Arrow Saw

[bowman104]

Here's one i made earlier.
To use it you have to do a rough cut by hand, just mark the shaft 1/2" longer than you want then do the final cut in the jig. When you cut in the jig just rotate the arrow in the fletching jig cutting through the carbon 1st and then the aluminum.
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[NeilM]

OH YEAH That's what I'm talking about here, good old fashioned ingenuity.

Nice one Bowman

[Murray]

Nice

Just a couple of suggestions for a small adjustment to your design?

An Angle bracket on the aluminium rest in front of the disk would allow the position of the arrow to be held consistently and get a better chance at a flat cut.

A fletching jig isn't really required at the other end either, all you need is a support with a shallow blind hole in it into which you can insert the nock - easier to get the arrow in and out, and it can be rotated smoothly.

Good work!

[wingate_52]

I like it. safe and secure.

[bruno]

What works very well for me is a hand saw I bought from a local model shop.it is like a small tenon saw with very fine teeth which comes with two blades and a small aluminium sawing block.
I have used this on ally's and carbons and it does the job.best bit is that it costs about 6 quid!

[pyroarch57]

Originally Posted by whisky

Have a look on Archerytalk. So long as you can get through all the red-neck posts there used to be plans on there for a home made arrow saw. It involved using a motor, similar to that used in a sewing machine. In the end I decided to buy a Best arrow saw and am glad I did. Unfortunately I've since deleted the plans I found.

Best price I can find on a saw for you is at CBA @ £186. We have one of these at the club and it works fine. Once bought you'll have it for life.

I can never undestand why people spend so much on arrows/shafts and then use something like a dremmel to cut the shafts down. This doesn't help in making up precise arrows!

I can! it`s because they dont have any dough left after forking out for their arrows.

[syrus1]

I use a small angle grinder in a stand with a fine blade works great

[sambow]

I have used a 4" angle grinder fitted with a diamond wheel and fitted on an angle grider cutting stand (makes it like a chop saw) which i picked up from screwfix for around £15. It gives good control and squareness. I cut into the carbon arrows just enough to break through to the "empty" core then rotated the shaft and did the same thing from a different angle. By doing this I managed to avoid splintering. But you do have to be very careful cutting carbons because if they even start to splinter, it can go unnoticed and once it starts, they could shatter at any time.

[wingate_52]

Try rotating the arrow against the rotating saw rather than lower the saw into the arrow. gradually scribing a line all the way round with a narrow saw blade is a safe and accurate way to perform this action.

[wingate_52]

Place a length of wooden dowel into the arrow to reduce fracture on carbons, as long as you dont cut through the dowel it is easy to pull it out after cutting off the excess arrow shaft.