Folks: I'm hoping to get this fixed by next season: can anyone help me assemble this bow? It is in pieces and apart, and I have not had any luck fiquering this out. I have a bow press and what I believe is the right length string. Some details on the sticker: SN 0430054-draw length 26-peak weight 50-cable tune 2.780-string length 52.5-min grain arrow 300 Thanks to anyone who can help. Fran
Fran, If you don't know what you're doing, you should take it to a shop and let someone who DOES know what they're doing put it together. In all honesty, that's a bow that IF you find it anywhere ain't gonna sell for $150, and the problems that you could have dealing with an injury from a bow malfunction ain't really worth it. Certainly, if you want to shoot the bow, have a qualified bow tech put it together for your safety.
Thanks for replies, but... Well gents, I know you've given me your best answer but, what is the mystery? I've done a head gasket job on a Chev Venture, now that was a mystery! I have handloaded ammo, one just pays attention to order of operation and quantities/qualities. Why the big deal about a compound bow: there must be an order of operation with the proper components being used. Thanks. Fran
You already admit that you don't really have any idea how it goes together, thus the responses you got. For probably less than $20, you could take it into a shop, and have someone put it together the RIGHT way, eliminating any potential disaster for when you attempt to use it. They may also be able to look at it, and determine whether it is even serviceable or not. A bow that is in pieces, can be a nightmare, and being in pieces, may be an indicator that there is something wrong with the conglomerate of parts, that will prevent it from being safely used once re-assembled. Once together, you need to know how many twist to put in the strings, where timing markings are, how to adjust to get timing markings in the correct alignment, etc. There's more to it than just putting the pieces together.
"what one man can do another can do" ? Doug: Thanks for taking the time to respond. I found this bow at a yard sale for $3, and fell in love with it. It represented the most modern small bow I've had, and I am a D-I-Yer. I hoped I could work it out, but have received the same info from 4 or 5 sources: take it to a shop. Thanks again, it does not look good for this PSE. Fran
Fixed that for ya....:D Fran, I to am a DIY'er, from rebuilding my deck, to putting up new spouting, facia, soffit, etc, to servicing my mowers and such, but when I'm talking about a bow, it's much safer and easier to take into a shop, and let someone familiar with it work on it. Especially when considering I'm going to be drawing those loaded up limbs back and placing my eye right on the string, and expecting a safe and smooth reaction when I release that string. There've been more than a few instances where a malfunction has severely injured a person, including a guy who died a few years ago when a bow exploded and a limb snapped, flipped, and then sank into his skull. There was a member here who had a malfunction and lost MOST of the vision in his dominant eye. For those types of reasons, there ARE some things that I leave to the pro's. I know guys who use a sledge hammer and a mattock to change truck tires, but that don't necessarily make it the easiest or smartest way to do it....
