I recently watched a YouTube video of a guy testing arrows for static spine in a water bath. He put a few inches of water in a tub and added some soap to it. I'm guessing dish soap to help the arrow spin easier. He then put a plastic nock in both ends of the bare shaft and floated it in the water. He gave the shaft a little 'bump' and it spun to the heavy side down which is, theoretically, the spine stiff side. He repeated this a couple more times and the shaft spun to the same position each time. This looked very simple and makes sense to me. However, I'm curious to see how accurate this really is against shafts that have been marked out on an actual spine tester. I have shafts I'm going to check this way but none of them have been spine tested and marked already.
If any of you have shafts that came marked for spine for you, will you please check the water bath method and report back if you get the same reading. If it's the same this will be a great way for us to index our own shafts quickly and easily....and the price is right! I'll be doing mine regardless, but it'd be nice to know the actual precision of the bath method.
Paul
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Hi Paul, I have tested this and it is VERY close to spline . they won't spin in the water if you don't add any soap. you don't need much . I tried this before I built my spline tester. Oh by the way got some samples from True Flight feathers and was I surprised . all good ,check them out.
W.M.
quote="W.Miguire"]Hi Paul, I have tested this and it is VERY close to spline . they won't spin in the water if you don't add any soap. you don't need much . I tried this before I built my spline tester. Oh by the way got some samples from True Flight feathers and was I surprised . all good ,check them out.
W.M.[/quote]
Good to know. It seems I've added a step in my arrow building dance.
Good luck with the feathers, it's still rains too much here.
Paul
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I removed nearly all the labeling using acetone, but some labeling defied the acetone treatment. I'm not sure how critical that weight would be to the spine measuring process, but it's there.
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Hi5 wrote:I removed nearly all the labeling using acetone, but some labeling defied the acetone treatment. I'm not sure how critical that weight would be to the spine measuring process, but it's there.
Hmmmm, I use paper towel and acetone and never had any defiant labels hang on. Perhaps you need to go heavier on the acetone.
Paul
You're only paranoid if everyone isn't out to get you.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
My enemy's friend is also my enemy.
Hi5 wrote:I removed nearly all the labeling using acetone, but some labeling defied the acetone treatment. I'm not sure how critical that weight would be to the spine measuring process, but it's there.
Hmmmm, I use paper towel and acetone and never had any defiant labels hang on. Perhaps you need to go heavier on the acetone.
Paul
It's not the "stick on" labeling that's the problem. It's printed or etched on.
If you put acetone on it and rubbed it hard till it was all gone, it would be smoking, breaking out in flames, and setting off your smoke detectors.
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I have an old slipper shaped, claw footed, cast iron, arrow tester in the back yard if anyone wants to test their arrows. I don't think the cattle will mind.
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