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Post by oldfarmsblueman on Mar 25, 2008 15:54:06 GMT -5
A few of my arrows are starting to peel long thin strands,about the area that would go in the target!Is that normal?What is the best way to clean them up? If you can.   |
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Post by royden on Mar 25, 2008 20:40:12 GMT -5
these strands ... are they black or clear? If black and look like strands of carbon ... that's a bad deal - don't shoot 'em. If clear, do the strands look like plastic covering from your target that is stuck to the arrow? If so just pick 'em off and shoot some more. Sounds to me like your arrows are coming apart though (which is unusual) what brand of arrow were they again?
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Post by BT on Mar 25, 2008 21:21:53 GMT -5
Royden is correct....junk them!.
This could cause very real injury as the shafts could separate on the release and send shards through your bow arm.
Really....junk them.
This can happen when the shafts are not cut with a high speed saw or one that has a damaged blade.
Also...if your inserts are the wrong size , this can leave the outside wall exposed to impact.
I'd be interested in knowing who made them and how they were constructed myself.
I doubt very much this is an issue pertaining to the actual manufacturer.
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Post by Doegirl on Mar 25, 2008 22:20:22 GMT -5
I'd be interested in knowing who made them and how they were constructed myself. I doubt very much this is an issue pertaining to the actual manufacturer. I don't think it has anything to do with the manufacturer, either. If I remember correctly, it's Bemans were talking about. Never had a problem with those. |
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Post by oldfarmsblueman on Mar 26, 2008 12:55:50 GMT -5
I'm grabbing straws here but I think I might be the problem .When I shot the outdoor course I used my new hang on your belt $8:00 quiver.I was the only one there but I sounded like a band of Gipsy's with arrows clanging away.The next morning the light bolb in my head went off and I get the little plastic cup that jello comes in. I burn 5 holes in it for 5 arrows,and it fits in just rite.No more clanging around.I noticed that afternoon the edges that I had burned were very hard and rough. Plan #2 The small bubble rap with bubbles down and black electric tape.Seems to work! I think I stated the peel- ing every time I pulled them out of the quiver  I am putting them aside and keeping an eye on the new ones  Beman Ventura 500's |
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Post by BT on Mar 26, 2008 13:00:24 GMT -5
Carbon is very hard stuff and I cant imagine any amount of rubbing or rough housing that would cause a shaft to delaminate.
What I am envisioning is not common but most have seen it when they break an arrow.
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Post by hopesman on Mar 26, 2008 14:51:49 GMT -5
Carbon is very hard stuff and I cant imagine any amount of rubbing or rough housing that would cause a shaft to delaminate. What I am envisioning is not common but most have seen it when they break an arrow. I wish I had taken a picture of one that I destroyed a couple of weeks ago when I hit one of the steel rods holding the butts together  The arrow was a Gold Tip Hunter XT and the carbon just peeled in thin strips the full length of the arrow and looked like a banana when held with the nock end down I agree with the others, chuck those arrows out so that you won't be tempted to clean them up and use them  It just ain't worth it  |
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Beman Ventura 500's
It just ain't worth it 