String and Cables?
06-28-2006 | 01:18 AM
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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.
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.
06-28-2006 | 04:16 AM
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mike, this is bucknasty here - did you get the new htm yet? is it awesome? good to see you here - i've already told these fellows i indirectly swiped that technique of serving the ends with the tag ends of the string from you - and the bcy cd. for those that missed it before - credit where credit it due.
06-28-2006 | 01:45 PM
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Now I had no idea it was you and how many lables you working under LOL
The HTM is here and we made some changes that are going to take a couple weeks to get done but it's sweet. It was cool to see what happens when you stretch a string to 800lbs.......bang. When you set it to 200-300-450 or what ever, that's what you get. No guess work and it does prove that some stretchhhhhhhh the turth on how much the pre-stretch. I let you know how things turn out
The HTM is here and we made some changes that are going to take a couple weeks to get done but it's sweet. It was cool to see what happens when you stretch a string to 800lbs.......bang. When you set it to 200-300-450 or what ever, that's what you get. No guess work and it does prove that some stretchhhhhhhh the turth on how much the pre-stretch. I let you know how things turn out
