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SAMEFrom what that article says, I could open my own shop tomorrow.
I’ve seen loads of easy green style presses that guys throw together from tube steel and just bought the limb fingers. Just so long as everything is square it looks like it’s pretty easy.Pardon the ignorant question and thread tack-on, but how precise do bow presses need to be? Seeing some varying opinions online elsewhere so I figured I'd ask you all. I've seen some diy mild steel and car jack versions, is this something that a halfway competent welder (we can't all be @Weldabeast ) could accomplish, or do tolerances etc matter and better to just pony up for a commercial press that would be more precise if/when I were to set up a shop at home?
Some bow manufacturers will voild their warranty if something happens due to using the wrong bow press. Just something to keep in mind. It probably isn't something difficult to make if you have time, materials, patience and incliniation but what I will tell you is that you can get a great inline press right now from the guy that makes the Pac Presses for very reasonable. He makes a press that presses everything from 2" to 54" ATA and recently quoted me $550 for it shipped. PM me if you're interested. I have no affiliation whatsoever but have and use his products.Pardon the ignorant question and thread tack-on, but how precise do bow presses need to be? Seeing some varying opinions online elsewhere so I figured I'd ask you all. I've seen some diy mild steel and car jack versions, is this something that a halfway competent welder (we can't all be @Weldabeast ) could accomplish, or do tolerances etc matter and better to just pony up for a commercial press that would be more precise if/when I were to set up a shop at home?
Those bike stands are dope. I have a similar one with three legs instead of two but same idea. Being able to rotate the bow at any angle really makes sight, rest, and string adjustments a piece of cake.Contaminating your thread with stupid-cheap alternatives...
If you don't like the hand-crank aspect of this, get a drillBowmaster Cosmetic Imperfection Sale
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If you do also happen to have a bike, this will do double duty as a bow holder AND a bike vise (I don't know why Amazon mislabels it), for when you want to adjust the streamers on your bike handles like I do. But I can't seem to make my bike fit on a dedicated bow press, so... boo.