I'm an archer, and cut my own arrows to my required length. I also have a pile of arrows which are no longer usage. While I was trying to find aluminum nails from the DIY toggle - using gutter nails (which my Lowes didn't carry), I was working on another solution and saw these arrow cut-offs sitting in my trash can.
Light bulb flickered, and I decided to test them out for strength.
I have a couple of these steel blocks:
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I initially hung one suspended from the DIY toggle for an hour:
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I decided to double the weight up - had a couple work calls, so this is after it's been hanging after 3 hours with roughly 46lbs (ruler added for scale):
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For those who are really interested, this is a cutoff from an Easton Hexx in 330 spine. You can get comparable arrows from Walmart for about $5 in 30" lengths. And since they are carbon fiber, they are very light.
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