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Offline vermonster13

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Re: String Making questions
« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2008, 02:05:00 PM »
Looks like Brownell Diamond
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Re: String Making questions
« Reply #21 on: February 17, 2008, 02:14:00 PM »
OK, if it fits your nocks it will work.
I've used some of the Halo stuff, and it is nice and last forever, but is expensive, especially by the time you find the size that works.  The last thing you need is to serve the string and find the serving is too thick or thin for your nocks to fit properly.  
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Re: String Making questions
« Reply #22 on: February 17, 2008, 04:21:00 PM »
I just shot a couple dozen arrows with it. The brace was 7.25 when I started and was 7.25 when I finished. I was amazed to get this lucky first try. I'm pretty happy with the results so far.
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Re: String Making questions
« Reply #23 on: February 17, 2008, 04:42:00 PM »
Good job!
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Re: String Making questions
« Reply #24 on: February 17, 2008, 06:44:00 PM »
Careful Dave!! It soon can become an addiction and before you know it every bow you own will have at least 4 spares!!!  :)
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Re: String Making questions
« Reply #25 on: February 17, 2008, 06:47:00 PM »
Danny it's because I'm going to need something to do with my hands when I have to stop shooting for a few months in the near future here. No arrows left to fletch so I need something else archery related to get me through this one.
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Re: String Making questions
« Reply #26 on: February 17, 2008, 06:53:00 PM »
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Originally posted by vermonster13:
Danny it's because I'm going to need something to do with my hands when I have to stop shooting for a few months in the near future here. No arrows left to fletch so I need something else archery related to get me through this one.
I understand....gotta keep them hands busy (and fingers twistin'  :)  )
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Re: String Making questions
« Reply #27 on: February 18, 2008, 05:18:00 PM »
Dave ya going to make 450+ strings?<><
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Re: String Making questions
« Reply #28 on: February 18, 2008, 06:02:00 PM »
it only takes but a minute or two to serve a string.  sometimes if most of the stretch hasn't been taken out before serving, the serving can loosen a bit, but again  it only take a minute to serve it back up.  I wont put a nock point on until I'm convinced its stretched good, I usually just mark it with a sharpie or use a 1/8 " wide strip of painters tape as a temp nock.

I just spun up a string for my daughters first bow last night (she only 4 and a half)  she demanded all yellow so thats what she got (first time doing a 2 bundle-1 color string).  ought to be fun this spring and summer   :)
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Re: String Making questions
« Reply #29 on: February 18, 2008, 06:15:00 PM »
I've always found it helpful to wick in a drop of thin CYA to the ends of any servings, to keep them intact no matter how the string fiber core stretches or twists.
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Re: String Making questions
« Reply #30 on: February 18, 2008, 06:17:00 PM »
The string shot well today and kept it's brace. Tied on some cat whiskers and it was pretty quiet. The loops are holding and serving did fine. Maybe I better quit now while I'm batting 1000 lol
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