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Author Topic: Take Down Bolts????  (Read 357 times)

Offline huntmaster80

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Take Down Bolts????
« on: April 13, 2011, 02:08:00 PM »
Just got my first take down longbow ( Hill Country K-2).  

Just wondering what or if I should put anything on the bolts to keep them from rusting or seizing, or backing out.  Plus how tight should I make the bolts?  

thanks for answers.

Offline bigbadjon

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Re: Take Down Bolts????
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2011, 03:24:00 PM »
You can put a little oil on them to prevent surface rust. Most people put some string wax between the limbs and on the screws to keep them quiet and in place. I tighten mine to what I believe is hand tight and then snug it a little more.
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Offline Littlejake

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Re: Take Down Bolts????
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2011, 04:01:00 PM »
Don't over tighten them it could possibly crack the limb glass.
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Offline YORNOC

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Re: Take Down Bolts????
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2011, 07:34:00 PM »
Hand tight! Any bowyer will tell you NOT to crank them down. You can also coat them with bow string or bees wax.
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Offline habujohn

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Re: Take Down Bolts????
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2011, 10:26:00 PM »
You could do like habu bows does and make them from stainless steel, I love mine.
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Offline nchunter

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Re: Take Down Bolts????
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2011, 11:35:00 AM »
String wax on the threads, and just snug, not real tight.  Doesn't matter what the bolts and inserts are made of (brass, stainless steel, whatever), if you over-tighten you'll crack the riser wood around the inserts.  So don't think that just because the hardware is steel you can tighten them more!

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Re: Take Down Bolts????
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2011, 09:55:00 PM »
I think maybe he was referring to steel for rusting. But I could be wrong.

Offline habujohn

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Re: Take Down Bolts????
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2011, 10:44:00 AM »
Whittler, habu limb bolts come in both a harden steel and a stainless.  I love the stainless as they don't rust.
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