What is the best fletching jig for a amateur
 

I now want to start putting my own vanes on my arrows. What is the best, easiest and most accurate jig out there on the marketfor a beginner ? Thanks for your advice...

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This is so easy. The answer is: Bitzenberger, the same one the pro's use. You can absolutely never wear one out. Get two more clamps and the same jig will do straight, or right or left helical.

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Either a Bitz, or a Jo-Jan. I like my jo jan, but i never really played with a bitz very much. Look at both and figure out which one you like more.

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I just got a Grayling jig and am also a new guy to fletching arrows. I would NOT recommend it to someone just starting out. Maybe its me, but I can feel "slop" in the dial and its really tough to get all the fletchings the same distance from the end of the arrow. Overall, I'm disappointed in the setup, but hey you gotta at least try it. I'm thinking of getting the Arizone EZ fletch and trying that one out.

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Save the yourself some time and effort, just get the Bitz and don't look back. They cost more, yes, but you will eventually want one anyway. JoJan is fine, IF you are fletching certain combinations, but they are not necessarily easy.

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Bitzenburger ! The only way to go.

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Bitzenburger

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I really don't think the price on the bitz is in line with the capacity you get for making arrows. I can do a dozen arrows on my jojan 6 arrow setup in about 1 1/2 hours (including scraping and LOTS of drying time), and they aren't that much more. You can even get jojan's cheap used. I paid $60 for mine with 6 strait clamps, and a left helical clamp. My arrows look just as good as my buddy who uses a bitz. The bitz's are nice, but no more precise and certainly not as fast when you can do 6 at a time on a jojan plus they cost more.

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I am a long time user of both the Bitz and the JoJan. I have fletched hundreds of arrows with both, most of those with a JoJan. JoJan Multi-fletcher is economically priced and can be a time saver. The Bitz, however, is much more precise, particularly with certain arrow/vane or arrow/feather combinations. Its adjustment with the dials makes it easy to get the right fletch/shaft contact. Plus, whereas the JoJan just sets down on the shaft (with some slop, I might add), the Bitz holds everything positively with the magnets. I would say that either work fine for most applications, but the positive contact of the Bitz is, in my opinion, much better for a beginner.

As for the time factor, I can fletch plenty of arrows for me with a Bitz, especially with vanes. Feathers take more time, sure, but I just stick one feather on as I pass by and another as I pass by again later, no biggie.

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I am also looking at purchasing a Bitz. Question I have: Do most of you re-fletch arrows that were store bought and already cut & fletched and just need new fletchings?Or do you start with bare shafts? I cannot seem to find a carbon arrow saw for a resonable price that would allow me to start with bare shafts.
Thanks.

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get yourself an arizona ez fletch. it does all three fletches at once and its small and compact. you dont need a table to set it up. i can do a dozen arrows in less than ten minutes. i have never had one minutes problem. i use the arrows i fletch in tournaments as well as hunting and have taken home many trophies. the others are all excellent but for sheer ease of use try the arizona. they only cost about thirty bucks and you can get a carbon or an aluminum shaft version but with todays fatter carbon shafts i use the aluminum on all. if you shoot the super slim shafts use the carbin. for the price you can buy both cheaper than you can get one bitzenburger that only does one fletch at a time.

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Both ... I make all my new arrows and refletch quite a bit, as I am anal about my fletchings. Most places I deal with will cut the shafts to length when they are purchased for no additional charge. I would think most any shop would cut them for at most a minimal fee. I think even mail order places will cut shafts to length and install inserts for a small charge. I own an arrow cutoff saw and cut my own, but I think I could get by without it.

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Definitely get a Bitz, these things are super solid construction and will last FOREVER. Also I'm going to give another piece of advice, toss the vanes in the can and get some feathers. Good luck with your decisions.

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... and get barred feathers; they just look cooler! ;):D

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Well after reading all the post, I'm going with the Bitzenburger. Thanks for all of your inputs...

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You will be glad you did;)