Good luck finding the bitz Jeff.

I have the Bohning pro class jig. I've made some good arrows with it but it has a lot of slop in it. Just when I think I've got it figured out to where my vanes are spaced evenly. I'll end up with with a odd ball unevenly spaced. Good luck with it.

 

Good luck finding the bitz Jeff.

I have the Bohning pro class jig. I've made some good arrows with it but it has a lot of slop in it. Just when I think I've got it figured out to where my vanes are spaced evenly. I'll end up with with a odd ball unevenly spaced. Good luck with it.

Thanks, Paul. Doesn’t seem like the ticket for that tight Burky barrel. Hoping I can find the Bitz somewhere in one of the 2 houses.

 

Stalker what Jig are you currently using? JoePA can you fletch 1° left offset. This is how I'm setting vanes on my arrows. I'm alway open to new ideas. JoePA look forward to your review.

 

Tom, I have to test the Toxin for bare shaft spin and take it from there. It shot very well with indexed Bloodsport witness fletched 1degree right. Wanted to try with the AAE adapter but can’t find my Bitz to put it in.

 

I have 2 of the bohning tower jigs. One set up for right offset and one for left. Have had zero problem with spacing .

 

My husband and I did the same thing..we put our passports somewhere safe and when we wanted to go to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls on out recent vacation, we could not find them. Sure enough when we got home we found them. They had slid to between two drawers. It will drive you crazy.
How do you measure a 1 or 2 degree offset? I have an old Jo Jan jig from my vertical bow days?
How did your shoulder surgery turn out? Are you on the mend?
Good luck on your search. Things are hard to find after a move….ask me how I know
Marsha

 

First off, looking at the center serving of the Toxin, I think I will be better off using Arc nocks, even though I find them inconvenient. Lubed the string, shot the marked arc nock bare shaft - about 90 degrees right in 6’! Shot at 12 & 18. Check. Almost a full turn in 18’. Right offset it is (Burky served ccw). Probably just do sight in and confirm broadheads, then not shoot or experiment much until next offseason. RDX is ready, so nbd, but it will get to hunt some.

Marsha, thanks for asking. I’m ahead of their rehab schedule. Doing more stuff day by day. Feeling like this one has potential to be better than the left replacement, which is good because it’s my dominant side. Haven’t started what I would call real strength training, but I will behave as I feel if there are no setbacks, it should turn out about as well as I could have expected.

 

Glad to hear it.
Marsh

 

So, I got the jig yesterday. Same delivery as the old Bitz that @One eyed archer sent me! (Big thanks, Jim!). With as little as I paid, I will keep this as an emergency backup (though not entirely sure why). @Stalker was right (he always is), the “stops” have play in them. Not sure if there is a way to tighten things up, but will look into that at some point. It will work fine for most bows, just not for a Burky barrel.

 

Jeff I wish I was always right lol! You should tell my wife that!

As far as tightening things up. I've never looked into that. You may be onto something. I'll have to take a look at it. I did see a YouTube video a few years ago. The guy rotated it to its furthest point clockwise on each stop/vane. So that's what I've always done. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

 

Upon further review Jeff. I don't there's anything that can be done to fix the slop. IMHO it's a pos.

Guess I'll get a bitz. Now I just need to figure out which one,accessories etc.

 

If you get a Bitz, go to AAE website and get you a AAE crossbow knob for Bitz. Ain't no slop in the Bitz then. I got the Bitz brand crossbow replacement knob and I don't like it. The AAE knob works great tho. Just make sure you get the one for crossbows. Good luck.

 

So, after all this time, I did what I thought would help. First pic, the “ridge” and the “valley” of the two disks as they come stock.

As you can see, the ridge is a bit narrower than the valley, and is rounded on the top. IMO, perfectly reasonable for an inexpensive jig that for most users, simply has to work. Slightly uneven spacing will probably not be noticed by a lot of users. Second pic is the epoxy used.

Tried to keep epoxy on the sides of the ridges. Lightly sanded that area and hit it with TAC primer. The valley disk, I applied Scorpion Venom as a release agent. After setting up, the results.

After that, I trimmed off the little excess on the flat part of the disk. Lightly sanded the sharp new peak of each ridge so it wouldn’t be too hard to turn. Left the SV on the valley disk and reassembled. There is definite improvement. Much less slop. Can’t say zero, like the AAE adapter, but this entire jig cost less than that adapter. Will have to do some fletching with it to see how it holds up, but it seems worth the little bit of time and expense.

 

Great job Jeff! I'll have to do mine. I'm sure mine has worn more over the years than your new one. When I first got it. The slop was tolerable for the most part. It seems it gradually got worse over the years. I think your fix should work though 👍

 

Fletched a few with this, and as Stalker said, spacing is not perfect. Decent, probably wouldn’t be a problem for most bows. Little sticky with the Burky barrel though.

 

Wouldn't that just be from the amount of offset and not spacing ?

 

Still don't see how you calculate 1 degree. I've always eyeballed mine. But I have no idea of the Actual offset.

I think I may have forgotten your Burky Toxin is a enclosed barrel? If so, I can see how the spacing would be more critical.

 

Paul, on the Bitz, it is a guess. On the Bohning, it is marked (which I’m sure you know.)

I just set it half way between zero and 2 degrees for the Bohning. Also, as I told you, I could use more practice with the jig. If my recent arrows shoot well enough out of the Toxin, I can be finished fletching for a while. If not, who knows. I’m still undecided on whether the barrel and minimal offset is better than regular rail and more fletch control, especially since my other Burky bow is shooting great with those big 125 Ramcat diamondbacks. I’ve read over and over that the barrel is better. Personally, I need a lot more evidence.

 

Maybe I need to look closer at my PC jig. I've never seen any marks for degrees. Just 2 marks top and bottom like the Bitz.

 

Maybe the marks are new? I don’t know.

 

99% sure mine doesn't have those. Just one on each end.