My wife has spent the last couple days out of town, so while the kids are at school I've had time to think. Yeah, dangerous I know!!
Well, while out in my garage I uncovered a bunch of screw-in field points from my compound days. I hate to throw them away so I got to thinking about footing my 3/8" ramin dowels I have. I did a search here to see if there was any build alongs, but unfortunately I did'nt find any!!
Now, not being much of a math student, is there anyone out there who has done this? If so, what size aluminum shaft did you use? I just plane to use them for stumpin', but who knows?
Thanks
Ron
I have a few laying around that I planed down abit and footed with a 6-inch 2315 shaft. Have yet to break or loose one, too...
Ron that would be a wopper of a shaft. Of coarse you'd be reducing it down some.
The way aluminum shafts were numbered was like the 2315 example above the 23 is diameter in 64's so it would be 23/64 1/64 shy of your 3/8 diameter. the 15 is thickness in .001's of an inch so it is .015 in thick.
So the best aluminum would be 24something maybe a 2413, then you would reduce the 3/8 dowell by the .013 and the outside would mathc the dowell.
Ron
I agree with macbow about the best being a 24xx aluminun shaft. I just used 2315's cause I had no 24xx's at the time...
Thanks Ron, you too Chris!!
I knew this was the spot for the answer!! Yeah, I plan to sand 'em down a bit. I'll just mainly be whacking stumps and such, so I won't get too fancy.
I'll post some pics when I get 'em done
Thanks Agian!
Ron B
In keeping with the cheap nature of dowel arrows, why not drill a hole in the point end to accept the points, and then wrap the end with carpet thread reinforced with epoxy? That works, too. You could also slip a .38 Special case over the end and drill the hole. Instant footing, and the hole would be already centered for you.