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,, for my Guardian. Need to clean up and paint and then dip the 'fingers" that pivot in a protective coating like maybe truck bedliner material.:D

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Hah, that's awesome. How did I know something like this was coming.........lol.

WWAG, why don't you find a way to make a shoot through binary that is slaved with no cable guard.

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Good idea!!:D Here's one of the press folded up vertically. Thinking about welding a hinge to the bottom shown here so I could fold it up and against the wall to make room on my work bench when I don't need the press.

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I've just got it drilled for the correct length for the Guardian now but will be making more holes for the Commander and Constitution among others..

Just pull the pin and select another hole for a longer or shorter bow. The number 40 chain stored in the tube arms.

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Very nice work again, Russ.:D

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Russ, have you tried this stuff? It might work very well for the fingers. I use it on all kinds of things, from my treestand strap hooks to my arrow rest prongs. It is pretty durable and easily repaired if ever needed.



http://plastidip.com/consumer/products.html

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I've bought some of that but an electrician I know says that it dosen't last too long on his tools. I might try it first anyway;)here's another pic.

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WWIG,

That is a really cool design, especially the fold up feature.

However, instead of all the steel framing, I wonder if a way could be figured out to mount the fingers on a pipe clamp? I think that they have enough travel to accomplish the pressing, but a lot cheaper.

Allen

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In the voice of those Guiness guys..."BRILLIANT!"

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I'd bet you probably could modify a pipe clamp to work as a press. It doesn't take much force to press these bows at the limb tips at all!

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WWAG- Nice stuff! :)

I don't want to hijack WWAG's thread, so I'll start a new one.

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Nice Press my friend...

Plastidip works very well if you use more than one coat. I've put 4 coats of it on some ratchet strap hooks and the stuff is still there.

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I'll try it Pat, if you say it's good then that good enough for me;) Gonna' blast and paint it today:D

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now that is one neat bow press...one newbie question, how does it work?[&:]

Like how does the chain and handle work...get what i'm sayin?

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There is a ratchet mechanism under the handle and in the upper body of the sprocket tube. Ratchet up, back it down by de-ratcheting. It only takes one or two clicks. I'll see if I can make up a short video sometime soon.

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Heere's a pic of the sprocket and ratchet set up.

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Have you thought of industrial type felt with adhesive back? You can get it in different thicknesses and widths. I have used it on a few machines to keep parts from getting scratched. If it sounds like something you might be interested in PM me and next week when I go to work I’ll look it up for you.[/b]

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I dipped the pivoting tabs and the handle that I slimmed down with red Plasti Dip today after I sand blasted and painted the press white. She's gonna' look cool when it's back together. The Plasti Dip I think will work pretty well and the edges of the tabs are coated too to protect the bow when my clumsy hands are guiding the bow in and out of the press:(

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Great looking press WWAG--never stop thinking do'ya!

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Well it's all painted and the pivoting tabs and handle are dipped in Plasti Dip.

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You can hold the bow in place while evening up the tabs with the limb tips just by pushing down on the chain. Once the limbs are where you want them, hold pressure on the chain and start ratcheting the handle.

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I made the "anchor sprocket" out of 1/4 inch flat stock. It takes all the load instead of relying on the master link.

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Ratchet mechanism and handle.

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Pivoting tabs..

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Top view of the tabs.

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Tabs are adjustable on the back side from 1 1/2 inches outside to outside to 2 1/2 inches.

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The tubing measures 3 inches by 1 1/2 inches and is 14 guage steel.

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thats an awesome looking press good job,I have a bear trurh bow and would like to find the ultra rest or the bowmender but I was told WWAG,mom was not doing very well which I'm sorry to hear,and that he did not have any free time to make any,I found the ultra press on a forum on here and now I can not find it,should have wrote the adress down,the ultra press is hydraulic also,looks like the omni bench press model,if anyone knows how to find the ultra press I would sure appreciate it.

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Here's the Omni bow press on E-Bay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-OMNI-PRESS-BOW-PRESS-FREE-SHIPPING-w-BUY-IT-NOW_W0QQitemZ250109205710QQihZ015QQcategoryZ1291QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosti ng

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Hey,thanks for the picture WWAG,I purchased the omni bench model they had with the permanent legs on it this morning at a good price to,I did'nt even now you posted this,the ultra press looks almost identical to the omni press,albert the one that sold me the press said they do almost look the same,looks like a nice one I'm sure it will get alot of use,Thanks Ted.