $40 in mine.

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Nice, it is. Learn you will, yes.......

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Looks pretty sweet duc! Good work.

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Nice work, duc. Looks good.

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very nice.

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Looks great....and I too thank Greg / MO...he's busy moving, hopefully he'll be checking in.

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awesome, might have to try one myself, if i can find the thread! [8D]

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Here ya go. Not too tough. It's a good read.

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1399868&mpage=5&key=&#143544 7

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It look's pretty darn good .

nubo

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congrats looks very nice[8D]

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Looks good, very innovative.

Now my question is why wouldn't you go out and buy wraps? Is there some advantage to actually painting on the cresting other than the satisfaction ofit?

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Not gonna touch this one other than say for me it is easier and with limited time, it is easier than trying to use a crestor. WIth a crestor how ever you can get a more personalized crest on the arrow. WIth wraps you got to choose pre-printed and chances are thousands of others have them too.

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I had never even heard of cresting before until Greg posted the instructional thread.:) I needed a hobby so this is going to be it. I want to make my own arrows as far as cutting, inserting, fletching , and the personalization. I don't think there is an advantage, JLmoore hit the nail on the head.

Thanks for all the compliments everyone. I have a pic of a painted arrow that I finished yesterday. I need to work out some bugs in my crestor b/c the pinstriping is fatter on one side than the other. For a first time, it turned out well. Here it is.

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Looks very nice and like you did a very good job.

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Ducsauce,
I've had the same problem with my pinstriping being wider on one side than the other and am trying to work the bug out. The rubber bohning chuck does not spin in an exact circle. It does more of a rollover motion when attached to the motor shaft making one side of the arrow closer to your brush bristles than the other side of the arrow when rotating.

I was also inspired by Greg/Mo's instructional thread and built my own crestor. Pictures attached.

Kpsingleton,
Now my question is why wouldn't you go out and buy wraps? Is there some advantage to actually painting on the cresting other than the satisfaction ofit?

My experience is that the only advantage I receive in using spray paint on the arrows instead of wraps is saving money. A can of spray paint will go a long ways compared to buying arrow wraps.

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Those are some fine looking arrows! Thanks for answering my question about cresting.

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looking good guys wish i had time but unfortunatly i dont have any time

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Man, that looks fantastic!! And your first efforts look great as well!

Like Rob said, we are knee-deep in the middle of a major move; it took the movers 14 hours a couple days ago to transfer our stuff, and we've got boxes piled up everywhere. Our DSL isn't due to be hooked up until the 8th; I had to drive down to a local hotel so I could get hooked up for a company webex.

I'll be back later...

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thats nice but i dont understand why so many people crest there arrows

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Hey Duc! That pattern looks awfully familiar!!! ;)

I'll not be posting pics of my crestor as it is U-G-L-Y, but it works quite well! Actually it really doesn't look like much more than a sewing machine motor screwed down to an old shelf....which is sort of all it really is!:D

I just finished another set for my daughter and I think I have my own pattern figured out. I'll post pics tonight perhaps.

I've had the same problem with the line thickness using the surge tube instead of the chuck. I've found that with the surge tube, I can sort of tweak it by rotating slowly with the arrow in place, finding and stopping at the "high" spot and just pushing down a bit to get things spinning smoother.

Is the chuck made of metal or hard rubber?

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I'd say that there aren't a lot of people cresting arrows, but what you do see is a lot of guys using wraps.

Aside from just being a cool thing, a white cap or wrap will aid in showing up blood on an arrow so that you can determine what sort of hit you may (or may not) have made on an animal. It can also help you find your arrow.

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The body of the chuck is metal with a rubber insert which holds the arrow shaft.

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Trembow: You caught me.:) I won't steal your pattern anymore. Post pics of that badazz bookshelf. I made a new guide block so maybe that will help w/ my pinstriping problem. We will see.

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Ah feel free to use it with impunity:)! The one I think I've decided on is completely different anyhow...I won't tell a soul!

I'll post some pics later, if for no reason than to show people that it doesn't have to be pretty, it's just gotta work....well, and make pretty arrows anyhow.

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Ok, I tried my new guide block and it may have helped SOME. I guess I will have to live with it. The problem is the chuck itself, I believe. Maybe Bohning's QA were lazy that day or something. I tried different arrows and it still rotates w/ a wobble. I don't know but it stinks because I wanted them to be perfect.[:@]