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DIY Digital Shaft/Arrow Spine Meter
« on: November 20, 2023, 05:55:04 AM »
This thread will be a pictorial of sorts on building a device that will be extremely beneficial for wood arrow shooters/builders, and the resulting meter will work just as well for carbon, aluminum, and glass shafts/arrows, too.

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Re: DIY Digital Shaft/Arrow Spine Meter
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2023, 07:30:45 AM »
I've been waiting to see this one Rob. Spine meter 2.0, DiStefano style. :campfire:
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Re: DIY Digital Shaft/Arrow Spine Meter
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2023, 11:35:03 AM »
Looking forward to it Rob! Have you ever done a tutorial on making your wood arrows? I can’t remember
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Re: DIY Digital Shaft/Arrow Spine Meter
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2023, 01:22:27 PM »
Looking forward to it Rob! Have you ever done a tutorial on making your wood arrows? I can’t remember

How I build woodies ...

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Re: DIY Digital Shaft/Arrow Spine Meter
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2023, 01:40:58 PM »
Looking forward to it Rob! Have you ever done a tutorial on making your wood arrows? I can’t remember

How I build woodies ...

Thanks . You’re a real craftsman . I have only used the classic  glue on nocks .

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Re: DIY Digital Shaft/Arrow Spine Meter
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2023, 09:37:29 AM »
Getting it together.

A scrap pine board that's 3/4" x 5" x 30" ($0), the digital indicator ($23), a pair of hooks ($3), the accessory back plate that comes with the indicator, a 10-24 1/4"x3" bolt with washers and nut for attaching the indicator ($2), a plastic vitamin pill container that's filled with shotugn shot that has a total weight of 2lbs ($0). Just need to add a pair of wood braces that will hold the indicator, more on that later. That big ol' knot in the pine board has been stabilized with CYA glue.  ;)

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Re: DIY Digital Shaft/Arrow Spine Meter
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2023, 08:38:18 PM »
Besides the 2lb weight, the essence of the spine meter itself - 3/4" pine board, a pair of wood blocks glued on to hold the indicator, the indicator opened up to show it's plunger spring is unhooked and its tip unscrewed, a 10-24 1/4" x 3" bolt with nut and washers to attach the indicator, the shaft/arrow holding hooks, a pair of 2" screws to hang the meter.
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A closer look at the inside of the indicator and its unhooked plunger spring.
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Components attached to the board.  The hooks are screwed in or out in order to center the indicator's plunger on the center of the shaft/arrow - in this case an 11/32" x 32" Douglas fir shaft.  The meter is turned on and set to read in decimal inches.
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The 2lb weight is hung close to the plunger and a reading is take of the shaft's static spine.
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Re: DIY Digital Shaft/Arrow Spine Meter
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2023, 10:20:13 AM »
Thank you Rob,
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Re: DIY Digital Shaft/Arrow Spine Meter
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2023, 11:35:12 AM »
I don't need two, so it's getting stained and clear coated, then going up on the TG Classifieds for cheap.  :wavey:
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Re: DIY Digital Shaft/Arrow Spine Meter
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2023, 11:49:45 AM »
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Re: DIY Digital Shaft/Arrow Spine Meter
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2023, 03:16:03 PM »
My gauge should be delivered today, I’m going to try whipping one of these up as I found about four dozen wood arrows shoved in a box in my basement I forgot I had and I don’t know what any of the spines are,

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Re: DIY Digital Shaft/Arrow Spine Meter
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2023, 08:22:30 PM »
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