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Title: Homemade shaft tapering jig
Post by: Stickman on March 19, 2008, 02:50:00 AM
A couple of years ago I saw a home made tapering jig for wood arrow that was very cool.  It was basically two pieces of aluminum angle iron with sandpaper on the inside walls and a shaft chucked up and run up into the gap.

I know there is one on the build along section but its not the one I saw before.  Anyone have links that the one from a while ago?

Thanks,

Stickman
Title: Re: Homemade shaft tapering jig
Post by: Tom Leemans on March 19, 2008, 06:29:00 AM
http://www.tradgang.com/rob/ta/taper/
Title: Re: Homemade shaft tapering jig
Post by: dino on March 19, 2008, 07:52:00 AM
Be sure to wear saftey glasses with that one.  I've blown up several shafts using that jig before and sends splinters in every direction. dino
Title: Re: Homemade shaft tapering jig
Post by: Stickman on March 19, 2008, 01:59:00 PM
that is the same one that's on the build along section of this site.  There was on like it a couple of years ago and in my keyword searchs I keep coming up with a link that is no longer working.

Can anyone bring that link back up or locate the source?

Thanks.

Stickman
Title: Re: Homemade shaft tapering jig
Post by: Roadkill on March 19, 2008, 02:00:00 PM
Traxx tapered a dozen shafts with mine this weekend in about 20 min.  Be careful, but they work well.  I use drill bits to space between the 11/32 and 5/16 ends just so you have an idea on where you're starting.
Title: Re: Homemade shaft tapering jig
Post by: onemississipp on March 19, 2008, 03:26:00 PM
Could this be it?

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=051615

It isn't a couple years old, is about 5 months, so it may not be the one.
Title: Re: Homemade shaft tapering jig
Post by: Stickman on March 20, 2008, 11:22:00 AM
Onemississipp, that isn't it.  It turns out that the one eveyone has been referring to is the correct one.  I don't know what I was thinking about.

Thanks.

Stickman