How do YOU cut your carbon arrows to length?

[Hollis F]

Where I buy my arrows, they will cut them for you at no charge...I thought of doing it myself but whats the point...

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[3rdShot]

I use a tubing cutter as well, take it real slow, don't put much pressure on it between turns around the shaft. After the cut, I take some very fine emory paper and polish the cut end to make sure there are no splinters/rough carbon ends.

[Ron]

I use a arrow saw, at $140 a dozen, I don't want to chance ruining arrows.

[aaronm]

Where I buy my arrows, they will cut them for you at no charge...I thought of doing it myself but whats the point...

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[Mike D]

I got tired of it too so I bought a Cabelas 8000 rpm arrow saw.

No way I'm using a tubing cutter to cut carbon arrows. It ain't worth the risk of that one arrow exploding and going through my hand/arm.

$80 is pretty cheap insurance against that.

[SPUD]

I got tired of it too so I bought a Cabelas 8000 rpm arrow saw.

No way I'm using a tubing cutter to cut carbon arrows. It ain't worth the risk of that one arrow exploding and going through my hand/arm.

$80 is pretty cheap insurance against that.

I been thinking bout that too. I don't think I'll risk it. Thought about it, but it's not worth it

[Bill]

I use a arrow saw, at $140 a dozen, I don't want to chance ruining arrows.

For that much per dozen, I expect the archery shop to cut them to length too.

I tried the tubing cutter, it worked but as it finished cutting I had some carbon fibers on one side will 'holding-on' and I just snapped them with my fingers. If it had been an arrow I'd be shooting, I think I could have made the last cuts with a single edge razor blade and been a little cleaner. It definitely works.

[Dude Briggs]

I use a radiak chop saw, works great, just hit the ends on a scoth brite wheel and theyre good to go.

[BIG D]

Dremel or Die Grinder works great

[Dusty Britches]

Here's what I would do - I would join an archery club and volunteer so I could make friends with local archers. Then I'd ask them if I could borrow their saw. And bow press. Oh, and see if any of them needed help on their ranches with hog depredation.

[duck'n]

I just saw this and will try the mini tubing cutter. Don't have a pic but I built one of the Harbor Freight cut saws into an arrow saw. Works great and cheap.

WCB sent me some specs on his and my buddy built a jig for the HF cut off saw out of aluminum...works great. I have cut alot of carbon arrows on it and yet to have one splinter. I am using the steel blade that came on it also. I will try and take some pics tonight and get em posted. Thanks again WCB!!

[Jason Slocum]

Tubing cutter....

I use a tubing cutter as well. I use masking tape to keep the arrows from splintering. Just tape off the arrow where the end needs to be cut, and cut them. This is the same method we used in cutting graphite golf shafts. Cheap and easy. Jason Slocum

[Loneaggie]

Any high speed saw of appropriate size with appropriate blades will do just fine. The harbor freight and dremel ideas are great cost savers. I'll have to trip the pipe cutter though, never thought of that one. It makes sense if you take your time and be careful, no reason it shouldn't work.

[Magnumglide]

I got tired of it too so I bought a Cabelas 8000 rpm arrow saw.

No way I'm using a tubing cutter to cut carbon arrows. It ain't worth the risk of that one arrow exploding and going through my hand/arm.

$80 is pretty cheap insurance against that.

It'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.

[bowhntrmatt]

It'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.

Classic! Whatever you do, get yourself a G5 Arrow Squaring Device.