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Offline Knoll

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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #45 on: June 04, 2015, 11:37:41 am »
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Offline WilltheArcher

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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #46 on: June 04, 2015, 02:14:15 pm »
So I felt close until I got back to tillering this morning, and I'm a bit confused  ???.



Here's the bow at 12" approximately - I'm still not sure where I should be measuring brace/draw height from. That's pretty tense and I get a little jittery pulling it beyond that. So I can't believe I'm supposed to be pulling it back 18 more inches, to my draw length of 30. What am I missing here?

Del also did a great job explaining tillering to me using a scale. I went out and got a luggage scale from the hardware store this morning. When I pull it back to this 12" nock I'm only at 15 or so pounds. I want to tiller it to 35-40, so do I just need to haul back on the string until the scale says 40, despite the fact the limbs feel like they're under a lot of strain already?

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Offline bubby

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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #47 on: June 04, 2015, 02:56:23 pm »
Tiller is looking good just exercise it and slowly stretch it out till you get to 20" or so then i take mine and finish getting to draw by shooting the bow just short draw and slowly work my way to full draw
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Offline bubby

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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #48 on: June 04, 2015, 02:58:50 pm »
Your also looking at about 69# at 30" draw, figure about 3# a inch of draw
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Offline WilltheArcher

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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #49 on: June 04, 2015, 03:01:23 pm »
Quote from: bubby on June 04, 2015, 02:58:50 pm
Your also looking at about 69# at 30" draw, figure about 3# a inch of draw

Well damn. Looks like it's time for me to get my card scraper out and get back to work. I'll post another pic in an hour. 11 hours till the shop closes.

Wait - question. If it's 3 lbs per inch of draw, does that mean I want it to be at 0 lbs until I'm at about 17 inches? And then for the last 13 inches it'll go from 0 to 40? That...doesn't seem right.

Sorry if I'm asking dumb questions this morning.
« Last Edit: June 04, 2015, 03:09:39 pm by WilltheArcher »
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Offline DC

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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #50 on: June 04, 2015, 03:49:04 pm »
Bows are mostly linear. If you measure the actual power stroke(from brace to full draw) and divide that into the draw weight that will give you lbs. per inch. In your case if you have a brace height of 6" and your draw length is 30"( I'm 6'1" and have a draw length of 27") you have a power stroke of 24". If you have a 48# bow you will have 2# per inch. So at one inch draw it will have 2#,2"-4# etc
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Offline bubby

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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #51 on: June 04, 2015, 03:54:11 pm »
Take scrapes the length of the limb, do ten each limb and exercise the bow exercise it till u hit 40# then you will know how far you need to go to get the draw weight needed
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Offline WilltheArcher

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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #52 on: June 04, 2015, 04:43:35 pm »
So Del told me to man up and pull it back and that's what I did. One of the scarier experiences of my life but we're still in the game so far. I got 35# when I pulled it back to approximately 24". I think I'll adjust my #40 to #35; I don't feel like stressing the limbs any more than that!


~18 lbs


~22

I'm not sure what happens next. I'm getting #35 lbs at 24 inches. Maybe I should stop now? When I pull it back I can't get the string all the way to my face, but it's close and it feels...pretty good.
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Offline bubby

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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #53 on: June 04, 2015, 05:11:40 pm »
The only thing keeping you from drawing any further is fear >:D
Don't worry that will pass
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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #54 on: June 04, 2015, 05:13:51 pm »
Quote from: WilltheArcher on June 04, 2015, 04:43:35 pm
I don't feel like stressing the limbs any more than that!

Your limbs or the bows ;D ;D
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Offline WilltheArcher

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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #55 on: June 04, 2015, 05:29:41 pm »
Quote from: DC on June 04, 2015, 05:13:51 pm
Quote from: WilltheArcher on June 04, 2015, 04:43:35 pm
I don't feel like stressing the limbs any more than that!

Your limbs or the bows ;D ;D

Yes.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #56 on: June 04, 2015, 06:10:29 pm »
If the right limb is the top limb, then it's a tad stiff... if it's the lower limb it's pretty good.
Yeah, shoot an arrow quick before it explodes >:D
If it goes bang later, then at least it's had a shot!
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Offline bubby

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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #57 on: June 04, 2015, 06:37:47 pm »
Quote from: Del the cat on June 04, 2015, 06:10:29 pm
If the right limb is the top limb, then it's a tad stiff... if it's the lower limb it's pretty good.
Yeah, shoot an arrow quick before it explodes >:D
If it goes bang later, then at least it's had a shot!
Del


easy to fix del, just switch limbs >:D
take a few scrapes on the right limb and you should be good
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #58 on: June 04, 2015, 06:48:08 pm »
Quote from: bubby on June 04, 2015, 06:37:47 pm
Quote from: Del the cat on June 04, 2015, 06:10:29 pm
If the right limb is the top limb, then it's a tad stiff... if it's the lower limb it's pretty good.
Yeah, shoot an arrow quick before it explodes >:D
If it goes bang later, then at least it's had a shot!
Del


easy to fix del, just switch limbs >:D
take a few scrapes on the right limb and you should be good
Switch limbs... D'oh
I knew that O:)  ::)
Del
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Offline WilltheArcher

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Re: Bow limb broke. Help!
« Reply #59 on: June 05, 2015, 03:57:44 am »
Thanks everyone for your help. I took it to the range today, and believe it or not she held together! Shot a few dozen arrows. I'm still bracing it pretty low (getting plenty of wrist slap), but I'm not gonna push it till after the big presentation. Feeling pretty good and I owe it all to you guys. MVP award goes to Del for responding to a dozen PM's a day for several days.

I'll post a big breakdown with the whole process next week! Time to catch up on some much needed sleep.
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