After a frustrating evening of botching the fletching on my arrows with an Arizona EZ fletcher I'm wondering if part of my problem is not using a different fletching rig. I'm not knocking the Arizona brand, but as a novice I'm finding it a bit difficult to make neat fletching with it. For you experienced arrow makers which fletching rig do you prefer and why?
Thanks for your thoughts.
Bitzenbergers are the best and can be found used on **** others are fine too
If your having trouble with the feathers staying in place, try using your string wax and rub it in to the feather groove. That will hold the feather in place. Hap
Bitz jigs are great. Even with older jigs (they haven't changed much) setup is very simple and produces great results.
thanks for the suggestions!
Hot Hap:
Thanks for that one.... feathers sliding have been an issue lately for me with my Bitz. clamps as I can't seem to get a complete contact along the foot of the fletch. Maybe it will help.
BobW
Bitzenburger
Ditto
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Bitz is the best as far as I'm concerned. Say gents, I've been using fletch tape for a while now and believe me it's great. You can fletch an arrow with the tape and shoot that arrow within 5 or 6 minutes. No glue to wait for to dry. Best of all, I haven't had any feathers come off yet and I shoot of the shelf. To replace a feather has to be allot better then trying to replace one that's been glued on. :archer: :clapper:
I use the BPE rig with fletch tape...and got no compalints... :thumbsup:
Bitz fan here.
Hawgslayer, Blackhawk, is that tape hard to get used to. I haven't used any yet, but have heard from a couple of guys that it is a tad trying at first to get it in place. Any bad experiences early on with you guys?
Brent
Oh yeah, Bitz
i like my bitz... i believe there were some used available on archerytalk the other day..50.00 shipped...
Well, just to be different, I've made countless dozen arrows with a cheapo ballistics-plastic Bohning jig, which is basically a Blitz in plastic, and it's flawless. I know a professional arrowmaker who uses nothing but the Bohning. I mean, all it has to do is hold a shaft and one feather in alignment. I rank the Blitz and Bohning equally (I've used both), and one is much cheaper than the other. To own his each ... or something like that. Dave
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I like my Jo-Jan as I can do a 1/2 dozen at once and do a whole dozen in about 15 minutes if I use super glue. Shawn
I use "bitz" knockoffs that I sell...just as good as the "bitz" and less than 1/2 the price...I've got 3 bitz sitting doing nothing 'cause I like these better. I use "Seal All" for adhesive. Just as good as any arrow glue but cheaper...and it'll fix a leaky gas tank too!!
AS lots of folks have said the Bitz is excellent. My Wife got me a JO-Jan left wing for Christmas & I like it too. I think they are both good. Frank
Bitz.........Ya Cant Go Wrong!!
thanks for all of the good suggestions
Received my Vador Uni-Fletcher from Git-R-Done archery today! This fletcher is a Bitz knock off as Manyletters said, it costs about 1/2 the price of a Bitz and is constructed of heavy duty plastic. It appears to be a quality fletcher.
Shout out to Git-R-Donearchery. Dennis is a good guy to do biz with. :thumbsup: You'll be hearing from me again soon!
Will be making some woodies just as soon as I get some chores done!
When I got my Bitz jigs off the auction site I got a couple of these with them. I didn't know the name of them and actually used them first. They aren't too bad. I prefer the Bitz because its easier to change to a different setup (4 fletch etc.) But I rarely use that in reality. I also like that Bitz jigs are metal. If you get glue on them its easier to get off. My knock-off versions show some wear from the previous owners trying to get glue off. All and all not to bad. I gave one to a freind and kept one and sold one. I use my Bitz's because I have them (3) I lucked into a auction and got them CHEAP. I figured worse case I could resell them (or thats what I told myself) It never happened. I had just bought a Bitz and saw the auction and got the 3 Uni-Fletchers and two bitz's for under 100 as I remember.
If you want to try you hand at arrow making and don't want to spend the money for a Bitz. Its a great way to go and Git-R-Done has a great price.
About 6-7 years ago my wife bought me a Jo-Jan mono fletcher and I have used it since with good results and I really like it. I think it is just as much a mater of what you are used to and can use properly.