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Title: shaft making jig
Post by: bubby on February 28, 2012, 08:20:17 pm

this is the plans for a jig my father in law made for building ramrods for muzzle loaders, it also makes a good arrow shaft, just another option, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture-11.jpg)

Title: Re: shaft making jig
Post by: criveraville on February 29, 2012, 12:59:19 am

That's pretty cool. Thanks for sharing ;)

Cipriano

Title: Re: shaft making jig
Post by: Pat B on February 29, 2012, 02:37:28 am

I've heard that called a draw plate, Buddy.  A 5/16 hickory ram rod would make a heck of a arrow. 

Title: Re: shaft making jig
Post by: bubby on February 29, 2012, 07:20:44 am

yep, that's what it is Pat, my in-law can whip up an arrow shaft pretty quick with it to, Bub

Title: Re: shaft making jig
Post by: dmikeyj on February 29, 2012, 03:52:11 pm

At the extreme risk of sounding stoopid- how exactly does that work?

Title: Re: shaft making jig
Post by: Pat B on February 29, 2012, 04:49:27 pm

Mikey, you drive the shaft through the big hole side of the plate and it comes out the other side at the small hole diameter. The waste stays on the top side.

Title: Re: shaft making jig
Post by: bubby on February 29, 2012, 05:41:44 pm

actually this one you cut the top off so they are slots, and you use it like a scraper start with the big hole and work your way downtill you get the desired size shaft, this is an old design, no power tools involved in the making of the shaft, unless you cut them into squares, Bub

Title: Re: shaft making jig
Post by: Bevan R. on February 29, 2012, 05:45:05 pm

Quote from: bubby on February 29, 2012, 05:41:44 pm

actually this one you cut the top off so they are slots, and you use it like a scraper start with the big hole and work your way downtill you get the desired size shaft, this is an old design, no power tools involved in the making of the shaft, unless you cut them into squares, Bub

You still got one you could take some photo's on how you use it? Sorry but having a hard time translating the diagram into actual use.

Title: Re: shaft making jig
Post by: bubby on February 29, 2012, 07:25:13 pm

Bevan i'll try and get out there this week and take some pics, like i said it's basiclly a scraper, take a split or a square and start pulling it thru the jig and work your way down the sizes till ya get what ya want, Bub, i'll get some pics to try and illistrate

Title: Re: shaft making jig
Post by: Bevan R. on February 29, 2012, 07:39:19 pm

Thanks, I really appreciate it.

Title: Re: shaft making jig
Post by: bowtarist on February 29, 2012, 10:24:43 pm

So do you drill the holes and counter sink them then cut on the dotted line?  The half holes are a little bigger than their corrosponding holes on the lower side?  Looks like a simple effective tool and easily portable too.

 8) thanks for your reply, dpgratz