Originally posted by Magnumglide
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How do YOU cut your carbon arrows to length?
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Originally posted by JBS View PostCutting carbon fiber shafts with a metallic tubing cutter induces stresses risers and micro fracture just waiting to fail under the subjected forces of acceleration of modern compound bow cams. You are setting up a catastrophic accident. Tic tock, tic tock. Use the proper tool for the job.
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I was thinking about one of these http://www.fsdiscountarchery.com/arr...ffsaw5000.aspx Looks a lot like the one that I saw in the shop that cut my arrows last time.
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Originally posted by JBS View PostI was told YES
If the use of a tubing cutter caused fatigue or stresses in the carbon arrow shaft, it would not break 20+ inches away down the shaft like in that picture. What I would expect (but have not seen) would be the shaft might (possibly) develop a crack at the insert which worked it's way backwards down the shaft.
Where I have seen carbon arrows break in front of the fletching like that (and I'll come clean amongst friends here) was when I (dumb-****) soaked my carbon arrows in acetone to removed the old glue the 1st time I refletched them. I took the refletched arrows to the range for a 3d shoot, and had 3 arrows snap right where the 'line' of the acetone on the shaft had been. Lucky for me they snapped when they hit the 3d targets, not when I released them. I got rid of the others el-pronto.
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Originally posted by Magnumglide View PostIt's a tubing cutter for gods sake, not a diesel powered combine carrying nitro glycerine being held by an epileptic pygmy striking matches repeatedly while juggling sticks of dynamite! If you ran over a carbon arrow with your truck tire, the tire and truck will be safe. You blast the same shafts out of your bow a mere inch from your eye! Is it that volatile? Worst thing you could do is go to fast, against the posters instructions, maybe have a dull blade, and end up with a rough cut end. You should not have ANY emergency room bills here. If you do, step away from the tool box, and list your bow on Ebay. I liked the idea of a poster practicing on a bad arrow. That's just common sense. Oh, and don't use anything but Harley oil in your Harley. You'll ruin it, the engine will cease up, and the world will be a bad place. At least accoring to Harley. They also have people in an "I'm scared to try it mode". Helps with the bottom line. I like people who are do it yerselfers and can think through a fix, instead of tossing money at it, regardless of their personal finances.
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