Well, I made my own draw board and bow vise, so I decided why not an arrow saw. I had a dozen for a friend I needed to cut. Plenty of shops in DFW, but I'm a DIYer.
First I made sure my workbench was level in each plane. It was, so I had a good starting point. I drilled a hole for a long bolt that fits the threads for the handle on my angle grinder. My drill has a bubble level also, so I was able to ensure the hole was perfectly vertical.
Next, I threaded the bolt tight into my die grinder with a cutoff wheel. I used a square to draw a line down the bench, perfectly perpendicular to the cutoff wheel. I made sure this line was as close as possible to where the arrow would contact the wheel. I measured from the wheel the length I wanted the arrows cut to, and drove a nock groove sized nail in.
With that set up, I locked the trigger down, plugged in the grinder, nocked each arrow to the nail, and hinged them into the blade.
After all is said and done, it was easy, and I didn't have to spend money on an arrow saw. It cut the arrows to the exact length I wanted. As far as square...they weren't 100% perfect, but a few spins on the G5 arrow squaring device took care of that right away. I like to put them on it anyway after I get them cut at cabelas. I'd say it was worth it to do it myself
First I made sure my workbench was level in each plane. It was, so I had a good starting point. I drilled a hole for a long bolt that fits the threads for the handle on my angle grinder. My drill has a bubble level also, so I was able to ensure the hole was perfectly vertical.
Next, I threaded the bolt tight into my die grinder with a cutoff wheel. I used a square to draw a line down the bench, perfectly perpendicular to the cutoff wheel. I made sure this line was as close as possible to where the arrow would contact the wheel. I measured from the wheel the length I wanted the arrows cut to, and drove a nock groove sized nail in.
With that set up, I locked the trigger down, plugged in the grinder, nocked each arrow to the nail, and hinged them into the blade.
After all is said and done, it was easy, and I didn't have to spend money on an arrow saw. It cut the arrows to the exact length I wanted. As far as square...they weren't 100% perfect, but a few spins on the G5 arrow squaring device took care of that right away. I like to put them on it anyway after I get them cut at cabelas. I'd say it was worth it to do it myself
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