What the heck am I doing wrong
07-31-2004 | 12:38 PM
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What the heck am I doing wrong
I'm really mad right now. I just spent about 8 hours refletching my arrows. I noticed all of the vanes were pulling off. I used the fletch-tite platnium glue on m ygold tip shafts. I use the bohning fletch-tite vanes. What should I do?
07-31-2004 | 12:43 PM
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From: Burleson TX USA
RE: What the heck am I doing wrong
Zak.
Did you lightly sand the shafts before fletching?
I had trouble with Fletch Tite glue not holding so I went to Beyond Bond and have not had a vane fly off since.
Did you lightly sand the shafts before fletching?
I had trouble with Fletch Tite glue not holding so I went to Beyond Bond and have not had a vane fly off since.
07-31-2004 | 02:00 PM
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RE: What the heck am I doing wrong
I had the same problem with fletch-tite/bond. I switched to flex bond which is like $3 a tube and have had arrows pass through a target 50 times and still not come off.
07-31-2004 | 10:51 PM
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RE: What the heck am I doing wrong
The regular gorilla glue is super strong. I wouldn't use it for fletching arrows, as it takes 24hours to setup. But there may be a gorilla glue fletching glue that i'm not aware of.
08-01-2004 | 06:36 AM
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RE: What the heck am I doing wrong
I haven't ever used the bohning platinum glue, so no comment about it. I've always used one of the various superglue gels for putting vanes on carbon arrows. I put a bead on the vane, smooth it out into even coverage with a toothpick, slap it on the shaft and apply pressure for 15 seconds. Pull the clamp off and move to the next one.
Of course, I prefer to fletch with feathers and fletching tape.[&:]
Of course, I prefer to fletch with feathers and fletching tape.[&:]
08-01-2004 | 10:04 AM
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RE: What the heck am I doing wrong
ORIGINAL: Arthur P
I haven't ever used the bohning platinum glue, so no comment about it. I've always used one of the various superglue gels for putting vanes on carbon arrows. I put a bead on the vane, smooth it out into even coverage with a toothpick, slap it on the shaft and apply pressure for 15 seconds. Pull the clamp off and move to the next one.
Of course, I prefer to fletch with feathers and fletching tape.[&:]
I haven't ever used the bohning platinum glue, so no comment about it. I've always used one of the various superglue gels for putting vanes on carbon arrows. I put a bead on the vane, smooth it out into even coverage with a toothpick, slap it on the shaft and apply pressure for 15 seconds. Pull the clamp off and move to the next one.
Of course, I prefer to fletch with feathers and fletching tape.[&:]