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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Bowstring Serving
« Reply #15 on: May 07, 2014, 10:30:25 am »
I have the red plastic serving jig.  I think it might be bohning.  I swapped the wing nut out for a lock nut and that made a big improvement.  I can take a wrench and fine tune it and it stays in place.  I use all kinds of different serving.  I just loaded up on a bunch of Halo serving at the Classic for $1-$2 a spool.

Did not even think of doing that, thanks! I got the same one, and the wing nut comes loose halfway through and serving and ruins the entire serving.
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Bowstring Serving
« Reply #16 on: May 07, 2014, 10:32:39 am »
The wing nut got me every time to.  Try to find a lock nut with the nylon insert inside.  Once you get it fine tuned see if that makes a difference.
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: Bowstring Serving
« Reply #17 on: May 07, 2014, 11:50:11 am »
a thin strip of duct tape workes perfectly. 

Offline missilemaster

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Re: Bowstring Serving
« Reply #18 on: May 07, 2014, 12:36:47 pm »
I have the red plastic serving jig.  I think it might be bohning.  I swapped the wing nut out for a lock nut and that made a big improvement.  I can take a wrench and fine tune it and it stays in place.  I use all kinds of different serving.  I just loaded up on a bunch of Halo serving at the Classic for $1-$2 a spool.

You loaded up too did you Clint! Great deals are hard to pass up!
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Bowstring Serving
« Reply #19 on: May 07, 2014, 12:42:47 pm »
Yes I did Cody.  I have enough string and serving to last 20 years I think  ;D
I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left