Primitive Archer
Information and Resources => Trading Post => Topic started by: Bryce on June 27, 2018, 12:30:32 am
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Looking for a spine tester. Thought id check here first for a trade then if nothing hit the web.
-Bryce
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Brycey boy I suggest you look at the cheapest version that Ace sells. Clint gave me one and I love it. Its super simple and only works for wood or boo. It mounts to the wall.
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Make one yourself Bryce.I made this one years ago from a book called Bow Making Accessories.Very quick accurate tester.A dial indicator costing 20.00 was used with spare pieces of wood laying around.Nice on and off switch with a nice zero out option.26" width between the posts[not sure if that's ISO] with a 2# weight to hang onto shaft.
(https://i.imgur.com/bZLciG0.jpg)
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I use a micrometer attached with a clamp, and made my weight with lead ingots, and found the charts on line. Set it up to be not collapsible but it can easily converted to breakdown mode. I think I am going to make an arm the will support fletched arrows, too! I can send you a base and upright (walnut)' you just have to make and set the yardarm, and mount the pegs.
Hawkdancer
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Thanks Chris I’ll look into it.
The one I have now is one that I made. It’s accurate as all hell but I hate having to check my deflection sheet the cross reference the actual spine of the shaft.
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My dial indicator reads out MM to the poundage of the spine shown on a converstion chart taped onto the spiner for very quick reference.Easy peaszy and very fast.
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I have the basic Ace tester too and love it.