Do you have a picture, i can cut and weldI have the Arrow Jac Puller and here is my review:
1)very expensive if importing into Canada due to currency conversion.
2)it will work but the target face has to be very firm or add something larger under the plunger part that contacts the target. A softer face target, the plunger base pushes into the target.
3)it only grips two sides of the arrow. One wants a complete circular support. A carbon arrow that is really stuck in a foam style target, one can not exert enough pressure on the jack to properly grip the arrow. This results in a cracked or crushed arrow. I have used a smaller C clamp to increase pressure and also give added pulling area. Carbon arrow shafts generate heat that causes foam in a target to bond to the arrow shaft. Lubing the front 3 to 4 inch of the arrow shaft helps.
To properly pull an arrow, the puller has to pull parallel with the arrow shaft (example: like an arrow gripper). The other pullers pull off to the side and not straight out as one pulls.
If you have access to acetylene cutting out fit, one can build a high quality arrow puller an for very little money.
Material: a pair of needle nose vise grips, 2 each slip on file handles with the slotted holes where a file would fit. A small piece of two inch long pipe and a small rubber hose that fits in the pipe with the inside diameter that fits the arrow.
Cut the pipe approximately 2" long, then split it in half. Put the pipe in the jaws of the vise grip so one half lines up evenly in each jaw section and the length of the pipe is centered in the jaws, 1/2 protruding out each side of the jaws. Braze weld the pipe pieces to the vise grip along the edge of the jaws only. Once cool, cut the rubber hose the same length as the pipe and split it length wise. I used Gorilla glue to glue to hose into the pipe. Put a piece of arrow shaft inside the hose and with light pressure close the vise grips. Leave until the glue is set.
Now you have a high quality puller that can be adjusted to various size arrows. Using both hands, one on the vise grip handles and the other on the file handle end of the vise grips, gives a very even, straight pull.
All the best.
Nice job Bbunnyrabbit. There are only a couple of things here to consider. Most of us here don't have the equipment to make one like yours. It does look a little cumbersome to pull arrows in tight groups.Wow, thanks
Hey Mr. B-rabbit, have you considered posting this in the DIY Section ? It's a great idea!To properly pull an arrow, the puller has to pull parallel with the arrow shaft (example: like an arrow gripper). The other pullers pull off to the side and not straight out as one pulls.
If you have access to acetylene cutting out fit, one can build a high quality arrow puller an for very little money.
Material: a pair of needle nose vise grips, 2 each slip on file handles with the slotted holes where a file would fit. A small piece of two inch long pipe and a small rubber hose that fits in the pipe with the inside diameter that fits the arrow.
Cut the pipe approximately 2" long, then split it in half. Put the pipe in the jaws of the vise grip so one half lines up evenly in each jaw section and the length of the pipe is centered in the jaws, 1/2 protruding out each side of the jaws. Braze weld the pipe pieces to the vise grip along the edge of the jaws only. Once cool, cut the rubber hose the same length as the pipe and split it length wise. I used Gorilla glue to glue to hose into the pipe. Put a piece of arrow shaft inside the hose and with light pressure close the vise grips. Leave until the glue is set.
Now you have a high quality puller that can be adjusted to various size arrows. Using both hands, one on the vise grip handles and the other on the file handle end of the vise grips, gives a very even, straight pull.
All the best.
Thanks for the suggestion. I have the equivalent design to the puller that is shown in the video. It works very well. The problem is, what ever the manufacture used in this target not only does it bond to the carbon arrow shaft, but it builds up black, burnt looking stuff on the out side which further causes resistance when trying to remove carbon arrows: Post #12 second picture.Nice job Bbunnyrabbit. There are only a couple of things here to consider. Most of us here don't have the equipment to make one like yours. It does look a little cumbersome to pull arrows in tight groups.
Here is one that will pull in line with the arrow. It must be pretty good because there are over 20 Chinese copies of its shape on Amazon.
Ours is the original and the biggest difference is we use tire rubber which has the best grip. At 165lbs of pull to get the arrow out, if the shooter can pull 165lbs it will grip without damage to the arrow.
http://www.thirdhandarchery.com/product.asp?PRODID=7
Got everything cut up and ready for welding, just got to get the two file handlesThanks for the suggestion. I have the equivalent design to the puller that is shown in the video. It works very well. The problem is, what ever the manufacture used in this target not only does it bond to the carbon arrow shaft, but it builds up black, burnt looking stuff on the out side which further causes resistance when trying to remove carbon arrows: Post #12 second picture.
Shooting aluminum arrows with field points my arrow gripper easily removes them as aluminum dissipates heat.
Note: as a warning do not shoot 2219 aluminum arrows with broad heads into this target as it bends the arrow shaft. I used XX78 Super slam which is a tougher aluminum arrow.
I have tested many foam targets using the same crossbow, same distance and speed in feet per second. Any foam target that a carbon arrow was hard to remove, a slight tap on the nock end with a mallet breaks the bond for easy arrow removal. Not so with this target.
Various responses mention shooting broad heads into the 4 field point sides to loosen up the target before shooting field points. This is agreeable, but first you have to get the originals out. Lubing the arrow shaft before shooting into this target had no effect due to this external build up.
For stopping broad head equipped arrows and portability of the target, this is my number one choice.
As for the blob target that several recommend, to bring that target into Canada, it would be cheaper to drive down for it as to pay for front end loaders to load and unload the target at different stops to bring it into Canada.
All the best.
Sounds good.Got everything cut up and ready for welding, just got to get the two file handles
before I ruin one of my needle-nose vise grips I want to make sure I'm using the right one, what size did you use on the needle-nose Vise gripSounds good.
Wishing you all the best.