do it yourself arrow spinner
03-11-2005, 08:56 PM
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do it yourself arrow spinner
Made my own arrow spinner today. Folks, I gotta tell ya, it is crude....and I mean CRUDE, but, it works great. Took a piece of 1/4 inch plywood, milled a slot in it, screwed an identical piece to the bottom of it, laid 2 ball bearing in each slot, and screwed the entire thing to 2 four inch pieces of 2 x 4..... like I said, crude...but, it spins great. I guess the moral of this story is this, it doesn't have to look good to work good. Don't be afraid to try something, it might just work.
03-13-2005, 11:04 PM
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RE: do it yourself arrow spinner
Tools don't need to be complex to be efficient. Good thinking about your homemade spinner. How much did you spend?
I made a spinner a few years ago using four marbles and an 18" piece of 2x2 hardwood. Just drilled two side-by-side shallow holes at each end and hot glued the marbles into the holes so that a little more than half a globe was exposed. With just a bit of hand pressure on the shaft, arrows spun well when nestled between the two slick glass marbles.
Keep on thinking and building.
I made a spinner a few years ago using four marbles and an 18" piece of 2x2 hardwood. Just drilled two side-by-side shallow holes at each end and hot glued the marbles into the holes so that a little more than half a globe was exposed. With just a bit of hand pressure on the shaft, arrows spun well when nestled between the two slick glass marbles.
Keep on thinking and building.
03-20-2005, 04:49 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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RE: do it yourself arrow spinner
ORIGINAL: aeroslinger
Carwi, that looks like 2 - 2x4 joist hangers and some drawer roller guides (or guides off a pocket door). Good job.
Carwi, that looks like 2 - 2x4 joist hangers and some drawer roller guides (or guides off a pocket door). Good job.
Yea man you hit the nail on the head. Easy to make and workes real well. The wife does get a little upset when I photo the floor! Too many dust bunnies in my house!!
