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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Red Dwarf on May 26, 2008, 02:38:09 am

Title: Compressed shafts at home?
Post by: Red Dwarf on May 26, 2008, 02:38:09 am

Is it practical to compress your own shafts?
I would like to compress 11/32 down to 5/16 and would welcome suggestions as to the best methods/tools.


Thanks


Red Dwarf

Title: Re: Compressed shafts at home?
Post by: 1/2primitive on May 26, 2008, 03:19:21 pm

I know you can buy a block that has holes through it from 3 Rivers. You use a drill and push a shaft through one of the holes at the same time, I believe. It compresses the shafts.
    Sean

Title: Re: Compressed shafts at home?
Post by: markinengland on May 26, 2008, 07:30:53 pm

I have reduced shafts using a hole gauge.
I pulled the shafts through successively smaller holes attached to a high speed drill.
When the edges of the holes are sharp they cut, when dulled they compress. If the holes reduce by 1/64th each time and the edges are rounded I think it would work.
Mark in England