Setup your Fletching Jig Correctly and Fletch Arrows like a Pro
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2 жыл бұрынFletching arrows can be a tedious task and there is nothing more frustrating than your vanes falling off your arrows.... Learn how to setup a fletching jig so those vanes and feathers stay on the arrows for good!
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@BooMudd Жыл бұрын
I've never heard someone say "shaft" and "vein" so many times in one sentence! Very informative video, thank you!
@JakeKaminskiArchery Жыл бұрын
No problem. It’s Vane, just fyi. 👍
@kenf4837 4 ай бұрын
Blood travels through veins, arrows have vanes (plastic) or feathers. Both are called fletching! Glad to see you're paying attention and learning!
@YoureSoVane 2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I'm not the only one with tackle boxes of vanes
@NeroontheGoon Жыл бұрын
Yup…
@Flux_Flow 6 ай бұрын
This is the best video in the web on this subject and I have seen a lot of them. I just bought the affordable Bohning Pro, learning the jig, and looking to understand the helical/offset angles. This video addresses my questions. Thank You for all you do and Happy New Year.
@tommygun542 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve ordered some bare shafts, points, nocks and a fletching jig. Just waiting on you for the vanes. Nice shirt by the way.
@kenf4837 4 ай бұрын
What I use is cyanoacrylate. It works fine for me! Been using it for about 25-30 years and never had a vane or feather come off yet. I had a fellow prove to me I could get tighter groups with a left hand helix about 10 years ago. I've been using it ever since. What I'm looking for now is a feather burner!
@markdederick1953 Жыл бұрын
Great vid. I’ve always wondered if other people had These same fletching problems I have with these bitzenburger jigs..it can really be hard to set up which you showed … I learned a lot..
@dantedellelce9056 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, thank you for being so thorough
@chazzec Жыл бұрын
Kick ass video...I'm going to build tac vanes on 4mm arrows..a pain ..but can be don I know ...2.75 tacks on easton 4mm ...that's the video I need help on , have the same equipment and experience, but everything and anything can help ...once again thank you for the help ....
@wolfiewolf188 2 жыл бұрын
Yes.Jake the Bitzenburger is the best fletching jig in the world. A purchase for life. I've been using it for 30 years. Best regards from germany
@malthus101 Жыл бұрын
it looks like a pile of crap.
@Vincerama 7 ай бұрын
@@malthus101 Seriously! I just bought one. They are not cheap and you get this cast metal thing from the industrial revolution.
@msrvfx Жыл бұрын
Cyanoacrylate glue (TM Super Glue) comes in different viscosities from “thin” (no gap filling) , medium (slight gap filling), “thick” (gap filling), to “gel” (very gap filling). There are many manufacturers with varying quality. Starbond, from Japan tends to make the highest quality, and by far the best accelerant for faster drying without making the glue bubble up.
@georgehazim1516 Жыл бұрын
Hi Jake. I have been using Bitzenburger jigs for many years now and love them, You are correct about the clamps not being as flat as they should be. I have 24 clamps and none were perfectly flat. The fix I came up with years ago is simple and will true up your clamps . Do this. Get some 220 sand paper and place it face up on a flat surface. Now sand your clamps edge in a front to back motion until it is perfectly flat. You can also bevel the sides if you like but its optional. You will fall in love with your jig all over again.. George
@cavetroll 2 жыл бұрын
I'm particularly looking forward to the secret use of the Trad arrows 😁😁
@pumaa7 25 күн бұрын
Great video thanks for sharing, lots of good info
@CristiNeagu 2 жыл бұрын
Fletched my first arrow yesterday. Used a Bohning Cauldron and some Loctite gel glue. Worked actually very well. I put a bit too much glue on it, but it's not much more than what my local archery shop does. Sure, it can only do 3 plastic vanes, but that's all I need as I shoot only recurve and compound. But if you have the time, you can actually do 4 vanes too, if you cheat.
@craigcoop1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I just purchased a Bitzenburger and was struggling to get good contact. This helped tremendously.
@msrvfx Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this Jake. Any form of gluing is always best when you have a great joint first. Gap filling glue is for poor joints and produces inferior glue joints.
@msrvfx Жыл бұрын
FYI, CA glues were mainly designed for gluing woods that have grain. The bond is far greater when any glue can mechanically attach pressed into a wood grain. That bond greatly diminishes on hard flat surfaces without grain, like metal, plastic, and glass.
@NPC-fl3gq 2 жыл бұрын
FINALLY your sub count seems to be increasing at a faster rate. It's still criminal though that you don't have hundreds of thousands of subs!! Keep your chin up brother, you're doing an amazing job!!
@JakeKaminskiArchery 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks again!
