whats my problem???
 

I have a crazy problem with my arrows. I just got back some easton axis FMJ's fletched w/ blazer vanes. I went out shooting them today (hopeing I get to sight in my new summit hot dot) but after I shoot a few 3 times the blazer vanes came flying off the arrows some where down range.this is me-->[:@][:'(][>:][>:][&:][&:]?????

I have a newwisker buisket rest and the summit sight on a mathews switchbackXT, what is is thats makeing this happen???
My archery shop dealer just re-paper tuned the bow for me about 3 days beforetoday (the day I droped off the arrows).

What happened???

RE: whats my problem???
 

Probably the whisker biscuit. Its infamous for doing that.

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If you use the correct glue and fletch them properly a WB will not rip off vanes.

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I havenbt had a problem with my vanes and my whisker biscuit!

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Proper glue and drying time won't allow a correctly installed wb to rip off the blazers. There must be more to this story.

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I supose one of those drop aways would fix that right?? Ive seen a cobra double diamond that looked okay. there is one at the archery shop I go to that has fancy prongs and mounting holes stacked right on top of each other. I dont remember the brand though.

Please advise here.

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Arjuna: what else could cause this?

Just to help rule out things, Im not messeing with the vanes or bending them w/ the fingers. that could mess up the glues hold.

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I'd almost have to think by the sound of it that the sahfts weren't cleaned properly prior to fletching. If the shaft is cleaned as it should be, if the gluing surface of the vanes are clean, and the leading edge is spot-glued then there is little chance of the vanes coming off just from shooting them.

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Bingo, thats what I think as well.

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hasn't happened to me and my WB

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Uncleaned shafts seem to make sense to me. Full Metal Jackets are different from what what I have fletched in that I have only dealt with carbon. I don't know what glue to use on aluminum. I don't know how to prep aluminum. I DO know that if you don't prep a carbon shaft, the results are sloppy. Often times when carbon shafts are cut, the powdered carbongets everywhere. If it is not cleaned off the outside, even good glue can't work its magic. If it's not cleaned off the inside, then the inserts don't hold to the wall.
My guess would be cleaning.

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It's that darn Wisker Buisket rest , get rid of that thing and use a better one like a NapTune 360 or some other type of drop away.

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It's not the WB! It's that the arrows weren't properly fletched. Get them glued on there right and the WB isn't going to take them off. I dislike the WB as much as the next guy but you can't blame this on the rest. It's either the glue or even more likely, the shaft prep.

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I agree 100% with Kodiak.
It's not the rest(and I dont like the WB at all). But you have to call them as you see them.
I would talk with the shop that put the vanes on and have them redo them right.

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Kodiak, you're righton the money, as usual. All I have to say is, I've been shooting a WB for 7 years now, and I'veNEVERhad a vane come off one of my arrows. I refletch my own when I slice a vane, and still have never had one come off.Proper prep on the shafts is BIG.;)

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its the whisker biscuit . That is why i like a drop away






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[/align]I have used a WB for several year with no issues EXCEPT when I didn't prep the shaft properly before fletching.