I am making my own arrows (Vanes) for the pas 20 years
today I got my true flight feathers and using the same glue that I use for my plastic vane (carbon express bond) it take 3 to 4 minutes befor the glue sets and with my vanes only 1 minute
this is with applying pressure on the feather older of my blitzenberger fletcher
is this natural or is there a better glue
I've always used Fletch-Tite for both vanes and feathers; no problems. Might have something to do with the feathers being a porous; not something I'd use a superglue on myself.
If you want to glue fletch , I suggest fletch title platinum.
The best glue choice is largely based on what kind of arrow material or wood finish you are trying to bond.
4-5 minutes for the glue to dry is normal. I usually let mine go 10 minutes before moving on to the next feather.
Give bohning fletch tape a shot. Couldn't be quicker or easier. And I have yet to loose a feather. I put a drop of glue on each end of the feather too.
SAUNDERS NPB..... The Best Fletching Glue on the Planet! just My Opinion though, of course! :archer:
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the alluminium Easton legacy I made took about 3 minutes to hold, this by putting pressure on the fletching gig piece that hold the feather ( I alway did this with my plastic vane which took only a minute to cure )
so I guess like Orion said 4to 5 minutes with feathers
I shot the arrow made about 50 times and its holding firm
satisfied
a bit of panic on my part here
thanks guys for the help......
Bohning Fletch tape all the way. :thumbsup:
does fletch tape stick to laquer?
I use any super glue, Gorilla Super Glue I believe is the same as the high priced vane bonder they sell at the modern bow shops. I've used EVERYTHING else, and keep coming back to cyanacrylate super glues.
Loctite super glue works great. Puts a hold on in a good 30 secs and it will not come off. Period
Tape for sure. I finally tried some and it is great. A dab of glue front and rear and the fletch is there for sure!
fletch tite
I use loctite super glue gel. For all the same reasons as medic77.
Beat I have found is blue cap gorilla glue super glue. It's quick and seems to hold forever
I use Fletch-Tite Platinum and wait 20 minutes before I remove the clamp and move on to the next feather.
Bisch
I use loctite superglue on everything but wood. Hold for 30-35 seconds and move no lost feathers in years. It bonds Gateway,Truflight, AMG, natural turkey and fingers very well.
Fletch tape sticks just fine to lacquer. Why wouldn't it? Bohning would be idiots to make a tape that didn't stick to their paint! I have to agree with everything said about fletch tape and fletch-tite. Fletch-tite takes about 20 minutes to set up. I used to glue a feather, watch tv until the 1/2 hour commercial, glue another feather, watch tv, etc. till done. Now I use fletch tape and just keep going till I'm done. Don't forget the glue on each end as mentioned earlier. FYI, I've found a dental pic to be the ideal tool for removing the plastic from the tape after you've stuck it to the quill.
Fletch tape!
bohning fletch tape.
Loctite super glue(the blue bottle). Takes very little amount of glue to stick.
I used to use glue for years till I discovered fletch tape... Works very fast and holds very well and glues to anything. As already told, dont forget drops of glue on both ends.