10 replies to this topic

[JoneZ]

I know using a dremmel would be the best way, but I just don't have one, and need to cut a new spar for my Widow.
Anyone have any suggestions?
All else fails Im just gonna grind the 5" off with some 80grit. hehe

[JoneZ]

I ended up just grinding it down, but Im still interested in other ways asides from a Dremmel that would work.

[Jeepster]

Some folks wrap the spar tightly with tape and then cut it with a very fine toothed hobby saw. Follow that up with some sandpaper on the cut end.

A table saw or a skill saw with an abrasive wheel would work. That would kind of scare me though. The small saws to cut ceramic tile seem like they would work.

I'd still give high consideration to buying an inexpensive rotary tool (Dremel). Harbor Freight has them for about $10. You'll find so many other uses for it that it'll soon wear out and you'll be forced to buy an expensive one, so that might not be a good idea after all. Seriously, I probably have about six rotary tools (Dremel, Black & Decker, no name) around the house with a large assortment of accessories that get used all the time.

Cheers,
Tom

[cerfvoliste]

Arrow Saw



Rx

[JoneZ]

Think I'll support the Chinese Mecca:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?...;ci_sku=9714694

Looks like a pretty good buy

[Jeepster]

rxburner, on Jun 11 2009, 10:38 PM, said:

Arrow Saw



Rx

RX,

The trouble with a $100 ~ $150 dedicated arrow shaft saw is that it uses up money resources and it's not useful for much else. I've cut about 70 carbon fiber rods in the last two months ... but, not a single one in the previous two years.

In my case I upgraded to what you see in the picture ... a flex shaft. In the past I've simply duct taped the Dremel to a two-by-four, clamped the end block at the set distance and cut the shaft. I had to provide a couple of spacers to raise the shaft up to be even with the axis of the cut-off wheel ... no big deal. My first Dremel was fat enough and the cut off wheel small enough that I first had to cut the shaft by hand about a half inch too long. Then it could be cut on my Redneck arrow shaft saw. The upgrade to a flex shaft allowed me to route a couple of groves in the two-by-four to lower the cut off wheel to the same level as the surface of the board. No more duct tape (redneck pewter) to hold the Dremel in place. And, the small profile of the bit end of the flex shaft and the large diameter of the new cut-off wheels alleviate any preparation ... simply cut away.

Cheers,
Tom

[EBGB]

rxburner, on Jun 12 2009, 04:38 AM, said:

Arrow Saw



Rx

The business end of that saw is a mini chop saw from Harbor Freight. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/disp...temnumber=42307

They work OK, except that the life of the metal blade is pretty short cutting when you cut carbon. They sell a 2" abrasive cutting disk that will fit, but they never seem to have them in stock.
The saw itself has very little torque, so cutting is pretty slow.

If you happen to have a compressor, Harbor Freight sells a micro die grinder http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/disp...temnumber=47869
Uses Dremel accesories - you just have to be careful not to over-rev them.
Combined with a diamond cut-off blade, it cuts like butter.

[The Kite Shoppe]

Spz0, on Jun 11 2009, 02:01 PM, said:

Anyone have any suggestions?

Drive across the river........

[Jeepster]

thekiteshoppe, on Jun 14 2009, 10:26 AM, said:

Spz0, on Jun 11 2009, 02:01 PM, said:

Anyone have any suggestions?

Drive across the river........

River?? You mean riverS! Let's see; there's the Illinois, then the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Yellowstone, the Snake and probably the Columbia. And those are just the big rivers!! No, the dremel is probably faster. Thanks anyway.

Cheers,
Tom

[FlyinKen]

You might consider this.
(will the link work this time?)
Multi cutter/sander

Ken