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Old 02-13-2004 | 09:37 AM
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Black Frog
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Default RE: Bow maintenance and setup tools

The vice that is pictured is from Apple Archery. Built like a tank.

RS has a bow vice that is a little more versatile in use, but is uses some pot metal and plastic in construction. I've bought both vices, and ended up keeping the RS system and selling the Apple. The Apple win hands down in construction, but the useful features and flexibility of the RS outweighed the negatives.

My only complaints of the RS leveling system is that it is made of cheap plastic, and the levels are simply glued on. Of course with any molded piece there will be tolerances- usually plastic molding has greater tolerances than metal. So after a rather inexpensive level is glued to the plastic piece, how true is it? Is the layer of glue uniform? You may want to check them against a known good level to verify.

Here's some issues I have with the leveling system from RS. The tool that clips on the string has two axis levels as you can see in the pic. The top level is for leveling the bow straight up and down from the shooter's position. On some bows (like single cams) the string does not go down the middle of the limbs. The top idler wheel may be centered in the forks, and the entire bottom CAM may be centered, but the string track of the bottom cam is to one side of that cam. The cable track is on the other side. So you may be getting the STRING straight up and down, but the riser/limbs may be off a tad. And if you are trying to level a sight or scope for 3rd axis, you need to know this.

And if you clip the device on the string (like the picture with the arrow), the top clip may be on your center serving area, but the bottom clip may be on the bare string. Depending on how thick your center serving is, it can make a difference in where your level reading reads "level".

Just some things to keep in mind....
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