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Title: Cutting tapered shafts
Post by: Izzy on January 01, 2010, 12:34:00 PM
I am looking to get some Sitkas or AD trads but was wondering how to cut them.It seems like they would be cut at an angle if you lated them flat in the cutoff saw??? Thanks,Izzy
Title: Re: Cutting tapered shafts
Post by: ishiwannabe on January 01, 2010, 12:37:00 PM
Im not positive, but I think they cut the insert end with tapered carbons....
Title: Re: Cutting tapered shafts
Post by: Izzy on January 01, 2010, 12:40:00 PM
Is the entire shaft tapered or only the front end?
Title: Re: Cutting tapered shafts
Post by: dino on January 01, 2010, 02:05:00 PM
Don't know about grizzly's for sure but I bet it is the same as the AD's, there is a portion of the point end that is parallel and then tapered from there to the nock.  It is not a continuous taper from point to nock otherwise the insert wouldn't fit right when you cut them from full length to 28".  On the AD's if you cut the nock end you will change the fit of the nock because of the taper.  dino