T/D recurve help-along

[Buemaker]

Come on, get a string on it. Suspense is killing us here.

[Balding Kansan]

Come on, get a string on it. Suspense is killing us here.

Haha! I know it’s killing me too! But between work and kids and really wanting this bow to work out I’m trying to take my time.

[Flem]

You better quit dinkin around.......   It's almost October

[Buemaker]

Pretty soon Christmas.

[Mad Max]

Get a string on it you may need that tip width to get it tracking

[Balding Kansan]

Haha “Christmas”…. if I don’t have it shooting in the next couple weeks I need to go back to my firefly LB and start getting some arrows flung into the hay bale.

Ok, I’ll get the string on it!

[Balding Kansan]

Ok, string was on for about 5 seconds, then somewhere it slipped off. Wow!!!! That will wake you up. Something smacked my knuckle with authority. Attempt #2 I was a little gunshy.  So I filed the nocks a little deeper and was able to get a look at it. It’s really hard to see any twist, it’s also at 8” brace. Would a lower brace show the twist better?

I put a square on the centerline riser and the string is tracking 3/16” off center away from the sight window.

Laying the bow on a flat table the top limb tips measures 5/32” above where it’s supposed to be and bottom limb measures 1/8” below where it’s supposed to be. I would think they should both be sitting at 7/8” in a perfect world.

[Mad Max]

You have 1 dowel and 1 bolt?
How loose is the bolt in the hole?
Brace it again and measure both sides like this.
The shorter measurement limb, needs to be the bottom limb, tell me the measurement's?

This is your next step, but lets get the limb stuff first.
After you get that done you need to put the string aside and get the limbs straight, check and double check.
Use the center jig to drill threw the limb and into the riser close to the bolt.
You can put a overlay on it later.

[Balding Kansan]

You have 1 dowel and 1 bolt?
How loose is the bolt in the hole?
Brace it again and measure both sides like this.
The shorter measurement limb, needs to be the bottom limb, tell me the measurement's?

This is your next step, but lets get the limb stuff first.
After you get that done you need to put the string aside and get the limbs straight, check and double check.
Use the center jig to drill threw the limb and into the riser close to the bolt.
You can put a overlay on it later.

Yes, 1 dowel and 1 bolt. The dowel is so tight I have to put wax on it to get it on and off without feeling like I’m forcing it. I will check the bolt clearances tomorrow, but I’m fairly certain I drilled it to 5/16” for the 5/16 bolt.

The measurements you asked for are 8 13/16” both limbs.

I guess I should clarify that the measurement I posted about my limb tips are while braced. When they’re unbraced they get closer to centerline. So I am getting some twist in them.

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[Mad Max]

It has a good look laying on the table 
Take you time doing this down the center
No string groove is why the string jumped off
Put some tape on the belly at the tips, sand the corners to cut the tape.

start a groove just a little with a 1/8" round rasp, check it for center.

Get a 2nd one going the same way

keep checking for center as you go along about 3" or 4" from the nock

Then use a chainsaw rasp (5/32")

[Mad Max]

What do you guy's think
8" brace, 65" NTN

[Shredd]

Nice...

[Balding Kansan]

What do you guy's think
8" brace, 65" NTN

I wish I would have made it a little shorter, say 62”. I also was surprised at how much of the curve was pulled out at brace. I couldn’t take it anymore, I had to pull it a little, so at around 12” draw it feels pretty light. But overall I’m excited to get it finished and put some arrows through it.

Which leads me to my next question because I’m a little confused. Am I trying to correct the limb alignment while unbraced by tweaking the limb bolts. Or am I trying to correct the alignment while braced by following your diagram?

[Mad Max]

You need the belly groove first
I think it’s uncoiling good

[Balding Kansan]

You need the belly groove first

10-4, through the glass or just to the bottom of it?

[Mad Max]

Glue a underlay about 5” from the nock to the tip and then file the grooves
1/16” thick max and feather the last inch

[Balding Kansan]

Glue a underlay about 5” from the nock to the tip and then file the grooves
1/16” thick max and feather the last inch

Won’t that make it static?
I’ll have to get something ordered, I’m fresh out of overlay stuff since my mess up on the tip overlays. Will 1/16” phenolic work?

[Mad Max]

What wood can you get at the big box store
It won’t make it static just a little stiffer

[Mad Max]

 Which leads me to my next question because I’m a little confused. Am I trying to correct the limb alignment while unbraced by tweaking the limb bolts. Or am I trying to correct the alignment while braced by following your diagram?
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Backing up to this question
I wanted to know if the bolt is letting it get out of alignment?
Or if the string is not centered on the belly it can twist the limbs.
So the groove could help us know.

I think you need a bushing in the limb to use the bolt as one of the pins, I use 2 pins and a bolt

[Balding Kansan]

I understand, to be continued! I hope to get back on it tomorrow.