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Old 05-29-2004 | 03:29 PM
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Does anybody use fletching tape for fletching with feathers? How well does it work? Will it work with the cresting wraps? I just ordered some feathers, crsting wrpas and tape. I hope it works well.
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Old 05-29-2004 | 05:45 PM
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I had a pro shop fletch my feathers with fletching tape and it cost me 2 dozen arrows. First off the tape would not allow for the ends of the feathers to stay in contact with the shaft and this caused more noise in flight. I I saved those arrows for parctice. when it came time to refletch I took them to another proshop and inorder to get the fletchings off they would have to sand the shafts. I just don't think it is a good idea to sand on carbon shafts. so I shot the arrow until virtually aal of the fletchings were off and pitched 2 dozen Gold Tips. I will never use it again. The proshop I use now Fletches great straight to the shaft.
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Old 05-30-2004 | 02:34 PM
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I use Bohning premium fletching tape on aluminum arrows and it works great for me. After fletching my arrow I put one drop of fletch tite on each end of the feather. No problems in the two years of using it.
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Old 05-30-2004 | 08:20 PM
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Ditto what XX75 said- i love fletching tape for carbon or aluminum w/ a drop of glue at each end of the feather.
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Old 05-31-2004 | 02:24 AM
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I have some fletching tape and It sucked for me. When it gets gold the feathers come off. I use goat tuff now. It dries in seconds and last what seems forever.
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Old 05-31-2004 | 05:52 AM
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Ive used fletching tape for years and the stuff works great, I prefer the Feather Fletch brand over the Bohning by far. You must put a dab of glue on the leading and trailing edge as you should with any fletch job. Ive shot them through wooden stockade fences ( by accident ) and the feather still remain intact.
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Old 05-31-2004 | 08:06 AM
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I have had great results with the tape. I use it both on carbon and aluminum. I do put a drop of glue on the front and back of each feather to hold them down. I find it holds well, and is still easy to remove.
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Old 05-31-2004 | 04:53 PM
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I use it and love the stuff! It dries fast and IMO is easier to clean off. Never had a problem with feathers coming off exept once I used the rong kind of alcohol to clean the shaft. Dido on the two drops and also I don't use the bohning stuff, not sure what brand but it comes in a small plastic case. A little tricky at first but after a few arrows you get the hang of it.
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