Setting up to do my own technical work, any help??
06-05-2003, 02:36 AM
#12
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RE: Setting up to do my own technical work, any help??
Buck Magnet My brother in law owns a shop and I might be able to get you better pricing than cabelas. You can email me if you are interested. Its [email protected].
06-05-2003, 07:09 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Setting up to do my own technical work, any help??
Dave, I also have the e-press with the stand. It works great for me. Don' t you use the safety strap with the unit? I wouldn' t even think about not having the safety strap around the bow when winching. I can' t see how that could have happened. My press of course is only used for myself and a few friends, so it has nowhere near the use that a proshop press has, but for what I am using it for, I' d say it is it pretty outstanding.
About the centershop laser. A guy I know who owns a proshop has one and is always asking me to centershot my bow for me. I tell him NO WAY!!! A centershot is a good starting point for tuning a bow, but that is all it is. Most bows will not achieve a maximum tume from the exact centershot of the bow. IMO, the are almost useless.
About the centershop laser. A guy I know who owns a proshop has one and is always asking me to centershot my bow for me. I tell him NO WAY!!! A centershot is a good starting point for tuning a bow, but that is all it is. Most bows will not achieve a maximum tume from the exact centershot of the bow. IMO, the are almost useless.
06-05-2003, 07:37 AM
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RE: Setting up to do my own technical work, any help??
The bow press will probablly be the las thing I get
You should be able to easily live without the bow saw, and chronos are rather worthless unless you just like to compare miniscule speed changes. And, $13.50 for an arrow stripper? My pocket knife works just fine. It' s all in the angle you hold it at while scraping.
Just a suggestion...
06-05-2003, 07:50 AM
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RE: Setting up to do my own technical work, any help??
You don' t need all of that stuff unless you just want to spend the money.Buy a jojan single fletch and a couple of extra clamps.Unless you are fletching mass quanties of arrows a single is fine.Besides it' s better to screw up one arrow at a time instaed of 6.If you' re using a fast setting cement it goes quick.Ditch the arrow saw you can order your shafts pre cut or most shops will cut them cheap.Definetely buy a press now.That is the one thing you need to change modules, intall peeps maybe put a few twists in a cable or something.Not having a bow press is the only thing that sends me to the pro shop.A dull knife works for stripping fletches.I can eyeball centershot good enough for a starting point to tune.
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06-05-2003, 08:23 AM
#16
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Location: Lingle WY USA
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RE: Setting up to do my own technical work, any help??
The jig, the press and the chrono....that' s about all you' ll need from cabela' s. An arrow saw would be handy sometimes but I only order about 3 dozen shafts a year and I can drive the 1 1/2 hrs to a pro-shop to get them cut....Plus I see that there is a Hi-Speed miter saw in one of the industrial catalogs that is only $35.....You would have to hand measure each arrow but if you' re not doing a bunch it would work.....
Dave,
Replace the cord that came with the press and replace it with rubber coated cable!!! Works great and a lot safer....
Dave,
Replace the cord that came with the press and replace it with rubber coated cable!!! Works great and a lot safer....
06-05-2003, 12:15 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Setting up to do my own technical work, any help??
CG, that' s a great idea. What diameter should I go with?
Bobco, My press doesn' t have a " safety strap" . I bought it about ~3 years ago, maybe my e-mail prompted the inclusion of such a strap.
I assure you it DID happen, I wouldn' t just make such an occurance up as it wouldn' t benefit me whatsoever to do so. The knot tied to the hook that goes to the center of the bar is the one that lost it' s middle. It pitched the middle right out of the outside casing.
Bobco, My press doesn' t have a " safety strap" . I bought it about ~3 years ago, maybe my e-mail prompted the inclusion of such a strap.
I assure you it DID happen, I wouldn' t just make such an occurance up as it wouldn' t benefit me whatsoever to do so. The knot tied to the hook that goes to the center of the bar is the one that lost it' s middle. It pitched the middle right out of the outside casing.
06-06-2003, 11:36 AM
#19
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RE: Setting up to do my own technical work, any help??
Dave I can' t remember which I bought....I think it was rated at 350# (?).....I' m guessing 3/8" diameter......Again I don' t remember for sure but you can get the bracket that makes the loop for cabling and it holds very securely......
06-06-2003, 11:38 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Setting up to do my own technical work, any help??
Personally , I think building your own arrows is very fun and satisfying! And you can save money by purchasing un-cut shafts. I would reccomend spending the $150 for a good saw , it will work alot better on carbon arrows.
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