2025 What did you do Today

Buemaker · March 31, 2025, 12:22:40 PM

Looking good.

Bryan Adolphe · March 31, 2025, 02:48:30 PM

Very nice,

Kirkll · March 31, 2025, 07:38:12 PM

BO-R. I sent you a PM

Shootrj2003 · April 07, 2025, 08:57:27 PM

Waiting for my rawhide backed bow to dry and started roughing out a green ash stave theres bends and a twist to steam bend out so it's a challenge for my 2 nd bow but I'm gonna try I'll use my steamer that I use for rust blueing barrels.its also got a twist that needs untwisting by about 3/4" just ahead of the handle, bending and untwisting wood is a new skill to me but I have the equipment at least, any advice is welcome.

dbeaver · April 08, 2025, 08:31:25 AM

a bit of advice for your 2nd attempt.

Some say wet wood wet heat and with that steam for a bit longer than you think. the difference between 38 minutes and 45 minutes can sometimes be the difference between cracking fibers or working with rubber wood. Keep it a tad thick so if you do get some stress fractures you can shave down past them and still achieve your desired thickness. you could boil the whole limb if you fancied but that takes some interesting setup. Take care of one major correction at a time and let it sit in whatever clamping setup for longer than youd like as well, ive jumped the gun and erased heat corrections ive made many many times.

kennym · April 09, 2025, 11:10:09 AM

My widebelt sander ran the belt off the end this morning, investigation found an air solenoid was leaking, hoping it was a hose but nope.

Nothin $115 wont fix but I'm down for 3 days .

It is 14 years old tho...

I'd buy a new one but they are over 8K and I may not have 14 more years in me!

Kirkll · April 09, 2025, 01:21:37 PM

Quote from: kennym on April 09, 2025, 11:10:09 AM
My widebelt sander ran the belt off the end this morning, investigation found an air solenoid was leaking, hoping it was a hose but nope.

Nothin $115 wont fix but I'm down for 3 days .

It is 14 years old tho...

I'd buy a new one but they are over 8K and I may not have 14 more years in me!

What kind of sander is this Kenny? Air solenoid ????

kennym · April 09, 2025, 04:10:25 PM

Griz widebelt. The air runs the belt back and forth an inch or so. Thought about disabling it but figured I could screw it up...

bdsmith1 · April 09, 2025, 10:02:06 PM

Shaped a bow today. Overshot my desired draw weight by 18lbs and I'm not sure why. May need more taper. I had one tapered lam @ 001. May need to try two tapered lams.

kennym · April 11, 2025, 04:42:56 PM

Got sander up, Grizzly service is awesome. Ordered part Wednesday, got it Thursday with 2 day shipping

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Didn't fix it so called tech support this morning and the techy went over the whole problem and we tried some different things.

It started working but I'm still not sure what fixed it. I'm thinking low air pressure wasn't cycling the solenoids.

But anyway it is back to work now!

Roy from Pa · April 12, 2025, 06:02:28 AM

I'm thinking low air pressure wasn't cycling the solenoids.

Wonder how that happened?

kennym · April 12, 2025, 08:25:36 AM

Operator error I think, it had an air cylinder that got loose on one end, and I lowered the pressure while figuring out the noise. Never turned back up, but it worked for a long time like that...

So I'm still not sure what fixed it...

Roy from Pa · April 12, 2025, 09:08:04 AM

Good job big dog:)

Buemaker · April 13, 2025, 05:40:27 PM

New design glass bow on the tiller for the first time. 64» ntn. Came out with almost even tiller on both limbs, just a tiny bit of adjustment to be done. Pics show bow drawn to 20-29 and 30 inch draw.

Longcruise · April 13, 2025, 07:48:01 PM

I like the way it bends.

Kirkll · April 14, 2025, 12:17:19 PM

Nice looking bend to that one.

Did you use tip wedges? and....What taper rates did you use?

Buemaker · April 14, 2025, 03:09:01 PM

Kirk, here you go. The tapered lam has a .003 forward taper and the last 6 1/2 inches before string nocks goes into a .004 reverse taper, kind of a integrated wedge.
Specs: lengt 64 inches ntn.
From belly side:
Bjorn glass .040
European Walnut thin veneer
Tapered bamboo
Riser 22 inches
Bamboo parallel
Bamboo parallel
Stabil kore
Walnut veneer
Bjorn glass
Riser is made from 3 pieces of Jatoba glued in I beam configuration.
As this one is the first off new form we shall see how it work out.
Have adjusted it today so tiller is dead even on both limbs measured from three points both on brace and 20 inch draw.

Kirkll · April 15, 2025, 10:45:17 AM

Looks like a winner to me.... I thought it looked as if you had a tip wedge. I bet you get decent performance with that one too.

Buemaker · April 15, 2025, 11:56:24 AM

Kirk.Don't know if you read it all, but I mention a tip wedge, kind of.

BO-R · April 15, 2025, 02:51:37 PM

Nice Job!...Bue