[lmills34]

I bought of rool of vinyl arrow wrap tape. I believe it's 1" wide. I wrapped some arrows last night and the wrap is about a 1/64" too wide. It overlaps where it started so now there's a step up where they meet. Is this normal??

 

[NocBuster]

Yep thats normal. i havent had a wrap were it doesnt happen. just make sure not to put any vanes on the overlap.

 

[stixshooter]

I just made some yesterday too ... I bought chrome auto tape 8'x 14" for 12.99 cut them the same as some wraps I had by making a jig ..3" they seem to only add 3 grains to the finished arrow and I can make tons of them with the roll I bought ... 3D arrows obviously ... I weighed them out so far 5 are the same and the most they very is 2 grains.. I'll post some pics later

 

[lmills34]

Yep thats normal. i havent had a wrap were it doesnt happen. just make sure not to put any vanes on the overlap.

So it doesn't affect the arrow flight having the little step up??

 

[NocBuster]

So it doesn't affect the arrow flight having the little step up??

not that ive noticed. they shoot just the same as my arrows without wraps out to 60+ yards.

 

[stixshooter]

. I'll post some pics later

 

[bowmanhunter]

So it doesn't affect the arrow flight having the little step up??

no, some overlap is perfectly normal. That overlap actually allows the vinyl to adhere to itself making a better bond to the shaft:smile:

 

[NocBuster]

That looks pretty sweet:tongue:

 

[trophytaker75]

I put the cock vane on the end of the wrap helps it stay down is my thinking and keeps it from getting snagged on anything.

 

[hockeybuck]

I've fletched on top of the overlap and have had no problems.

 

[NP Archery]

I found out that if I tried to fit the wrap so that the edges just touched and did not overlap, soon the wrap would shrink just enough to make a gap that stuck out way more than the tiny overlap did. Take a tip.........let them overlap just a little.

Sooner or later, you will wind up needing to put a vane on top of the lap no matter how hard you try and plan ahead. So far for me, the vanes that I HAD to glue on or across the lap have all worked out OK with no adhesion issues.

 

[matt2595]

The wrap should not matter, it should'nt be thicker than a knock collar.