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Title: repair pics of crack in fiberglass limb (pics of 3 rivers contest bow)
Post by: don s on March 11, 2011, 10:46:00 PM
i have seen several posts where for one reason or another a limb has a crack in the glass and the question is what can i do? this is what i did. the crack is in the limb on my takedown recurve. i took a 1/8 drill bit and carefully drilled in the glass right where the crack ended. i then filled with epoxy. thats it. done. the crack has not advanced one bit since i did the fix several years ago. the only thing i was sweating about was going too deep. no guts no glory. just close your eyes and drill. here's a pic of the fix.
                    (http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h356/donny-szymanski/3%20piece%20takedown%20recurve/march112011032.jpg)                   don
Title: Re: repair pics of crack in fiberglass limb (pics of 3 rivers contest bow)
Post by: don s on March 11, 2011, 10:47:00 PM
heres the bow. btw this is the winner of the customer appreciation contest at 3 rivers archery.
       don  (http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h356/donny-szymanski/3%20piece%20takedown%20recurve/march112011024.jpg)
Title: Re: repair pics of crack in fiberglass limb (pics of 3 rivers contest bow)
Post by: don s on March 11, 2011, 10:48:00 PM
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Title: Re: repair pics of crack in fiberglass limb (pics of 3 rivers contest bow)
Post by: don s on March 11, 2011, 10:50:00 PM
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Title: Re: repair pics of crack in fiberglass limb (pics of 3 rivers contest bow)
Post by: don s on March 11, 2011, 10:51:00 PM
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Title: Re: repair pics of crack in fiberglass limb (pics of 3 rivers contest bow)
Post by: don s on March 11, 2011, 10:52:00 PM
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Title: Re: repair pics of crack in fiberglass limb (pics of 3 rivers contest bow)
Post by: don s on March 11, 2011, 10:52:00 PM
(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h356/donny-szymanski/3%20piece%20takedown%20recurve/march112011029.jpg)
Title: Re: repair pics of crack in fiberglass limb (pics of 3 rivers contest bow)
Post by: don s on March 11, 2011, 10:53:00 PM
(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h356/donny-szymanski/3%20piece%20takedown%20recurve/march112011030.jpg)
Title: Re: repair pics of crack in fiberglass limb (pics of 3 rivers contest bow)
Post by: don s on March 11, 2011, 10:55:00 PM
last one showing the string keeper i made for it.
                          (http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h356/donny-szymanski/3%20piece%20takedown%20recurve/march112011033.jpg)        don
Title: Re: repair pics of crack in fiberglass limb (pics of 3 rivers contest bow)
Post by: don s on March 12, 2011, 12:56:00 PM
i made the bow in 2002. it's from binghams plans. 60" 50# @28". super action wood limbs in green mountain camo as well as the riser. i rasped the riser with my grip to aid in consistancy and i didn't add the skins until a few years later. they were put on with TBII and sealed with 7 coats of super thin fast drying CA glue.
     don
Title: Re: repair pics of crack in fiberglass limb (pics of 3 rivers contest bow)
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 12, 2011, 01:37:00 PM
Gotta love those bing-bam-boom fixes! Nice job Don.
Title: Re: repair pics of crack in fiberglass limb (pics of 3 rivers contest bow)
Post by: JJB on March 12, 2011, 09:08:00 PM
Nice job on the fix and great work on the bow.  Love the skins on the limbs.
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