Below is a nice little idea for folks thinking about investing in an arrow cutoff tool. A little Sherline lathe beats arrow cutoff tool hands down in my view- I get perfect cuts, and have a tool I can use to modify or build a ton of other archery or home gear. Make pens, fix stuff that breaks in home, build tools and inserts for Warfing risers, etc etc. A lathe is the most awesome tool in the world, until you have one you cannot imagine what you can do. If I had to choose between my table saw and my lathe I would maybe get a bit crazy...
Idea: cheap cutoff wheel suggested by Rick off Leatherwall thread on chop saws for arrow cutting. Standard arbor. "5 min wood collet" drilled out to be very snug fit to arrow OD, then simply cut by hand with a dremel. It was my "test collet," heck the whole setup was.. so little care spent on build- works great, likely to last forever. I might upgrade screws to thumbscrews... Set tailstock out to length desired for cutoff. Register arrow to tailstock to get exactly same length each time. Then register wood collet to face of cutoff wheel. Then cut. Each cut takes a minute amount out of collet, but it doesnt matter since each time you register on tailstock you get a "new" face and length. Not shown- mask and shopvac held up to each cut to prevent carbon dust in lungs.
Last shot is my Myford. They dont make little lathes like these any more. Was not a bargain, but complete kit of everything I could ever want except a dividing head. Scrounged up an old super seven cross slide, top slide and have a great little lathe. Someday I have to get my South Bend 9A and Emco 10" up and running, but ... I mainly do small stuff. I think I should just pass them on to some younger fellow with time and love of tools.
I am posting old work of mine here to try to boost me to a point I can IM folks on this site. Thank you! Dont want to be a "troll"
I put images in attachments, hope that works.
Idea: cheap cutoff wheel suggested by Rick off Leatherwall thread on chop saws for arrow cutting. Standard arbor. "5 min wood collet" drilled out to be very snug fit to arrow OD, then simply cut by hand with a dremel. It was my "test collet," heck the whole setup was.. so little care spent on build- works great, likely to last forever. I might upgrade screws to thumbscrews... Set tailstock out to length desired for cutoff. Register arrow to tailstock to get exactly same length each time. Then register wood collet to face of cutoff wheel. Then cut. Each cut takes a minute amount out of collet, but it doesnt matter since each time you register on tailstock you get a "new" face and length. Not shown- mask and shopvac held up to each cut to prevent carbon dust in lungs.
Last shot is my Myford. They dont make little lathes like these any more. Was not a bargain, but complete kit of everything I could ever want except a dividing head. Scrounged up an old super seven cross slide, top slide and have a great little lathe. Someday I have to get my South Bend 9A and Emco 10" up and running, but ... I mainly do small stuff. I think I should just pass them on to some younger fellow with time and love of tools.
I am posting old work of mine here to try to boost me to a point I can IM folks on this site. Thank you! Dont want to be a "troll"
I put images in attachments, hope that works.
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