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Offline Bryce

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ISO spine tester
« on: June 27, 2018, 12:30:32 am »
Looking for a spine tester. Thought id check here first for a trade then if nothing hit the web.

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Clatskanie, Oregon

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Re: ISO spine tester
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2018, 08:14:32 am »
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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Re: ISO spine tester
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2018, 09:29:48 am »
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.


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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: ISO spine tester
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2018, 12:28:18 pm »
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.
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Re: ISO spine tester
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2018, 03:05:42 pm »
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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Re: ISO spine tester
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2018, 06:54:59 pm »
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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Re: ISO spine tester
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2018, 11:45:25 pm »
I have the basic Ace tester too and love it.