spin test

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:47 am

how do i spin test an arrow. can it be done with out any special tools?

bob1961 · Post by **bob1961** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:17 am

i have 4 bearings that i'm gonna mount on 2 pieces of alum angle to 3/4" x 3" x 14" pine board....i heard of someone using 4 marbles glued down on a board too.............bob

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mikej · Post by **mikej** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:09 am

so what exactly do you do with the bearings or marbles and what am i testing for

bob1961 · Post by **bob1961** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:17 am

the idea is to get something that will let you roll your arrow to see if your BH is straight with your shaft and not out of line....if out of line you will see the point osolating off center....you can't miss even a tiny bit of wobble....i've used two older but straight arrows parall with each other 14" apart as an arrow roller....just roll your arrow down the two and watch the BH.............bob

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mikej · Post by **mikej** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:20 pm

thanks for all the help guys i will try that out and bstout the pics are a huge help thank you

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:23 pm

what is a hen vane?

Maritimer · Post by **Maritimer** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:39 pm

Here is a picture of the arrow spinner that I made, I also have my fletching jig mounted to it.

fuzzy · Post by **fuzzy** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:29 pm

mikew · Post by **mikew** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:52 pm

mikej wrote:what is a hen vane?

Mike,
Typically you'll see arrows with 3 vanes have one of a different color. That vane is the cock vane and the other two are hen vanes.

Since excaliburs use a flat nock, it's not necessary to fletch like that & you can use three different colors if you like.

The thing to remember though is that you want to put the same vane down each time you fire THAT arrow to be consistent.

I hope that helps,
-Mike

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:01 pm

ok thanks i knew about the cock vane but didn't know what the other 2 were called thank you for clearing that up

ehntr · Post by **ehntr** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:06 pm

redneck arrow spinner.............you can make one in minutes.

http://www.inberg.ca/do_it_yourself/arrow_spinner.htm

bob1961 · Post by **bob1961** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:38 am

hey any port in a storm huh

....neat site too..........bob

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awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:51 am

ehntr wrote:redneck arrow spinner.............you can make one in minutes.

http://www.inberg.ca/do_it_yourself/arrow_spinner.htm

That's great! Thanks, mind if I share this on other sites? Beats the epoxy marbles all to heck!

sumner4991 · Post by **sumner4991** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:03 pm

How many beers does it take to make an arrow spinner?

Tye, care to take a educated guess?