Posted: 11/23/2011 1:43:35 PM EDT
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What is good glue for fletchings . not gonna or dont want to use super glue. Is the correct stuff like a rubber glue.
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I don't currently fletch my own arrows, but whatever Jerry at South Shore Archery Supply uses is some tough stuff. He built my arrows, and I shot the same arrow through three deer this year (as well as hundreds of practice shots into a target), and the fletching is still tight as can be with no peeling whatsoever. What gets me is that I can't even see any glue residue. If you plan to order some glue online, give him a call.
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| I used Fletch-Tite and Bond-Tite for years. Seemed to work fine. Gorilla Glue worked even better. The key to any of them is to clean the shaft well and especially the base of the vane to get a good bond. Acetone works well. |
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I've been using an all purpose arrow glue from Gateway. It's basically Krazy Glue with a thicker consistency. Never had a fletch or vane come loose or an insert pull out. I keep it in the refrigerator after opening to make it last longer. I've been working on one bottle for over three years like that and it's still as fresh as the day I opened it. I've also been happy with the Jo-Jan fletcher.
Since I like to play with a Zippo lighter, I use napthalene lighter fluid to degrease my shafts. |
| It depends on which fletching you are using. Blazers have to have a super glue like "goat tuff". Regular 4 or 5 inch fletching can use the rubber type like Bohning "platinum". Big fletching has to flex so super glue won't last. Blazers are stiff and regular glue doesn't hold tight enough. |
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Originally Posted By renegaderick:
It depends on which fletching you are using. Blazers have to have a super glue like "goat tuff". Regular 4 or 5 inch fletching can use the rubber type like Bohning "platinum". Big fletching has to flex so super glue won't last. Blazers are stiff and regular glue doesn't hold tight enough. I've been using Bohning "plantinum" glue with Blazer vanes for a couple of years and rarely have a problem with them coming off, even when I was using a Whisker Bisket rest. |
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Originally Posted By bama_slamma:
What is good glue for fletchings . not gonna or dont want to use super glue. |
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1st go buy yourself an AZ E-Z fletch. You will thank me for this. They are pretty much idiot proof. You can get with straight or helical fletching. I chose helical 2nd goat tuff or any of the archery glues are good choices 3rd Acetone cleans off glue, using it to clean the fletching tool. (I have a coffee can full of it I use to soak my fletching tool in to clean it up) You should also consider getting an fletching removal tool. mine is worth its weight in gold. all of my arrows are fletched identically. I prefer buying bare shafts, but sometimes it is cheaper to get them fully cut and assembled - then I thrip off the fletching and put my fletching on. my hunting and target arrows are identical. |
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| I’ve had great success with this. Once you get the hang of it ; it’s pretty easy. Plus I have been able to save a lot of feathers to reuse instead of destroying them during removal . https://www.lancasterarchery.com/bohning-feather-fletching-tape.html |
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