homemade arrow saw

[WOOZY]

looks good !!!

[JDY]

what did you end up spending to make it ?

[bbs383ci]

i spent maybe a total of 40 dollars total i got the sewing machine motor for $10 the angle was about $15 ( i think ) the ruler i got at home depot i think $4 on/off switch was about $6 rubber grommet feet were about $3 a peice... pretty cheap in comparisson and it cuts as good as any ive seen in a pro shop just not as fast but its not like i cut hundreds of arrows.... and they are square ao you cant complain.

[JDY]

is there anyway you can tell me step by step on how to make it and putting it together?
(instructions)

[thebrute99]

wow that looks profesional looks just like the one bass pro are cabelas has how much did it cost you

[bbs383ci]

some instructions for building

ok im gonna try give you some instructions lol.... but a four foot piece of 3x3 angle i used 1/4" so it kinda heavy but its solid... the next step depends on what type of motor you use i used an old sewing machine motor that you can get from any sewing machine repair shop for pretty cheap mine cost $10.... next get the over all length of the motor and cut the back of the angle so its a prolly a 1/4" to 1/2" bigger than what the motor is in length... this is so you can mount the motor if you dont you wont be bale to mount the motor to the angle.... the motor should come with a little pulley on the shaft for a small belt if not they can prolly supply you with one when you buy the motor this will be used as a stop for the cutting blade..... the next step is to drill and tap the shaft of the motor if it turns to the right you need to tap left handed threads, if turns to the left tap right handed threads.... (prolly all ready knew that ).... the motor should have a couple of small threaded holes in the bottom they are a fine machine thread screw dont know what size.... on mine i used a 3" cutting wheel with a 1/4" hole in the center being that the shaft on the motor is 1/4"....sorry i skipped a step when you tap the shaft on the motor i think i tapped mine bout 1/2" deep then i used flat washers and a brass screwto hold the wheel on the shaft you set that pulley the thickness of the wheel away from the end of the shaft put the wheel on the shaft and then install the screw with the washer on it this will align the wheel to the shaft and secure it to the shaft..... ok back to where we were... to set the motor up on the angle just center and get the marks for the holes in the bottom of the motor and drill.... how i did it was to find the center line of the motor and measured how far off the line the holes were and copied that to the center line of the angle.... now you need to get some spacers for the motor i made mine out of 1/16" flat bar that was as wide as the motor ( this just seemed sturdier) drill holes n that to match motor you need enough shims to clear the wheel off of the bottom of the flat bar....know thats the hard part and you are done with it lol.... nest what i done was mount a aluminum ruler to the upward part of the angle attach it how ever you like.... just make sure you have it set up where it reads to the outside of the cutting wheel because that will be your cut length.... next is the rest that the arrow rests on while being cut you can make this out of any thin easy to bend metal i have mine coming from the bottom of the angle and bent around to the top you want the that the arrow rests on to be at the center of the cutting wheel and you only want the wheel to stick out enough to just go through the arrow wall and thats it you may have to have a sheet metal shop bend that for you just draw then a sketch with the deminsions.... ok now for the slide end it needs to be long enough to go from a 1/4" on the backside of the angle to at least 1/2" past the wheel you will have to have a machine shop cut the groove in it so it will slide over the angle and the ruler if you used 1/4" angle and the ruller is 1/8" that will be a 3/8" groove and leave 1/4" on the backside so you can drill and tap threads back there so when you have it set to your length you lock it down with a screw.... the next part is kinda tricky you want the hole that your knock goes in to lined up with your rest by the wheel... the rest where the arrow sits should have a wall going up and a bottom that the arrow actually sits on the wall is for when you spin the arrow that you have something to push against while you spin the arrow.... now take a measurement from the upward side of the angle to the upward part of the rest and then measure from the bottom of the angle to the bottom part of the rest with these two measurements you can find the center of the nock hole in the slide....those two measurements give you where the side and bottom of your arrow are now then what i done was drill a 5/16" hole where the drill just touched my measurement marks on the slide i drilled it what ever the length is from the tip of the nock to the throat where the string snaps into place.... now your arrow should be pretty square with the cutting wheel ....ohh and when installing the motor on the angle make sure the cutting wheel is square to the angle this will help in cutting the arrow square.

ok sorry it was so long if you have any ? please call me at 409-779-4122

hope this helps
dustin