FHLBow

[monterey]

Thanks, that's a bummer to lose a lay up like that! :(

I just set my flat ASL form up with hardwood dowels (mahogoney, I thought they were oak when I bought em ).  They held up great in my last build at 75# but I think I'm going to follow your lead when converting my RD form.

[Forwardhandle]

Yep better safe then sorry, Mike I also made rods longer in the riser section for the purpose of extra wraps up the ramps should be able to do a dry run tomorrow !

[monterey]

Looking forward to the run.  I'm wondering if the rods might not bend!! What pressure will you use?

[Forwardhandle]

I seriously doubt they'll bend but you never know ,I will run 70 psi , I will post the test over on the Kennym build thread,  I dont want to tie up Mr Crooked stics FH thread with form related stuff, sorry Mike (CS) we never go off topic around here 😃

[Crooked Stic]

Not a problem. I guess its OK   

[Forwardhandle]

 

[Forwardhandle]

Mike I have a question for you if you don't mind , on my last 64 in. started my front view taper profile a little over 3 in. Out of the fades figuring I'm right on the edge of the power lam , I'm rethinking that a bit where have you been starting yours ? I'm popping this one out of the form this morning.

[Crooked Stic]

The template I mark with starts the taper about 2 in. past the fade. And by the time it is all cleaned up probably 1 in. past the fade. With the bow milled down to 1 7/16s. starting out.

[Forwardhandle]

All right cool Mike thanks I will try that on this one , just poped it out of the form looks great so far , the metal pegs works awsome and no marks or dimples leaving the zip ties in play over the presure strip !

[Crooked Stic]

The recurve is at a slow pace right now. I have some other stuff going on to. Gonna use some zip ties on this. Gonna rig a flat steel hold down for the riser. Iwill post pics when I get it going.

[Forwardhandle]

Cool look forward to seeing your rig , I'm hoping to get mine stung next week ! If things don't get in my way mainly a 5 ft blonde with honey do list...lol

[kennym]

Cool look forward to seeing your rig , I'm hoping to get mine stung next week ! If things don't get in my way mainly a 5 ft blonde with honey do list...lol

BE A MAN RITCHIE  !! 


Tell her OK hon...

[Forwardhandle]

I usaly do 🤢

[Forwardhandle]

Mike I got this one off the new modified topless form cleaned up  looks great very tight joints but I think Im going to like you figure out how to get a tad more pressure in the center its not bad but just want the non working part tighter hoping to get this strung tomorrow snowing here ![attachment=1,msg2831881][attachment=2,msg2831881]

[Crooked Stic]

See my opinion on the other forum.

[Shredd]

Damn Rich...  Looks like the spittin' image of a bow that a guy made on another forum...

[Forwardhandle]

That guy is a better bowyer then me 

[Shredd]

    Lmao....  Good One... 

[Forwardhandle]

Mike what are you figuring your stack FHLB at for the 60 in in terms of thousands in other words what kind of weight drop are you getting per each .001 ?  Im doing some recalculating for the next bow it maybe a 60 '' ?  Im thinking for figuring the stack with .041 glass I need 38 lb at 28 lb that should ruffly give me 43 lb  at my draw then trading .020 of the stack for uni carbon should give me 48-51 lb swag ?

[Forwardhandle]

Never mind I talked to the designer...lol  so for every .002 ,1 lb  gain/loss so Im figuring 0.285 total with .040 glass should ring me in at 40 lb switching out to .048 4 ply back carbon that who ever you talk to gives you a definitive answer between 5 & 10 lb....lol so my thinking is I'm good ether way 45-50 lb. Keeping the same 0.285 total