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Offline Blaflair2

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Grrrrr
« on: November 19, 2013, 12:07:47 pm »
So I lined up my tips last night. Went out in the morning and they  didn't stay. So now I gonna it it again. Lol. It's the osage recurve I'm working on. It doesn't need to go far at all. Kinda irritating. How long should I leave the weight on after taking twist out

And yes I took it a little farther due to the spring back
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Grrrrr
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2013, 12:11:00 pm »
More heat, not weight.
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Offline artcher1

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Re: Grrrrr
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2013, 12:28:10 pm »
Never used that weight trick myself, just don't see the need of it. Takes very little heat to move the tips/curve on working  bows I've learned. Is your bow still in rough tiller form or have you strung it yet with a regular string? Art


Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Grrrrr
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2013, 12:48:29 pm »
It's done. Lol just have to line up the tips. It was a finished bow but then I didn't like the look. Needed hooks. Ill do some very slight tillering when the tips are lined up.
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Offline artcher1

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Re: Grrrrr
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2013, 01:05:21 pm »
Well then, if it's a working bow, and you can string it, do so. Sight down each limb and take a mental note of where each curve needs moved. Now unstring the bow and brace it to where the tip will move while heat is applied top/bottom limb. For example, I will brace the bow mid-limb against a post and have the tip wedged against a support on the opposite. The more pressure I apply against the bow makes the tip come around. I heat out in front of the curve, both top and bottom, as I'm applying pressure. You can feel when the curve moves. If I've gone to far I simply flip the bow over and bring it back. Once cooled, I restring and check for alignment. Process may have to be repeated several times but once you get the hand of it's relatively simple and quick.

Offline Cloudfeather

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Re: Grrrrr
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2013, 05:50:23 pm »
I use a c-clamp with about 10 lbs on it. I use a piece of string hanging from the end of the clamp that sits about a half inch from the ground(if I'm only fixing a little twist). The weight isn't enough to twist the bow until the heat works into it, when the string hits the ground, I let it sit for an hour or so and I'm good to go. Fixed twist and tip alignment this way a few times.

Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Grrrrr
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2013, 06:08:51 pm »
That's basically what I did. Except the inch thing. Which seems like a good idea. Then u can sorta gauge how far it's gone. They r lined up. We'll see of the stay that way lol
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