Bohning Blazer Helix Fletching Jig Red

Works perfectly

It consistently applies vanes/fletching to the arrow shafts without any issues or getting stuck. I did a batch of about 48 arrows, giving it 4 minutes per vane to dry, which took almost all day. Each arrow shot perfectly. Definitely buy extra metal adhesive tape and a spare black clamp, as when you're done, the glue tends to get between the tape and clamp, and harden into a bulge that prevents a second use. This wasn't unexpected given the volume of arrows being glued.

Really get what you pay for here. The Helix does not clamp easily on jig to mount fetching making the flecthings difficult to mount evenly. Arrow does not stay in place while installing fetching.

I am new to fletching arrows and this is my first jig. Its great but there are a couple of things that make it not very user friendly. 1. the vanes will fall out of the jig when trying to place the holder down on the shaft because in order to position it you have to spread the plastic a bit which causes the vane to drop and can fall in a bad position. This is annoying because you have to pull the vane off, clean glue, clean shaft and start over. This happens almost every time. 2. The nock does not securely clip into the jig so after turning it to the next position is can move slightly causing the placement of the next vane to be off by a more than acceptable amount. In all it is well made and simple to use but design flaws make it more difficult than it should be. If you hold the vane in the jig while placing the holder down on the shaft, not easy to do, you can avoid it falling on the shaft in a bad position. Also if you hold the arrow in place while rotating the jig to the next position it will keep it from slipping forward. Took me about 5-6 arrows to get the work arounds down but after that was able to fletch perfectly.

This does make the job easier, but the foil tape included to keep glue off the fletching hole is pretty cheesy and you only get one little piece. The fletching guide itself isn't easy to work with since its all plastic it isn't easy to get a snug fit all the time. It wants to pop up a lot. This wasn't a cheap price so considering its all plastic they should at least include some more tape.

I've used this to fletch about 9 million arrows. It's so easy and I love the final product. I would buy some finished arrows and strip off the vanes just so I could put a little twist on them. They are so accurate after this. I know there are better tool out there but this one works just fine for me

This jig is awesome! As long as you don't mind waiting a few minutes in between vanes. I have a Hoyt Spyder 30, coupled with a SABO Sight 2nd Gen, and the Helix blazers I was able to tube 2 (4 arrows) at 40 yards. I'm happy to say the least. Also a word of advice make sure the arrow is seated correctly before you attach the next vane cause the arrow will move on you.

Put new vanes and on all my arrows works well and places them evenly just make sure the arrow stays all the way down in the notch because the pressure can slide the arrow forward causing 1 vane to be farther back