Going to drill a hole in my bow (bad idea?)
01-11-2007, 05:53 AM
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RE: Going to drill a hole in my bow (bad idea?)
ORIGINAL: Bigpapascout
drilling a hole in the riser will void the warranty
ORIGINAL: sngehl01
I hate that my bow doesn't have rear mounts (on the backside of the riser) so I can easily add an sts, vibration dampeners, etc.
Is it a bad idea to add my own (let's consider I know a machinist at a tool and dye shop who is very capable of this), but it wouldn't "weaken" the riser in any way would it, or should I just forget about it and what until I get a new bow (maybe a pheonix 32....)?
Thanks.
BTW the bow is a Parker Ultra Lite (not the extreme model, this is the 2004 or 2005 model, I'm not sure)
I hate that my bow doesn't have rear mounts (on the backside of the riser) so I can easily add an sts, vibration dampeners, etc.
Is it a bad idea to add my own (let's consider I know a machinist at a tool and dye shop who is very capable of this), but it wouldn't "weaken" the riser in any way would it, or should I just forget about it and what until I get a new bow (maybe a pheonix 32....)?
Thanks.
BTW the bow is a Parker Ultra Lite (not the extreme model, this is the 2004 or 2005 model, I'm not sure)
Dont do it. Buy a new bow if you want an STS that much.
01-11-2007, 06:27 AM
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RE: Going to drill a hole in my bow (bad idea?)
If I wanted to do it I would. One thing in your favor is it's on the inside. If it was on the back I'd say definetly no. If you make a stick bow you always remove material from the face not the back. Weld an insert in and test it at it's lowest poundage working up from there. Keep an eye on it. They maybe close specs, but they are over spec for saftey. I'd say 3 times over. You can buy a new riser if it fails. If your squeemish about it put it on a cranck board first.
01-11-2007, 08:16 AM
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RE: Going to drill a hole in my bow (bad idea?)
I would not do it. If they wanted it to be on there then they would have put it on the bow. There is a reason y it is not on there. I would not do it if i was you.
01-11-2007, 11:21 AM
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RE: Going to drill a hole in my bow (bad idea?)
lol. I wasn't "seriously" considering doing it, I mean I can buy a front mount for an STS for my bow...
The real question is what changes went into the riser from my model to the next years model, with the tapped hole.
It looks (and I know as well as anyone looks can be deceiving) like it's the same riser just with mounts.
I plan on just getting another bow soon (as in soon I hope this year) anyways. I was just curious if doing this was a really bad idea. The general consensus is yes it is. I wasn't going to do it, more than likely, but sometimes I get a crazy feather in my to do something dumb, and this probably would have been one of them.
thanks
01-11-2007, 11:38 AM
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RE: Going to drill a hole in my bow (bad idea?)
I'm no expert by any means but if you had your buddy drill it out,epoxy in a treaded insert and then screwed in the sts there is no void there .
I can't see how this would effect anything...
Still would be carefully when first shooting it,as was already stated shoot at low poundage.
I can't see how this would effect anything...
Still would be carefully when first shooting it,as was already stated shoot at low poundage.
01-11-2007, 03:51 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Going to drill a hole in my bow (bad idea?)
I surely hope you talked yourself out of this. This is one of the most insane things I've heard in a long time.
But, if you do decide to do it, make sure you video it. Many of us would love to see this on youtube.
But, if you do decide to do it, make sure you video it. Many of us would love to see this on youtube.
01-11-2007, 08:49 PM
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RE: Going to drill a hole in my bow (bad idea?)
I'm a toolmaker and if I wanted a hole I would drill it. It would void the warranty but I can't see a 1/4x20 hole making a safety issue. I would bet on the string or a limb breaking before the riser.
01-11-2007, 09:11 PM
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RE: Going to drill a hole in my bow (bad idea?)
I am also a Tool & Die Maker/ Designer, This is a Bad Idea!!! If you think about what % of the riser you are taking away at that cross section it is a large %. There is a good chance that you can snap the riser in half. It might not be the first shot but it can happen one day. I never met a guy that has broke a limb, riser or string at full draw that wanted to go back on that ride again. Be safe- be smart.
01-11-2007, 09:50 PM
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RE: Going to drill a hole in my bow (bad idea?)
ORIGINAL: dws
I'm a toolmaker and if I wanted a hole I would drill it. It would void the warranty but I can't see a 1/4x20 hole making a safety issue. I would bet on the string or a limb breaking before the riser.
I'm a toolmaker and if I wanted a hole I would drill it. It would void the warranty but I can't see a 1/4x20 hole making a safety issue. I would bet on the string or a limb breaking before the riser.
Like I stated before,I am a toolmaker with an associates in tool design.
It may be quite possible with no danger but untill I have seen the testing and know the stress points of a given model,I will stear clear of drilling extra holes in a riser.Some I may be able to tell by looking but most of the bows today are slimmed down to the max.