@rx1hunter896 Жыл бұрын
Maybe if you just used the Cali- Bitz Bitzenberger decals from Lancaster Archery, you wouldn’t have to make all the markings on your jig. They make fletching a lot easier and more fun.
@danwilliams4189 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve fletched thousands of arras, and the Best glue I’ve used is Extreme Power ( medium) green label. Sold at Hobby Lobby .
@Orr_s 10 ай бұрын
Ive had great results with the bob smith industries maxi-cure. And the accelerant sold with it too. Stuff is amazing. I will look out for this other glue also
@michaelcurtis8114 10 ай бұрын
I use an arrow that is already fletched to line the clamp up. I clip it on the fletching then put it in the jig and it moves the clamp to where it needs to be. Works pretty good.
@threecrosses9988 2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@juffurey Жыл бұрын
I'm a complete novice but I may look into getting a fletching rig because arrows are fucking expensive. Thanks again for sharing your expertise, Jake. And nice to see you starting to open up to the camera a bit!
@HipposHateWater Жыл бұрын
Look at the bright side: it's cheaper than ammo 😅
@Waty8413 2 жыл бұрын
There are Bitzenburger upgrades from 60x that are worth checking out for anyone fletching modern shafts in a Bitz.
@wayneeden98 Жыл бұрын
There's a lot of people wonder about which fletching jig is the best, well my bottom line thought on that is ,it doesn't really matter, they all work, just several different types and prices
@peem3154 9 ай бұрын
I like yr vids a lot, learned a lot, my question is, how do you choose, to fletch the arrows left or right helical ?
@lordcarnorjax8599 2 жыл бұрын
I bought a bitzenburger jig a few weeks back. I really could have used this video then - LOL. This isn't the first time this has happened either. To be honest I'm not that impressed with the bitzenburger jig considering it's supposed to be the gold standard for jigs and it's high cost compared to other jigs. When I got my jig, I had to file down a very sharp bit on the jig itself and also inside the clamp. I cut my finger on the clamp before I took the file to it. Looking at the AAE nock receiver upgrade though. Maybe you should ask them to send you one for review. ;-)
@malthus101 Жыл бұрын
yeah it looks like shit!
@rx1hunter896 Жыл бұрын
You need the Cali-Bitz decal to know what degree you’re fletching at. 👍🙏🏹
@matthiasmongetguilloux2712 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jake for this video it really helps me with my fletching. Do u know if it is possible to mix the clamps of the jig? I have a cheap cartel jig and I’d like to buy the bohning left helical clamp but I don’t know if it is compatible.
@lcjjr.6714 2 ай бұрын
What about cleaning the shaft before gluing? Especially aluminum arrows.
@mxz_archery 2 жыл бұрын
How do you feel about the zenith upgrade kit for the bitz?
@Muskrat78 2 жыл бұрын
I switched my detent knob with a straight to use with the left clamp not sure if it makes a difference.
@davidcampbell2661 Жыл бұрын
Thank-you, now maybe my feathers will stay on. Do you recommend gel or liquid glue for feathers?
@cristobalv Жыл бұрын
i just purchased this jig, i wonder what model clamp should i get ? the left, right or center one ?. im a right handed compound target archer.
@yvantomac9502 2 жыл бұрын
I put my clamp on a grinder just to get deeper contact .... also it realigns the base
@YoureSoVane 2 жыл бұрын
Hmm... I know what I'm doing this weekend
@InFerrumVeritas 2 жыл бұрын
Are you setting up a trad bow? Or are you actually going to come out and have fun with us during indoor season?
@cruzbuddha 2 жыл бұрын
So when are your vanes going to be released?? I've been dying to try those Pro Max style with what looks like WAV material (the yellow vanes ). Seems like a nice combo of more surface area with extreme light weight.
@JakeKaminskiArchery 2 жыл бұрын
Waiting on the deets from AAE!
@joepedrasa4569 Жыл бұрын
How do u keep vanes evenly spaced on smaller diameter shafts??
@greatlakeshuntingandtracki5450 Жыл бұрын
How do you clean glue off your jig?
@octaviogarcia5457 2 жыл бұрын
Good video! I think the word was cyanocryalate... a mouthfull! regarding the jig, when fletching a small diameter, 5mm or less, it becomes even more critical to sit the feather well. How do you deal with the uper grove of the jig being perfect for 7+mm O.D. arrows but being loose for the small diameter ones. Yestearday I was doing a few arrow and realized this and it can change the position of the shaft towards the front (because it has play) enough to vary the angle and affect proper contact of the vane channel. It occurre to me to cut a small pieces of a 7.6mm arrow and use it as a sleeve on the smaller arrow and slide it so it seats in the upper jig´s arroe grove. This helped but it is a bit of a hassle altough not a whole lot. Do you have a suggestion? I may just ignore this at the next fletching session.
