String Stretching Jig ideas

[dakota tim]

Anyone have any ideas for a stretching jig for the welding challenged?

I don't weld or know anyone that does since I'm new to the area.

[TimZeigler]

I just string the bow with new string and let the bow stretch it. Take it off, twist it to the brace I want and let it stretch again.  After a few times she'll settle in.  No welding involved.       I've also hung a string from a hook and used a 10lb brick but new string tend to wanna spin and I don't want to unravel the dern thing.    :D

[Badlands]

Dakota

[Badlands]

Dakota
Years ago I made one.  I used a 6' 2x10 and screwed 6 or 7 inch long 3/8" eye bolts into each end. 2 sets so I could stretch 2 strings at a time.  At one end I run a treaded hook that is probably 8 or 10 inches long through one of the eyebolts and then add a couple large washers and a nut so that I can put a wrench on it and tighten it up. on the other end I add a stiff spring.  I attach the string to the threaded hook and then to the spring. (depending on the lenth of the string, I sumtimes have to use a short peice of chane to make it reach the eyebolt.)  I then put a wrench to the nut on the threaded hook and tighted the whole thing as far as it will go.  A dacron string will usualy stretch an inch or two within a day and the jug makes it easy to twist the string up or down to get the correct lenth. Because the string sets about 3 or 4 inches off of the 2x10 it is easy to serve.

[42WLA]

I use a small ratchet strap and two trees. Works great on B-50 and gets all the stretch out.

[ozarkcherrybow1]

I hang mine on a nail in the wall with a 10lb or 15lb weight(like barbell weights). With the weight against the wall, it will not spin....Terry

[JoeM]

My friend took a piece of fence post and bolted a small boat trailer type winch to one end, and has a pretty substantial bolt coming through the other end.  He then connects a scale to the bolt and can control how much pressure he puts on the sting.  He can then also serve the string under pressure.  He picked up the small winch from Walmart fairly cheap. Good luck Joe

[dakota tim]

Thanks for the ideas guys!

I'd like to build a jig for flemish strings that I can serve on.