Fletching arrows - headache

[droppixel]

Having one heck of a headache over this last batch of arrows I fletched. Got a pack of Norway Predator vanes from on of the big string guys on AT and they have been flying off my arrows left and right. I don't know what is going on, never had this happen with the other arrows I did with a different batch of vanes while shooting my Cheetah. All of my prep was exactly the same yet I have been losing vanes like crazy. I can hear them fly off when I shoot, makes a pretty neat sound tbh, but royal pita.

I have already re-done a few of them and I'm almost to the point where I am about to say "f-it" with these vanes and pull every one of them off and switch to Blazers. I don't know if it is the vanes, the arrow shafts or the speed of the bow (Alien) that is the cause of the vanes from flying off.

[Speedykills]

Cure your headace and go to blazers,ive fletch my own for years with no problems.They have no problems staying on at speeds of 288-300fps+.......

[welder75]

Speedykills Let us know some more info.. what glue are you using? This is my first year for blazers and I'm having the same problems, used 3 and 4 inch feathers for years and used tape and never had a problem before.

[TEN RING]

Go with aae vanes you won't have any headaches

[Speedykills]

Speedykills Let us know some more info.. what glue are you using? This is my first year for blazers and I'm having the same problems, used 3 and 4 inch feathers for years and used tape and never had a problem before.

Ok here it goes,i take old vanes off with a knife,razor knife, make sure i scrape off all old glu and vane's off until shafts are nice and smooth.Then i will get a sos pad and use the green side to scrub the shafts under warm water were new vanes will go.I spend about 15 seconds using sos pad per shaft.
Then after i scrub each shaft i rince them off,then i will let them air dry.Once there dry i will use acetone and wipe area were vanes will go, i use a rag to do this,leaves a little black residue on rag.
Now im ready to fletch i use fletch tite plantinum glue,with the vane in my clamp i start just a few CM in and start applying my glue and i stop same distance at other end of vane.This allows glue to spread to end of vanes as you apply it to arrow but doesnt run out past the vanes.as i apply my clamp i will hold clamp in place and put slight pressure for 30 seconds then pull my hand off and let vane sit in clamp applied to jig for about 3-5 min a vane then keep going.
thats it..................

[Ehunter]

Might have better luck with a superglue, rather than the Platinum Fletch tite. I use the Predator vanes, and haven't had a single one come off using a superglue. They stick as solidly as factory fletched Blazers or anything else I have ever had. For prep, all I do is remove the old glue, lightly hit the end of the shaft with a scufferpad, wipe with a dry towel, and then glue them on.

[Lung Buster]

Might have better luck with a superglue, rather than the Platinum Fletch tite. I use the Predator vanes, and haven't had a single one come off using a superglue. They stick as solidly as factory fletched Blazers or anything else I have ever had. For prep, all I do is remove the old glue, lightly hit the end of the shaft with a scufferpad, wipe with a dry towel, and then glue them on.

X2 on the crazy glue! I use the predator vanes on my pile drivers and when i was in a jam i threw some on and they have been hanging on since! But i definitely think getting the shafts prepped right is the key. Good luck!

[TEN RING]

X2 on the crazy glue! I use the predator vanes on my pile drivers and when i was in a jam i threw some on and they have been hanging on since! But i definitely think getting the shafts prepped right is the key. Good luck!

use super glue gel

[SJunior]

Bohning Quantum works excellent.

[droppixel]

I use Gorilla Glue Impact Formula glue. Never had a problem with the other batch I put on my Velocity arrows shooting from the Cheetah. Went through the exact same process in prepping the arrows with acetone to start, clean wipe down, scuff up with a scuffpad/fine steel wool, clean again and then set with glue in my Arizona-Ez fletch. I don't know if the vanes just don't have a good cup on the bottom like my others did. I have noticed it is all of the new ones that are coming off, the ones I had left over from the old batch are holding on just fine.