Congrats! I recently got some feathers from a member already. Someone else take him up on his generous offer! Good job with the longbow, that's the goal!Ok, I scored with the ole’ longbow! Where do I send the wings?
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Great reminder about the dust!!! As I get older, I have realized that protection from almost any airborne dust we are creating is probably very wise. Problem is I was ignorant to all these safety concerns when I was young and bulletproof
Thank you so much @JoyRyd for the beautiful Colorado turkey wings. I can’t wait to get everything ordered to start practicing fletching some arrows. I know there are a lot of enablers on this forum but dang it man there are a lot of great people willing to share and help members out. Thanks again!!!!Ok, I scored with the ole’ longbow! Where do I send the wings?
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That is pretty impressive for the first time! Is that a DIY burner?First attempt. My son wanted to be the first to use the burner. He did a good job, but l forgot to make sure the wire and the fletching were same length. My fault. Learning. Glad l used wrapping.
Omg, sanding sucks....maybe it's my first time but l need more practice. Do you guys set the sander in high speed or slow? I use a clamp for blitz and sometimes the feather wants to slide down.
I'm unhappy with the base. Need to get better at it. Some are really thick.
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Bro pretty good for the first one!First attempt. My son wanted to be the first to use the burner. He did a good job, but l forgot to make sure the wire and the fletching were same length. My fault. Learning. Glad l used wrapping.
Omg, sanding sucks....maybe it's my first time but l need more practice. Do you guys set the sander in high speed or slow? I use a clamp for blitz and sometimes the feather wants to slide down.
I'm unhappy with the base. Need to get better at it. Some are really thick.
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Yeah a diy one. A few bolts and some wire and spare woods. After 3 strikes from eBay getting a transformer that worked. I just did the math, went to a goodwill and got a charging cable that provided enough power. $2.....
Very cool. So wait... you cut a plug off some appliance, attached each strand to a post, put some thin wire between the two posts and then plugged the thing into the wall??? Help me understand.
Until he gets back with you… the answer is definitely no. You would be essentially shorting the hot and neutral together… not good unless you like sparks lol.
Yeah absolutely. Did that once as a kid (touched the two ends together of a plug I had cut off an old radio) and it blew up in my hand. Giant fireball spark. The ensuing smoke puff looked like I was about to disappear after throwing a magic ball at my feet. It was intense. Breaker flipped in the garage and Dad had no idea what tripped it. Hmm. It's been 30 years... maybe I should confess.
Hey. I have more then enough nichrome wire. It's $6 on Amazon but if anyone need a few feet let me know! Be in mail asap.So yes and no. Most modern charger has that brick/block thing for small devices which basically act as a fixed transformer that regulates how much power go into the wire from the wall outlet. Standard wall outlet produces 120v by default, which would burn most smartphones directly. So the charger set a max output for the device. Nichrome wire has a higher tolerance then copper. So it heat up instead of simply burning out. DIY Sportman has a good video. Apparently 20watts of AC is enough to get 24g nichrome to hot enough to burn feathers. The charger has a max output of 5.5v and 3.8 amps. Watts is Volts X Amps. Barely enough! A train transformer basically allow you to control how much watts going into the tracks which transfer into the train engine. With my charger it's a fixed output.
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This is a perfect explanation sir. Thank you!So yes and no. Most modern charger has that brick/block thing for small devices which basically act as a fixed transformer that regulates how much power go into the wire from the wall outlet. Standard wall outlet produces 120v by default, which would burn most smartphones directly. So the charger set a max output for the device. Nichrome wire has a higher tolerance then copper. So it heat up instead of simply burning out. DIY Sportman has a good video. Apparently 20watts of AC is enough to get 24g nichrome to hot enough to burn feathers. The charger has a max output of 5.5v and 3.8 amps. Watts is Volts X Amps. Barely enough! A train transformer basically allow you to control how much watts going into the tracks which transfer into the train engine. With my charger it's a fixed output.
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