How to fletch Carbons?
 

I have never had a problem fletching aluminums. But now I have Beamans (black). I can' t get the fletchings to stick good to save my life. They will fall off after a few 100 shots. They don' t do that from the factory. The factory setup fletchings are hard as hell to take off. I got to carefully scrape with a dull knife to cut the clue off.

I am using Bohning 4" fletchings. Using Bond tite for carbons. I first will totally take off the old glue. I then use sandpaper to roughen up. I then take the alcohol and wipe down the arrows and the fletchings. I then use a Arizona Fletch tool to put them on. Let them sit in the jig for 2 min and take out. And then let it cure overnight. What am I doing wrong?

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

I would change the glue you are using.

When I got into fletching my own, I was at the pro shop with handfuls of glue, cleaner, vanes, feathers, etc..... One of the older guys saw me and told me to loose the glue and cleaner. His recomendation was to use regular Windex to clean and degrease the shaft after glue removal and light sanding. As for the glue, he recomended a product called " Future Glue" . It is a super glue product and is available at Wally World and Kmart. It comes in a small bottle with a brush applicator. Sets in something like 15 seconds.

After the fletches are on, I use the brush to run a small bead down each edge and put a drop on the front.

Using this method I have yet to have a vane or feather come off except when I scrape them off with a knife.

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

Bigcountry,
I started using EZE Crest last year and have found that my fletchings stick much better than they do on bare shafts. Your arrows look better as well. You will need to experiment with your glues though, some of them will eat the cresting right off and the fletching will come loose. I am currently using Goat Stuff Glue which can be purchased at Cabela' s and it has worked great.

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

AAE Fastset Gel works great for me. It' s a typical glue in sporting goods stores, but it' s the same as any superglue gel you can buy at Wal-Mart. Sometimes vanes can have a residue from molding or storage on them....make sure to clean the vane at the glue joint.

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

A couple things I would do different. If your useing regular alcohol, switch to denatured. I would also leave them in the jig for 20-30 minutes. If fletching with vanes, be sure and wipe them down also.

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

I use Goat' s Tuff Glue and no problems, I clean the shaft an the vane with fingernail polish remover. I switch brands everyso often but always check to make sure the contents are the same. Their is some ingrediant that you do not want, but I can not remember what it is. I know I have used the Osco and Home Best. Never thought of tring Windex, but I have found what works for me and I am sticking with it. I have used this on gold tips, carbon express, and blackhawk camo with no problems.

These are the ingrediants:
acetone, water, propylene carbonate, dimethyl glutarate, dimethyl succinate, dimethyl adipate, glyserin, gelatin, fragerance, denatonium benzoate, D&C yello #11.


Good Luck

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

Thanks guys, I guess I will order some AA Gel and Goat Tuff Glue and give them a try.

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

Save yourself some money.Go to wally world and buy superglue gel.Works great.I just scrape off the old glue with a dull knife.Wipe down with alcohol,let dry and flectch.

CB

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

Big, if you can, purchase Prep-Rite surface conditioner by Bohning. Its for aluminum or carbon arrows. It can be bought unmixed or mixed. I have the premixed.

Just shake up the bottle, open the cap and dip your shafts. Let sit a few minutes then rinse off with hot water and let dry. This provides a clean and unspoiled surface area to glue your fletching.

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

For some reason the Bemans are tricky little buggers.... I went to the arrow wrap which saved me a whole bunch of trouble. Somebody else mentioned this also, but I think it makes the arrow look beter too!

Good luck.
-BJ

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

What is Arrow Wrap. Is that the jig or the glue?

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

BigCountry,
Try this link for arrow wraps. You can even order some from the link cause it' s from Cabela' s.

http://www.cabelas.com/information/A...ps0014533.html


Luck,
Bob

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

clean the shaft with denatured alcohol, don' t clean the vanes if using duravanes or plasti-fletch, and use the aee fast set gel. It is pressure sensitive so it doesn' t set till you close your jig then it sets in less than 10 seconds. I use this system for aluminium and carbon

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

Get some Saunders MPV glue. Trust me it works!

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

I just started fletching my own arrows too. i shoot beman 400 ics hunter both the black and the camo. i use the eze eye arrow wrap and the bohning tape. i also prep my arrow by scraping the old fletching off first, using plain ajax with a dish sponge to clean the arrow. i wrap the arrow, then use my bitzenburger with the bohning 4 inch feathers and fletching tape. if you want to redo your arrows the cresting wrap comes off fairly easy and no more carving your arrows with a dull knife. just my 2 cents.

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

Whoever suggested the Goat Tuff glue, you wasn' t kidding about that being tough stuff. I asked, and got more than I bargained for. With this stuff, I have to cut the fletch off and carefully scrap the carbon arrow and still have glue on them. You couldn' t pull the vanes off if you had too. I also picked up some AA Gel. I will try that later.

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

The last tubes of bohning fletch tite for carbons have failed to hold my fletchings on. I switched to gel super glue and it works. I recently bought some " martin archery" fletching glue and it seems to be holding as well.

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

Goat Tuff, EZ crest, and the fletching jig. I use acitone (SP) to clean all the old glue off. I have more trouble with getting them off than keeping them on. Clean dry shaft is the key for me.
B

RE: How to fletch Carbons?
 

The reason that denatured alcohol works better is because it doesn' t leave any residue...regular Isopropyl Alcohol leaves a residue...and I agree Goat Tuff glue is tuff stuff!!