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Offline paulc

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Bopper condition?
« on: January 19, 2019, 02:22:19 pm »
How ratty do you let your boppers get before replacing them? I have lead coming thru my small bopper and the medium head flew off today....just ordered a new set. :-K

Paul
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: Bopper condition?
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2019, 03:59:16 pm »
PaulC, as soon as mine get a hole in them and I see lead I change, your other option is to buy a solid head bopper, probably last a long long time. I started with the caps and have tried switching to solid. Caps are softer than solid copper and I just like them better and never could quite get used to a solid bopper. I am changing caps  3 times a year so. :( Bob
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Bopper condition?
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2019, 10:35:47 pm »
How often would you need to change an antler bopper?  Right now, none of my tools have to worry about longevity, though! :-K :KN (lol)!
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Offline 1442

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Re: Bopper condition?
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2019, 06:50:16 am »
If it flies off and don't have a hole worn through, it gets glued back on.
Once it gets a hole in it though, it's over.
My boppers always seem to be work the best right before the hole appears, then I have to change it out and retrain the replacement to work like the old one did which takes about as long as wearing the hole does
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Offline mullet

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Re: Bopper condition?
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2019, 08:18:40 am »
I glue my caps back on and then drill a small hole in the tip and drive a copper roofing nail in it.
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Offline Blitzkrieg721

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Re: Bopper condition?
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2019, 02:12:20 pm »
if you hammer the caps when they start getting rough to the touch it smooths them back out and hardens the copper as well...ive used the same bopper for 3 years
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