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Title: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: STRAWMAN on April 09, 2012, 10:12:00 PM
A short video that demo's a Young Feather Burner... cool stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PauUgYgWEB0
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: Pat B on April 09, 2012, 11:50:00 PM
I've been using a Young feather burner for years. I burn my feathers on the front porch when the wind is blowing. d:^)
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: fujimo on April 10, 2012, 12:00:00 AM
they are the best!!!
yer right Pat- they sure do make a stink!
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: scrub-buster on April 10, 2012, 12:00:00 PM
I made my own out of a scrap piece of 1x board, some carriage bolts/nuts, and a battery charger.  I bought a few elements from 3rivers.  It works just like the one in the video, except it only cost me $6
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: arrowlauncherdj on April 10, 2012, 01:22:00 PM
Scrub-buster... pics please.  :)
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: scrub-buster on April 10, 2012, 06:39:00 PM
It isn't pretty, but it works.  The carriage bolts go through the base.  I just put the clamps of the charger on the bolts and the wire heats right up.  The arrow in the picture was done with it.  

 (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/clintanders/SDC14590.jpg)
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: red hill on April 10, 2012, 07:18:00 PM
That's a good looking rig, scrub-buster.
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: STRAWMAN on April 10, 2012, 11:05:00 PM
Brilliant, scrub-buster! Great innovation, and for a lot less coin!
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: STRAWMAN on April 10, 2012, 11:08:00 PM
No front porch here, Pat B, but next time the garage door will be in the up position, for sure!
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: fujimo on April 11, 2012, 12:05:00 AM
awesome scrub buster.
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: scrub-buster on April 11, 2012, 10:19:00 AM
Thanks guys.  It wasn't my idea.  I saw it somewhere else, but I can't remember where.  I think they used a model train transformer for the power source. I think you can also use an old soldering gun if it has the two wires at the tip.
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: Nim-rod on April 12, 2012, 07:27:00 PM
I did like Scrub-Buster a while back and yea it works fantastic. Everyone has a battery charger laying around right?
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: White Oak on April 12, 2012, 08:51:00 PM
Just one question guys. How much charger is to much? The only one I own is a 10 amp decreasing charger. Don't want to burn the shop down.
Thanks,
Ed
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: scrub-buster on April 12, 2012, 10:21:00 PM
My charger has two settings, 6 and 12 volts.  I set mine on 6 volts.  I've used jumper cables and a car battery before.  Just try it out for a few seconds and see what it does.  I take one clamp off in between arrows and brush the element off.
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: rainman on April 13, 2012, 02:58:00 PM
Traditional bowhunter had the plans for one with a train transformer years ago.  You can probably find plans for it on the internet.  Yep. 1992 Traditional bowhunter, Bambooarrow.com/burner/html
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: el greco on July 18, 2012, 05:10:00 PM
Thats a cool jig scrub buster!
Title: Re: Custom Cut Your Fletching w/a Feather Burner
Post by: Roy Steele on July 21, 2012, 10:42:00 AM
Mine looked realy old 30 years ago when I got mine at a yard sell.
 I but washers behind where you see the screws that mount the holding device to the burner. So I can put full lenth or full heigth clears the burner a lot better.