critique my tiller

[hova]

well , like the title says , im on the stick , with a long string (it stretches , and sucks) and id like some opinions.


this first vid was earlier before i realized just how off my limbs were. im going to have to bring it in for the winter soon , and when i do , ill be using a couple pulleys and mounting this to the wall , with something level , and even behind it. this was just so i could stand back (sort of) and see it bending...
 

heres a little vid of the new tiller after sizing the limbs and tillering as far as i could go with the stretchy string and 18" of peg hole till the drill ran out of juice...

 


-hov

[J. Holden]

Hova,

I'm no expert, and it's hard to judge with the flexing.  It may be easier if you can pull ot and take a still photo.  But, I think the tips may need to flex a little more, expecially the right side in the second video.  Good luck!

-Jeremy  

[hova]

i can get some stills tomorrow , i just figured vid of it moving would help me to see how they look...


-hov


edit ; i havent really dont anything the last 6" of the tips , just cause of the gizmo not getting that far...

[George Tsoukalas]

hova, I couldn't see anything. You were in the way. In the last video I got internal error. Jawge

[Mark Smeltzer]

From the very little I can see from the video, it doesn't too look bad. But there is a big difference from the long string to brace height.
The best advice I can give is......Floor tiller to the point where the inner limb bends first. lose the tillering stick and set up a pulley system mounted to a wall. Make your long string as short as possible.  When you go from long string to a low brace height you will notice how much more a shorter string will stress the outer limb. You can easily whip tiller a bow if you tiler too far on the long string.
Good luck,
Mark
JMHO

Mark

[hova]

jawge : the second vid should work now , i think they may have been reviewing my stuff or something...

mark: that is a long string that is as short as possible , its just really stretchy , im working on getting a new one together. and the stick is gone once i get the ok from the in-laws to mount it in the basement...

as far as whats bending , i was working on the outer half , as from the get go it was just bending right at the end of where the fades will be.

and yes , i know i take up most of the area in the one vid , looking to rid myself of that once i move the setup inside...along with a nice level stick , and a grid to tell how far im moving...


-hov