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Started by hova, October 29, 2010, 05:30:00 PM

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hova

well , like the title says , im on the stick , with a long string (it stretches , and sucks) and id like some opinions.


this first vid was earlier before i realized just how off my limbs were. im going to have to bring it in for the winter soon , and when i do , ill be using a couple pulleys and mounting this to the wall , with something level , and even behind it. this was just so i could stand back (sort of) and see it bending...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3jr-Z2OSso

heres a little vid of the new tiller after sizing the limbs and tillering as far as i could go with the stretchy string and 18" of peg hole till the drill ran out of juice...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlX0UWyuRCk


-hov
ain't got no gas in it...mmmhmmm...

J. Holden

Hova,

I'm no expert, and it's hard to judge with the flexing.  It may be easier if you can pull ot and take a still photo.  But, I think the tips may need to flex a little more, expecially the right side in the second video.  Good luck!

-Jeremy  :coffee:
Pslam 46:10

"A real man rejects passivity and takes responsibility to lead, provide, protect, and teach expecting to receive the greater reward." Dr. Robert Lewis

hova

i can get some stills tomorrow , i just figured vid of it moving would help me to see how they look...


-hov


edit ; i havent really dont anything the last 6" of the tips , just cause of the gizmo not getting that far...
ain't got no gas in it...mmmhmmm...

George Tsoukalas

hova, I couldn't see anything. You were in the way. In the last video I got internal error. Jawge

Mark Smeltzer

From the very little I can see from the video, it doesn't too look bad. But there is a big difference from the long string to brace height.
The best advice I can give is......Floor tiller to the point where the inner limb bends first. lose the tillering stick and set up a pulley system mounted to a wall. Make your long string as short as possible.  When you go from long string to a low brace height you will notice how much more a shorter string will stress the outer limb. You can easily whip tiller a bow if you tiler too far on the long string.
Good luck,
Mark
JMHO

Mark

hova

jawge : the second vid should work now , i think they may have been reviewing my stuff or something...

mark: that is a long string that is as short as possible , its just really stretchy , im working on getting a new one together. and the stick is gone once i get the ok from the in-laws to mount it in the basement...

as far as whats bending , i was working on the outer half , as from the get go it was just bending right at the end of where the fades will be.

and yes , i know i take up most of the area in the one vid , looking to rid myself of that once i move the setup inside...along with a nice level stick , and a grid to tell how far im moving...


-hov
ain't got no gas in it...mmmhmmm...

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