Main Discussion Area > Bows
BBH twins build along (For testing).
Selfbowman:
Looking good
superdav95:
Ok here’s my glue up. I clean the sanded and prepped surfaces with acetone and let it dry. As mentioned before I use ea40 smooth on 2 part a and 1 part B for my mix ratio. I’ve done it with 1:1 ratio without issues too but the can says 2:1 for best resistance and performance. I mix it well for about 5 mins. Then I spread it on both glue surfaces ensuring proper alignment.
superdav95:
This is what your 2:1 ratio mix should look like mixed. This is an eyeball quantity that gives enough glue for good squeeze out. I put a liberal amount of glue on both surfaces then lay them in place. I tape around the fades and tips and at the bends to hold slat in place while I lay the Curran wrap over it. It protects your inner tube wraps from squeeze out of excess glue.
superdav95:
I wrap with two 26” long inner tubes. Some may think this is overkill but I like the results and gives nearly nonexistent glue line. The coarse 36grit belt sander marks in the glue surfaces give plenty of grab. You’ll notice that too that I wrap the limbs with 1/8” gaps to allow for squeeze out. Will it work well without doing this? I suppose it would but I made sense to me to do it this way and I get good glue ups. I use the full tube also and don’t split it in two halves lengthwise. I use a ruler to measure the height of the tips from the table to ensure they are the same. In this case I added an inch to existing reflex. Should have about 5” reflex after glue is cured. I’ll clean up bow a bit tomorrow stay tuned. 😁
Aaron1726:
Thanks for sharing this. I'm definately following along!
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version