the excal string..

milenovski123 · 03-01-2008, 08:03 AM

hello guyz!
How many of you own the exocet200..
Can you tell me, for how long the string is ok, the "serving" is ok...?
I made with the "original" (which i got it with the c.bow) excal string about 30-40 shots...that's hmm..(u can see in the pic.)
Anyway i sent this string on "reserve" and they made a new one too(in some shop in slo.), i have now 2 strings...and jesterday i made about 10 shots and it does not looking good again.(again at the left side, where 2 "denticle" hold the string when the bow is "cocked"). Anyway, i "cant" just buy a new string, or send it on "reserve" after every 30 shots! :S

Tnx for help.

milan.

Pydpiper · 03-01-2008, 09:02 AM

My suggestion, without going in to great detail is to contact DNK on here, buy one of his strings. His strings are great, his servings are outstanding!
I shoot a 200 like you, I am around 300 shots on my string, the serving looks like new.
I will reserve a string for you if you want to send it to me, it's not as good as DNK's work but better than the factory.

milenovski123 · 03-01-2008, 02:57 PM

aha...
Anyway i "hope" u saw that im from EU

... hm, how much would cost me, if i just order about 2 strings from DNK?
How much are those strings ($,€) and how much is "shipping" to EU(Slovenia)? Tnx.

Milan.

Horizontal Hunter · 03-01-2008, 04:39 PM

Milan,

I would thing that a decent local bow shop could reserve it for you or another option is to reserve it yourself. it is really easy to do and DNK wrote an excellent step by step how to thread. Her is the link:

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2005725&mpage=1

Bob

milenovski123 · 03-01-2008, 06:06 PM

..jea, i sent the string to the local "bow-shop", they reserve the "original excal string" and they made the new one too.
In Friday i got both string and after about 10 shots doesent looks good again :S ...
I saw that DNK's post for resrveing the string's a while ago, mybe ill try it some day

milan.

wabi · 03-01-2008, 08:28 PM

Serving should last much more than 30 -40 shots before it starts to wear and seperate. I can think of a few possibilities to cause the problems you're having. One possibility is just a bad serving job on the string. Another is a burr or rough spot on the "claw(s)" that hold the string. Another is twisting the string the wrong direction to adjust length (shorten it).
The bad serving job is unlikely, but it can happen.
The claws can be cleaned up with some fine sandpaper if they are rough.
The string serving is wrapped in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Hard to explain, but if you look closely at the direction it is wrapped you will see the string needs to be twisted in the same direction when adjusting length. If you turn it the opposite direction it will be causing the serving to loosen and will cause problems.
All I have on hand is a longbow string, but here's a pic to illustrate what I mean:

If it's a flemish twist string you must twist in the same direction the loops are laid (wrapped) - if the serving is twisted the wrong direction it will loosen. That is the stringmaker's mistake! If that happens all you can do is re-serve the string wrapping the serving in the proper direction.

milenovski123 · 03-02-2008, 04:41 AM

aha...Anyway:
-The claws are not rough.
-Serving: (dont know).
-I thing the string has been twisted in the wrong direction. (i twisted it in the right direction) <--- just this could be a probblem?

*here are few pic's of claws and "twisted string direction" <--- (before: in the wrong direction).

Tnx! i hope, just this was the probblem.

Milan.

milenovski123 · 03-02-2008, 04:41 AM

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milenovski123 · 03-02-2008, 04:42 AM

Sry for too much post's! I can only upload 1pic. at 1 msg ...

*string twisted in wrong direction.

wabi · 03-02-2008, 07:42 AM

From the picture it looks like the string twist could have been(and probably was) causingthe problem. The serving on that string may not hold up for long even though you have corrected the direction of twist. Once loosened it's going to be weaker, so keep checking it regularly. In the future being aware of the direction to twist should prevent further problems.
A DNK string is pre-stretched and served tightly. A step the factory just doesn't have time to do at the prices they charge. The DNK string and serving will outlast a factory string many times over. With the high cost of shipping you might be wist to contact Don and see if he would be willing to ship a couple strings to you. I'm sure shipping two (or more) would save on the total cost per string. I have little experience with DNK's strings as I just started using them last year, but so far my first DNK string has more shots than most factory strings give before the serving needs attention, and the serving on his string still looks like new! I don't know what the life of the serving will be, but I'm sure his strings are the most cost-efficient strings you can buy! You should contact him and ask if he will ship to you.