many of you may know, but i didn't - if you get your vanes mangled - no holes though - you can put a hair dryer to them - on hot - and they will straighten out - totally cool - just learned that.

A quick dip in really hot water can do the same thing or holding them over a steaming tea kettle will also work

Good tricks. I have a couple that I will try tonight.
thanks,
Allen

I've found that looking at girlie mags will help straighten my shaft...

Ok RB, you must be slippin'. That wasn't presented with quite the usual "gusto"....or maybe I just did not see it that way.


The hair dryer trick does work but not with all styles of vanes nor under all conditions. It will save a couple bucks on occasion though.

Here is one for ya. Take a bit of string wax and smear it on the ends of your axles where the e-clips are located. This serves two functions. One, it helps to repel moisture and, two, it can quiet any loose e-clips.

maybe we should turn this into a 'cool tricks' thread.

Steam does the same thing for feathers !!

Extra tip : Use some clear finger nail polish (hopefully from the wife ) ......put a dab on your broadhead threads........works like a mild lock tite.........holds broadheads tight ........but can still be broken loose pretty easy !!

May not be for some of you scent control freaks...........I have many dead deer that didn't smell it !!

I concur on the fingernail polish "lock-tite". No odor once dried, and dead deer to show for it

String wax on the threads of your points and broadheads also helps to hold them tight, makes them "sticky".

I have also straightened vanes by laying the arrow on a flat surface such as a countertop so that the vane is flat on the surface and rub the vane vigorously (easy folks). This heats it up enough to straighten it out when laying flat.