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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Jmilbrandt on February 11, 2010, 09:05:16 pm

Title: Take down sleeve removal?
Post by: Jmilbrandt on February 11, 2010, 09:05:16 pm

So I just had a take down bow I made break so I was wondering If you guys had any advice for removing the sleeves. I glued them with epoxy.

Title: Re: Take down sleeve removal?
Post by: mullet on February 11, 2010, 10:08:27 pm

 

If you freeze them the epoxy will pop off. I accidently epoxied my take-down sleeves together. I sprayed them with nitrogen and the epoxy crumbled. I didn't want to cut or heat the bow, I had rawhide on it and it was finished.

Title: Re: Take down sleeve removal?
Post by: Jmilbrandt on February 11, 2010, 10:11:09 pm

Where do you get nitrogen? I don't have a problem heating it either if that will work.

Title: Re: Take down sleeve removal?
Post by: square shooter on February 11, 2010, 11:41:14 pm

Heating epoxy will release it. The manufacturer will be able to tell the temp.

Title: Re: Take down sleeve removal?
Post by: Pappy on February 12, 2010, 07:03:47 am

I have heated one to get it off.It took some time when I put it on another bow to get it to
work smooth, Had to sand and just kept working with it but it worked out.Them things are pretty
fragile till they are glued up. Never tried freezing one.I did have to heat it till the brass was kind of blue.I have one now I need to get off just haven't got around to it yet. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Take down sleeve removal?
Post by: broad_head on February 12, 2010, 10:06:49 am

Try not to over heat the brass as it will soften and become very bendy.
                                                                                                    Peter (UK)

Title: Re: Take down sleeve removal?
Post by: Eric Krewson on February 12, 2010, 10:42:01 am

I took one off a broken Vincent Minor bow a few days ago. I used heat and pretty much had to burn the wood away under the sleeve to get it to turn loose, it wasn't glued on with any kind of epoxy I was familiar with.

Title: Re: Take down sleeve removal?
Post by: nathan elliot on February 12, 2010, 10:46:46 am

Simple, trim off excess wood, pop the sleeves with the remaining wood in a pan of water and boil! The epoxy breaks down as the water boils. The only stuff this method does not work with is very expensive high temp epoxy, even this will succumb to water torture after a few hours!

Nat.

Title: Re: Take down sleeve removal?
Post by: Pappy on February 12, 2010, 10:53:52 am

Thanks Nat,I will try that,sounds simple enough.I hate heating them. :)
   Pappy