Bitzenburger jig ?

[jreyna920]

Gposik's feather thread got me wondering on a few things


what does the right nock receiver do different then the left and is it critical?

On there site, it mentioned the strait fletch was recommended for traditional shooters, would this info be current? Seems I see a lot more helical or ofset then strait, is there a reason it would be recommended?

Thanks

[Wayne Meuir]

John, I ALWAYS use a helical on trad arrows. I have a Bitz with both straight and Right Helical clamps. I used the straight one when I was shooting a Compound with Vanes. I did not know that there were two different knock receivers. I do know they can be set up for three fletch, or four fletch by changing the way they are indexed, but you use the same receiver, I think.

Wayne

[jreyna920]

I was aware of the # of fletchings adjustment too but not about the nock recievers being different... I've always used the same right clamp and jig since I got it from my father and never have tried anything different, I experiment with lots of things but never really with fletching orientation...... Just interested


Thanks

John

[Wayne Meuir]

According to Fred Bear, right or left handed shooters, right or left wing fletching mackes absolutely no difference. I read an article several years ago that he wrote about it and he said in that article the he was not able to tell the difference one way or the other.

Wayne

[Bisch]

I've shot both right and left helical feathers and could not really tell any difference. When I started to fletch my own arrows many moons ago, the guy I learned from had a right helical fletcher so that is what I bought. I really don't think it makes a hill of bean.

Bisch

[meangene1969]

I've got both right and left but same nock receiver.

[trad"Doc"53]

If I am not mistaken (which usually I am so proceed with caution) the right index nock positions the arrow for the cock vane out, for trad and the straight indexed nock will fletch your arrow cock vane down, which is what used to be what compound shooters used. I have been told and read that right handed shooters should use left wing and left helical fletch and left hand shooters opposite. The theory being that the arrow will be rotating away from the riser and help with the pardox in clearing the riser area. I am right handed and always used right wing with right helical fletched and never had any tuning or clearance problems. I guess it is whatever is preferred, or works best.

[Draco]

You can also 6 fletch with your fletcher. I do it with the cut off pieces of full length feathers to make flu flu's. You just fletch on the 3 fletch setting then take the arrow out and rotate it 180 degrees and put it back in, then fletch three more that will go in between the first three you put on. It's a cheap way to make really cool looking flu flus out of what would be scrap feather pieces.

[jreyna920]

That makes perfect sense draco, I had never thought of that thanks for the tip


John

[Mike Javi Cooper]

The left nock receiver places the rear of the fletch in a slightly different orientation than the right nock receiver or the straight receiver.. I believe there are actually 4 different receivers (not counting the bolt receiver and the TM Hunter series).... Left, Right, Straight and Special. I've used a Left Receiver with a right helical clamp before with no adverse effects but if you use multiple jigs as I do, the difference is noticeable on careful observation.

Here is a link to the page.. http://www.bitzenburger.com/Products.html

And Wayne, they are recommending the Straight Receiver to be used with either a Right or Left Helical clamp for Trad shooters because of the orientation of the rear of the fletching … with the straight it allows a little more helical.. I've not seen a difference in performance using one over the other but I can see the difference when they are laid out side by side..

[Draco]

Boo boo, sorry.

[Mike Javi Cooper]

You can also 6 fletch with your fletcher. I do it with the cut off pieces of full length feathers to make flu flu's. You just fletch on the 3 fletch setting then take the arrow out and rotate it 180 degrees and put it back in, then fletch three more that will go in between the first three you put on. It's a cheap way to make really cool looking flu flus out of what would be scrap feather pieces.

That's a cool idea, I've never tried it but I think I will give it a go... I've got a pile of 4" ends left from cutting... Can you get 6 of the 4" on a 11/32" shaft with a helical clamp?

[Draco]

I think so Mike. Most of the ones I use are only 2" to 3" in length. Some times I use two 1" pieces in the same clamp with a gap between them. It looks different but they work great and you get to use your scraps. Yes, I'm just that tight.

[G Posik]

I will have to try this soon, thanks for the idea. I plan to try this once I get a couple other issues worked out first.