@rayking3466 2 жыл бұрын
With the "Bitz" I have found that smaller shaft arrows come out better if you hold the shaft in the top groove and twist it so that the play is taken out. Make sure you twist, spin it the same direction every time.
@jlptneou 2 жыл бұрын
When you said the arrow naturally rotates counter clockwise (3:42) is that for a RH shooter only or is that the same for a LH shooter? Is that a function of contact with the rest, string twist or something else? Awesome channel Jake! Thanks for all the great detail and information.
@amrazing33 Жыл бұрын
As far as I know, it is NOT dependent on the handedness of the bow. The natural spin of the arrow is due the industry-wide standard of making the centre serving of the string. So, I think RH and LH bows will still have the same natural arrow rotation as long as the string it uses follow the industry standard. CMIIW
@owenbitar7379 Жыл бұрын
The reason for an arrow rotating one direction or the other (clocking) is due to the direction the bow string is wound at the factory. Virtually all compound bows today actually clock to the right (clockwise) and not to the left (counterclockwise) as he claims in the video. You can (and should) check this on your bow before you fletch your arrows. You will need to mark an unfletched arrow shaft near the nock. Then, shoot it into a target from 2-3 feet (make sure you are aware of the mark's location before shooting). Take not of the direction the arrow rotated (likely clockwise). Do this again to confirm. It is important to match your fletching to the natural rotation of the arrow because fletching the opposite direction will actually cause the arrow to reverse spin in flight (you can find videos of this). That causes the arrow to lose energy, stability, and accuracy.
@chasingthefish9042 11 ай бұрын
@owenbitar7379 my bear redemption throw arrows to the left. I think it depends on manufacturer.
@Vincerama 7 ай бұрын
@@amrazing33 I believe it is the twist of the STRING. If the string is twisted clockwise the arrow will spin counterclockwise (ie; it spins "left", so use left helicals to make is spin more in the direction it starts spinning at). BUUUT ... you might be right and it's the serving. I had only considered it as the string because that's what I'd read. But the serving twist makes sense as the nock would sit on the serving and the serving windings at the nock would be like small ramps that would force a twist. OK, I don't know ...
@Hybridesque 2 жыл бұрын
The term you were looking for was Cyanoacrylate.
@JakeKaminskiArchery 2 жыл бұрын
You got it!
@social3ngin33rin 2 жыл бұрын
lol backyard archery champion!!!! No one has beaten me yet on my private range :P What happened to your ultra expensive custom jig? lol
@joelvandenberg945 2 ай бұрын
Do you need to adjust the jig at all for the different mm arrows?
@JakeKaminskiArchery 2 ай бұрын
Yes
@RainbowArcher252 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video! When shooting fat indoor arrows like an X23 or RX7, which arrow rest do you use? Do you still use a Shibuya Ultima style rest or do you switch to something like the Spigarelli ZT? Any help is much appreciated.
@msrvfx Жыл бұрын
Cast parts of any kind is never as repeatedly accurate as milled parts. The are cast parts, and casting is less expensive than milled. That makes it economically acceptable. That doesn't mean that a small issue with a cast part can't be accurately adjusted, if you know what you're doing to get good fletching quill contact to the arrow. Make sure the issue isn't the shaft, before adjusting the cast part. It would be awful putting up with a clamp part that is off every time you went to fletch.
@InFerrumVeritas 2 жыл бұрын
For feathers, I really like fletching tape instead of glue
@alexyatsyuk70 2 жыл бұрын
What i dont understand is how to set feathers iqually using the jig? Im often mistake the right distance btw 3feathers
@JakeKaminskiArchery 2 жыл бұрын
They usually have clicks to separate spacing. Should be automatically set.
@timfoster7979 4 ай бұрын
The indexer can get sticky in operation. Use a drop of thin oil front and back to get it working smooth so you can feel it pop into position
@HipposHateWater Жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see I didn't look this up in vane
@JakeKaminskiArchery Жыл бұрын
I see what you did there.
@SirPraiseSun 2 жыл бұрын
are jigs made out of gold and diamond? why so overpriced
@jeddiajones4570 5 ай бұрын
Instead of telling us what you are going to show us, maybe just show us without all the blah, blah, blah.
@malthus101 Жыл бұрын
So in other words, these Blitz jigs are crude old pieces of shit, and we need a Swiss or Germany company to engineer something ultra high-quality to dominate this market? :)
@Tom-tl6sp 6 ай бұрын
Agree
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