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Old 09-23-2008 | 01:15 PM
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Default RE: We Need a Basic Tune-up How To...Please

Well there's a very good thread on AT in the general archery information forum titled something like "setting up your new bow". I think this is it...........if I grabbed the right link. It's a good starting point, that's for sure.

http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=457713

There are some other good threads on there to relating to cam timing and tiller adjusment, such as Arthur P's "tiller" thread in this forum also.

As far as tools go, a nice set of nock pliers, T-square, maybe bubble levels, nice set of hex wrenches, tape measure, and a bow vise and you can do just about anything that doesn't require a press. A decent press can be had too, like the Ratchet-Lock press or Bowmaster if you don't want to take up space on a bench. There was a guy on here that made some nifty ones, I don't recall what they are called though........maybe someone else knows........it's slipping my mind right now! And there is a guy on AT that builds a nice bench mounted press for $160 I think. It's called the Omni press, and eveyone over there seems to like it.

Fletching your own arrows is nice to get into also. A nice jig from Bohning or Bitz will do the trick with whatever style clamp you want to experiment with.

There are even some threads on here about building your own paper tuning jig. Which is very useful in my opinion, as I like to paper tune, then walk-back and see how things go.

LOL...did I miss anything ??
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