Got my box of steel in today and turned out some fluted points. What do you guys think? These ones are 5/16" the same as the factory tip that came on my cajun arrow.
How are these
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That's quenching. Quenching is to change the microstructure of the steel to make it harder. Tempering is a heat treatment that follows quenching to keep the hardness but prevent it from shattering like glass.
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Yea i dont want to get too pointy so that the very tip is better supported. I have shot a red brick about a dozen times with one of them i didn't think was good enough to sell and you cant tell it was abused. I have video and a picture of that if any one is interested in that. I have shot a couple fish with the ones in the first pic. The points can be a bit more blunt with the flutes. I am going to order more steel and i can make some that are pointier too. I have A LOT more to make the bait shop is interested in some too.
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Arrowed a decent sized carp today with the tip that i shot the bricks with. Unfortunately no pics of the victim. It didn't even think about slowing down or bouncing off just straight through the fish
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Yeah, I don't know crap about how to achieve proper hardness. Only how to spec it for application and test products ordered to that spec. I've seen the quench and temper process in factories in China. It looked a little more complex than make it glow and cool it off tho.
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Yea depending on the metal it can be a real PITA. Some its as simple as heat up and let air cool. then there are others that need to be slowly brought in increments to critical and then quenched in weird quenchants
I agree with the more pointy sentiment. If you're taking orders, I'd be down for a half dozen, just let me know payment info.
On a side note, have you considered doing these in stainless steel? I do a lot of bowfishing in salt water, and I am always fighting with seized up points from rust. I would definitely be willing to pay more for some stainless points.
On a side note, have you considered doing these in stainless steel? I do a lot of bowfishing in salt water, and I am always fighting with seized up points from rust. I would definitely be willing to pay more for some stainless points.
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I haven't done much work with stainless not sure how my piece of junk mill will handle it. I'll see if i can scrounge a couple piece and see if i can make em or not.
I am going to order more steel and then i can start filling more orders if interested pm me.
Does anybody know what threads the innerloc grapple uses? I dont have one right now
I am going to order more steel and then i can start filling more orders if interested pm me.
Does anybody know what threads the innerloc grapple uses? I dont have one right now
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I'm a tool designer and manage tool room
I would like some made with the fluted rounded
Point out of A2 and some made from 410 stainless
I can get them hardened, u need to charge
More, machining time and your knowledge is
Worth it
Pm me with quotation
I would like some made with the fluted rounded
Point out of A2 and some made from 410 stainless
I can get them hardened, u need to charge
More, machining time and your knowledge is
Worth it
Pm me with quotation
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Went down to the river this morning a shot a couple decent carp for those parts. I got a pic of one of them along with the point used which is the one i have shot into bricks several dozen times.
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Got two more on the same point makes 4 fish for today. these are the best points i've made so far I think the guys that are getting them are gonna like em.
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did some bank walking with some of my tips yesterday and today.
got 4 yesterday (my first buff and sucker)
and three today could of had 2 more but i showed some pretty poor shot placement
got 4 yesterday (my first buff and sucker)
and three today could of had 2 more but i showed some pretty poor shot placement
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Looks more like a carpsucker or quill back but congrats!
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Huh i was just going by what a co told when i said "this is legal right?" and he said "yup buff". quillbacks are considered suckers aint they?
I am glad you like em so far! please do let me know how they work out when you get a chance to stick some fish
I am glad you like em so far! please do let me know how they work out when you get a chance to stick some fish
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I am thinking about trying to make some with six flutes. Not sure if it will work but until my shipment of 4130 gets here i have nothing better to do.
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got some done today
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Awesome! glad you like em. Is there anything you would change on them to make them better?
I set up a couple friends with a simple reel and some of my arrows with my points to try them (and draw them into bowfishing but ssshhh thats a secret). Hope to hear back and post some pics (cuz pics are awesome:hb
I set up a couple friends with a simple reel and some of my arrows with my points to try them (and draw them into bowfishing but ssshhh thats a secret). Hope to hear back and post some pics (cuz pics are awesome:hb
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