What did you do today, 2015....

[talkingcabbage]

Made some progress on the trade bow as well as a few other projects.  Got a new form made for a kids recurve (thanks James!) And a couple risers and limb blanks for three other bows.
 

 

[Krasus]

Very nice!

[fujimo]

very cool mosaic in the splice- classy!

[bigbob2]

that is pretty neat! Should be some bow!

[canopyboy]

Last night I had time to play with the new thickness sander. I had ordered some hose clamps earlier in the week to take care of the one end of the sandpaper on the drum. I drilled some small holes in the other end so that I could insert a bolt after twisting the tension disc back, freeing up a hand for installation. I pulled the felt off the second drum and then lowered to make up the difference. I worked back and forth until I had sticks running on both sides of the machine and coming out within 0.001" of each other. Feeling pretty good, I put the lid back to run a couple final scraps through and check out the dust collection on a bigger board.

BAM!

Apparently there is not enough room between the dust collection shroud and rear roller to accommodate a hose clamp. The hose clamp was broken and embedded in the shroud. D'oh!

I walked up to the house in disgust and called it a night. Sometimes it's tough to be a guy who needs to mess with everything. Looks like I'll have to figure out how to make tape work for me after all.

[Roy from Pa]

Told ya so, Mr Engineer.. LOL

[talkingcabbage]

Got a new form done to start making kids bows.  Waiting on an air hose and then I've got one to glue up!

[SportHunter]

Used smooth-on MT-13 to epoxy a bow sleeve for the first time yesterday.

[fujimo]

build a new shroud with more clearance?    
but would that clamp, with the adjuster on one side, not effect the balance of those rollers?  

[canopyboy]

Wayne,

You could feel a very slight increase in machine vibration with the clamps on due to the imbalance. But the rpms aren't that high and didn't seem to line up with any natural modes so I was ok with it. Didn't seem to make much difference in the results. Things were coming out perfect before I put the shroud back on to test the dust collection.

Looking online in woodworking forums, etc there are a lot of people who are unhappy with the tape solution. One guy did mod his shroud where the clamp came past for clearance. (He did not note whether it was foresight or reactionary.) The best solution was a guy who put double-sided tape down before putting the paper down to keep it from spinning on the drum under load and then used the reinforced strapping tape to wrap the outside as described in the manual. I think I'm going to try the tape, but start the tape on the drum under the paper and then lap the paper over the tape before finishing a final wrap over the top. We'll see.

[canopyboy]

Oh, and why I checked in: Stopped and taunted Sweka over a beer or two last night. We even threw a few arrows downrange in the fading light. The boy is finally learning to shoot proper like!

[fujimo]

dave i have a delta drum sander- would have loved a grizzly- but i got the delta for the right price....free!
mine jas a red coloured tack coat on the drum- really holds the paper well- and easy to change grit's, but the delta has a spring clamp on either end. i will find out about the tack coat, from my mate who has it- who i got the sander from.

[jsweka]

Originally posted by canopyboy:
 The boy is finally learning to shoot proper like!

Thanks Dave.  I've been working on getting rid of target panic.  If any of you have target panic and want to get rid of it, check out Joel Turner's (clickerman) video.  It's the only method that has worked for me and right now is the first I can actually hold at full draw without releasing the arrow in about 8 years.

[monterey]

I had some leather from previous projects and decided to make a new armguard.  Been using the same one for years and it is well worn.

Also came across my side quiver patterns and had enough leather to make two, sooo..  Probably put them on fleabay.

[Zradix]

@ Hose clamp vibration...

If tape doesn't work for ya, use another hose clamp and put the screws for each clamp on opposite sides.
...or if you don't have width to spare, make a double long clamp by putting two clamps together and adjust the fit so the screws are on opposite sides.

[Brock]

Packed duffel....packed arrows...packed bow...packed cooler...put passport, vouchers, boarding passes, book, camera and jacket in backpack....about to get up in 7 hours and fly to Saskatoon then drive north about 5 hours and hunt black bears the next 8 days.  

Taking my Robertson Wolfer...some recently made douglas fir shafts tipped with 3 ribtek 190s and 3 grizzly kodiaks....turkey fletching on all but one that has goose fletching for rainy days...bastard file, knife, extra string for bow.

Think I am all set...hunted with my longbow for past two years but got Wolfer and started shooting and eager to baptize her in blood.

[Krasus]

Attached boy!  I used to live up in that neck of the woods, your going to have fun!

[Roy from Pa]

Decided to clean up the limbs on my 44 year old bear take down as the finish was very dull. Took forever to sand off the old finish.

Before..

 

After..

 

Now I need to spray them back up..

[canopyboy]

Wait, did Roy just say he spent his day sanding some glass limbs?

   

Guess it was bound to happen sooner or later.

 

[Roy from Pa]

Nuff outta you boy. That bow is older than you..