String and Cables?

jonnyslim · 06-23-2006, 09:52 AM

Im thinking of taking off the fuse string off my vtec and replacing it with one of gibblet's fine works of art. But i was wondering if i should or have to replace the cables when i get the new string. Also since i have never had a custom string made is there anything i need to know? Appreciate the help.
Thanks!

gibblet · 06-23-2006, 10:24 AM

you can keep those cables on if you want, but why not order a whole set and have some pieces for the emergency situation?

Western MA Hunter · 06-26-2006, 07:59 AM

I would change it all at the same time and do what gibblet said and keep the old for backup.

98Redline · 06-26-2006, 08:36 AM

Part of the whole problem with the hoyt bows is the cables.

While the new Fuse strings are worlds better than the previous Hoyt strings, the cables are still made from D75 thin. This material is like the energizer bunny with respect to creep.....they just keep going and going and going.

Do yourself a favor. Buy a whole set of strings and cables. Take the originals, tie the ends to keep them from untwisting and put them in your archery box as a backup.

gibblet · 06-26-2006, 08:43 AM

i thought the fuse were ts1+, and i'm thinking the continuous creep is actually caused by something else.

BGfisher · 06-26-2006, 11:53 AM

Quote:

ORIGINAL: gibblet

i thought the fuse were ts1+, and i'm thinking the continuous creep is actually caused by something else.

Gibby,

Not to be argumentative but what else on a bow cn creep besides the rigging. I mean, the rest of it is aluminum and/or fiberglass.

gibblet · 06-26-2006, 12:55 PM

barry, i have a theory and i've ran it across a couple other folks who make strings. the material, nomatter what it is,only has so much creep to it, and its no where near the elongation some folks end up experiencing. certain manufacturers tie no knots in the tag ends of the string. if there were a knot you'd see it somewhere under the serving. i think that every time the bow is shot the string is actually sliding apart under the serving - that the tag ends are getting pulled on little by little making the string and cables longer. that's what i believe anyway. its why i serve my loops with the tag ends of the string and then serve over them at the ends. there is no way its going to slide apart. basically if i get a customer who says a cable won'tstay put- then i know for a fact there is a problem with it because i've taken so many precautions against that happening. anyway, the fellow above said it was the material - and that's what most folks think. d75 has a lot of creep, i'll agree to that, but it doesn't take much to get it all out, and it should stop creeping pretty quick - even if it wasn't stretched or served under tension. so i'm just throwing my 2 cents in as to the reason.

BGfisher · 06-26-2006, 09:38 PM

No knot, huh? I'll buy that.

jonnyslim · 06-26-2006, 10:09 PM

Thanks for replying. put my order in the mail to gibblet today.

hunter9022 · 06-27-2006, 01:22 AM

Change it all at once. The stretch of string and cables will be the same. If you keep one and change the other, it will be hell to get them in time.