Limb tip repair...please give me advice

[shag08]

Hey folks. I have searched here and various other sites about the best way to repair a limb tip. I'm sure the answer will be the same as the conclusion I have come to after my searches but I just have to ask again.

This bow is a jewel. I LOVE it.

The brown glass on the belly side of the lower limb tip has pulled away from the limb cores. I'll post pics.

Please give me a little advice...can I fix it? Should I send it to a specialty shop for the repair? I don't need another wall hanger. Thanks a bunch.

Brandon

[shag08]

[shag08]

[Gator1]

I would also post at the bowyers bench...

   

[-snypershot317-]

ca glue and a clamp and plenty of cure time possibly? i would post the bowyers and see if someone more experienced chimes in.

[Charlie Lamb]

Loctite 420 glue. Warm tip with hair dryer. Apply glue lightly. Clamp with spring type clamp. Sand smooth and finish. Then go shooting.

Picture seems to show more lifting at bottom of string groove. Address that as well.

[Whip]

Easy fix with CA glue as mentioned.  I prefer the Loctite 420 Charlie mentioned.  Be careful though  -  the stuff is runny.  Use some making tape first to protect the rest of the limb.  Allow at least 24 hours to cure.

[shag08]

Thanks for all of the advice guys. Quick question...what is the benefit of the loctite 420 over a slow set 3200 pound epoxy?

I have some epoxy but there isn't any of the loctite to be found around town. I'll have to order some...which isn't a problem. I'm not in a huge rush or anything. I'm just curious about the advantages.

Thanks a bunch.

Brandon

[mahantango]

I've also done this repair with CA glue. I think epoxy might be too thick to allow sufficient squeeze-out. Good luck.

[Whip]

Loctite 420 is a very thin glue that penetrates deeply into any gap or separation of the laminations.  Not generally found in your average hardware store.  I get it from  Grainger.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Originally posted by Charlie Lamb:
Loctite 420 glue. Warm tip with hair dryer. Apply glue lightly. Clamp with spring type clamp. Sand smooth and finish. Then go shooting.

Picture seems to show more lifting at bottom of string groove. Address that as well.

Charlie's got it... Don't use a C-clamp. After you sand it, use the same glue with a rubber glove to seal it. let it dry again and sand lightly with 220.

[shag08]

Just placed an order for some Loctite 420.  Thanks a million for all the help guys. The members of this site are truly some of the best folks I've ever had the pleasure of speaking with. I'll let y'all know how it goes. Thanks again.

Brandon

[Bjorn]

This is a 64" 57# 1959 Kodiak that I fixed with loctite and some epoxy where stuff was missing. The break seen from the other side was worse. I should have made a form-but life is full of shoudhaves. So the curve is a little different at the other end but the bow shoots  perfectly fine.

 

[TonyW]

Bjorn -

I hope this is the "before" picture!

[LittleBen]

This is really a question for the bench but ...


thin watery CA glue is the only reasonable choice here. It will wick into areas of that crack you can't even see ... get he glue in there good, clamp carefully with padded clamps (not a ton of pressure).

For absolute certainty you could add a small underlay of fiberglass on the belly side of the tip to reinforce, but it's probably overkill ... plus then you're getting into filing/sanding/refinishing etc.

If you don't wanna screw with it, you could send it to someone .... maybe bow hospital can help.