Veritas Dowel Maker 05J45.01 setup

[jmichelin1984]

Hello can anyone help me with setting up my Veritas dowel maker I've read the instructions and it tells me very little I am regretting my purchase now, I bought the basic kithe with all the  arrow shaft making inserts, please help

[JackCrafty]

OK, I knew there was an online version of the instructions, so here you go:

http://www.leevalley.com/US/shopping/Instructions.aspx?p=40743

Took me a while...

You can also see it in action here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1RFVp3qlik


(I posted direct links for instructional purposes only)

[jmichelin1984]

Thanks, they explained to me, seeign the instructions i have did not say the say 1.75 on front blade, was 1 full tur and .75 of a turn LOL, they need instructions for dummies LOL

I hope it works well for me now

[JackCrafty]

 

[bow101]

Hello can anyone help me with setting up my Veritas dowel maker I've read the instructions and it tells me very little I am regretting my purchase now, I bought the basic kithe with all the  arrow shaft making inserts, please help

Do the shafts need much sanding after using the dowel maker.   Hands down the best system I saw was the router setup.  Very tricky to get it just right but the shafts are extremely straight, require no sanding and you can turn out quite a few in a 1/2 hour.

[jmichelin1984]

Do the shafts need much sanding after using the dowel maker.   Hands down the best system I saw was the router setup.  Very tricky to get it just right but the shafts are extremely straight, require no sanding and you can turn out quite a few in a 1/2 hour.
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As far as i can tell with the videos, if you use the V block setup they said to use it needs a sanding, others use a hole the size or alittle bigger than your goal size to burnish the shafts, and seems to work well, but the blades need to be sharp and will look like a beaver knawed on it if you dont, when i get a few test shafts thru her ill post some pics

[Thumper2]

The dowel / arrow maker works great! 

It is very touchy, and yes, a pain in the butt to set up.  Once you hit the mark, tho, there ya go.
Very minimal sanding.  Mostly touch up doing other stuff, or sanding a taper.

Make no mistake, I wanted a router setup too, but this is an outstanding alternative.

Keep in mind that you have to set up alignment blocks to keep em straight while you cut.
This unit has paid for itself already.  Great piece, especially if you don't have room fro a router.