Purchasing advice - time for new arrows.

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Bushy
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 2:32 pm Post subject:

I like Acetone its great but dont use in enclosed environment _________________ "Rules is Rules - If we didnt have rules, where would we be? Thats right, France! And if we had too many rules where would we be? Germany!" And No I am not Road Runners Son

Club: Black Arrow, Forest Bowmen, Merlin Archery Club, University of Derby Archery Club
Bow: KG Kudos, Apex Limbs 51lb on fingers
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Blackcat
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject:

We do use acetone or should I say Jimbow does (me I don't fletch unless I have to), the fletchings still come off, its not the glue though its the arrow rest, it seems that at some stage in packing up my bow the rest got bent up. Shot a frostbite this morning and took the fletch off 9 of my 11 arrows (luckily the last one in the last end) before we diagnosed the problem. Kind of kills off the concentration a bit that kind of thing, plus who knew arrows could fly like that!!!

Club: Inverness Field Archery Club
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Dawn
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject:

Blackcat wrote:

We do use acetone or should I say Jimbow does (me I don't fletch unless I have to), the fletchings still come off, its not the glue though its the arrow rest, it seems that at some stage in packing up my bow the rest got bent up. Shot a frostbite this morning and took the fletch off 9 of my 11 arrows (luckily the last one in the last end) before we diagnosed the problem.

Kind of kills off the concentration a bit that kind of thing, plus who knew arrows could fly like that!!!

So its not a 'sticky' problem at all

Good to hear you have found the problem though Blackcat

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Bushy
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:08 am Post subject:

the other problem that usually happens is that the arrow rest gets to stiff and that damages the fletchings _________________ "Rules is Rules - If we didnt have rules, where would we be? Thats right, France! And if we had too many rules where would we be? Germany!" And No I am not Road Runners Son

sunmouse
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:50 pm Post subject:

Only thing with acetone, don't smoke or have a naked flame around it. Highly flammable. I don't think you can buy acetone in large quantities anymore. Something to do with it being a chemical used in explosives. Acetone is used as nail varnish remover and can be bought in small amounts at the chemist. It smells horrid, though. I didn't know you can put it in the petrol tank to increase fuel economy!

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