Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on May 6, 2006 16:07:19 GMT -5
Well I finally broke down and built a bow string jig exactly the way I want it to be. And for a price tage of under $65. All I used was 2 6 foot sections of 1 inch square weldable steel tubing, 1 section of 3/4 inch square steel tubing. 4, 3/8 X 6 hex head bolts with nuts. 2 5/16 X 3 carriage bolts w/nuts. 2 5/16 plastic star tightening heads.Now for this jig you will need a welder, I cut the 3/4 tubing down to 6 inches and inserted it into the 1 inch tubing and tacked welded it at the 4 corners, then slid the other 6 ft section of 1 inch over the 3/4 and left about a 1/4 inch gap between the 2 1 inch tubes and welded up fully and ground down smooth. This gave me a 12 ft. main beam that I cut down to 9 ft. Then off of the 3 ft. piece left over I cut 2 9 inch sections, I welded the 4 3/8 nuts ( 2 on each piece ) 1/2 inch in on center. Then I drilled a 3/8 hole in the center of both bars . Then I took a 1 1/4 inch piece of steel square stock and cut to 5 inches long and welded a 3/8 nut over 1 of the holes ( I drilled the hole out larger so locking bolt would pass through. I then welded 1 of the 5/16X3 carrige bolts dead center of the short bar. And welded 1 in the center 1 inch in from the end of the main beam. I then cut the heads off the 4 hex bolts and ground down 3/4 of an inch to the diameter of about 1/8-3/16 this is for the string to wrap onto. Sanded and painted and Viola. I can make any length string simply and quickly.
