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Extended Fletching Clamp - 3D Digital Files
Extended Fletching Clamp - 3D Digital Files
Many of our fletching cutting templates produce feathers far too long to be held by typical fletching clamps. While such fetching can be laid down by hand, we also recognize the demand for a clamp which can grip them. This is our answer to that demand: a free-to-download 3D printable file for said clamp.
This clamp itself is long enough to grip even our longest Manchu feather and hold it straight while it is applied to a shaft. The clamp should be printed in two mating-halves, parts A and B. Rubber bands can be applied over the 3 alignment points to provide hands-free clamping force. We recommend either fletching tape or a quick-cure cyanoacrylate adhesive so feathers can be securely laid down while one holds the clamp. A quick wipe with wax or a release agent can prevent adhesive from sticking to the clamp.
Because this design may be updated and added to, we request that people do not re-host the design files themselves, but simply link back here where the design will ALWAYS be free to download.