just thought i'd share an idea for a very simple and effective arrow spinner. works great for checking straightness and point alignment.
it's just two blocks of wood with marbles epoxied to them.

Now there's one I've never seen. Think I'll sell my shares in that roller bearing company.

Well heck. Theres a case of K.I.S.S. if i ever saw one.

Nice and simple.

Now that's ingenious, Clint!

Dang, there was a post going around on another site about the best tips for the year. This ranks right up there. How cool is that!

Thanks for sharing.....oh, and making me feel like an idiot for not thinking of it myself!  

Isn't that called an "other suitable", as in use tool # OICU812 or other suitable?

       

The easiest manner is using your thumbnail and middle finger nail to rest the arrow; put the point in the palm of the opposite hand and blow on the feathers.  You can visually see any anomalies in the arrow.  You don't need any tools.

I take a 3' 2x4 and put four nails in it, two groups of two crossed to form an x.  

The junction is where the arrows sit, and then I mark a point on the 2x4 and loot at the tip as I spin the arrow over that point.  Even the slightest wiggle is evident.

George,, That method is a little gamy with broadheads.

I do see a slightly different version of this in my future.. One where I can spot the tip of a broadhead in 4 quadrants so I know which way to move it.

QuoteOriginally posted by Earl E. Nov...mber:

I do see a slightly different version of this in my future.. One where I can spot the tip of a broadhead in 4 quadrants so I know which way to move it.

A jig like the one shown with a ruler propped up in front of your broadhead will get the job done. Some people use a block of wood with a dot on it too. They both serve the purpose of allowing you to slowly rotate the shaft to see exactly how the broadhead is out of alignment.

If I want to check an arrow for straightness, I spin it on my thumb and finger nails. When I want to align a broadhead, a jig is much more productive.

Thats cool!

Great idea.

Going to build one.

Just wish I could remember just where I lost my marbles!

YOU GUYS ARE GREAT! I ALLWAYS HEARD TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THEN ONE .BUT I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT 20,000 HERE   THIS PLACE IS A WEALTH OF KNOW HOW

Man that is nice, I like it

Jason,, I have been using a bit rougher version of said jig for years, I figure a 2x4 attached to a 1x4 and 4 marbles will work grand.
Marbles and 2x4 must stay in relationship to each other or all is naught.
The trouble with just spinning, tells you you have a problem. It does not give you a course of action to fix said wobble.

I'd like to try it, but I think I lost my marbles!

QuoteOriginally posted by Earl E. Nov...mber:
The trouble with just spinning, tells you you have a problem. It does not give you a course of action to fix said wobble.

As my daughter says, exxxxxxxxactly!