From: Farnorth13
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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I want to get into making wood arrows again. Resting machines seem very expensive. Has anyone made their own?
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From: Babbling Bob
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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Been saving an old charcoal rotisserie motor for many years to use for a crester. Use to be able to buy arrow chucks. It would be simple to do if you have an old geared down motor or one with a foot peddle which would have speed control.
Some on here have posted their cresters and there shoud be some good replies coming.
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From: Kodiaktd
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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One I made about 25 years ago. Sewing machine motor and a light dimmer switch. Still works good.
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From: Nemah
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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I use an inexpensive rechargeable drill held down with rubber bands on a board with v blocks at one end, drill on the other. Get a straight drill with a 1/4" chuck and place a small amount of clay in the opening to hold the tapered nock end to the shaft. Works great! I've crested hundreds of arrows with this setup. Make sure your shafts are straight or your cresting lines will be thin on one side and fat on the other. Richard
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From: Sidetract
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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There are many videos on YouTube regarding this, and get ideas etc. The sewing machine motor wired with a dimmer switch seems to be most common for the homemade cresters. That's how I made mine!
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From: Scoop
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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I used K Cummings and Nemah's ideas over 50 years after ago when I took my mother's old kitchen mixer and metal strapped it to plywood, and used a dowel for the chuck with some surgical tubing for the nock insert. Worked pretty good for a kid with imagination and understanding mother.
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From: Jim Davis
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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Mine is like Kodiaktd's. I use it once in a while, but usually don't bother to crest my own arrows anymore. Howard Hill didn't crest his for the same reason: they are projectiles, not decorations.
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From: Sailor
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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I made one from an old fireplace fan motor. I used a wheel from a inline skate for a speed reducer. After this picture was taken I upgraded the plastic V blocks to ball bearing V blocks, they are adjustable down the length of the crester. I made this one to hold the point instead of the nock end of the arrow, less chance of any wobble in the chuck affecting the shaft.
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From: Chas
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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Sewing machine motor for me as well.
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From: Dan In MI
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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Uhm.... yeah I've made a few. ;-)
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From: Tom McCool
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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Sewing machine motor on a dimmer switch for me. Total cost about $15.
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From: Tom McCool
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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Less clutter in this pic.
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From: M60gunner
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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I made my first one with a copy machine motor, V blocks I cut from wood and rubber tubing to hold shaft. Did buy later on a replacement chuck for the Bohning Jr. Crester. That was big improvement over the wobbly tubing. I gave mine way when I got a Bohning crestor, then the one Bob Burton from Wispering Winds sells, then the Spinrite I use 99% of the time now.
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From: Buzz
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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Some pics of cresting machines.
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From: Buzz
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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From: Buzz
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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From: Buzz
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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From: Buzz
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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From: Buzz
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Date: 14-Feb-18 |
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