frustratatosk
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I was wondering - is there a sensible upper limit for the time a modern laminated limb can remain under tension? Or would it be OK indefinatly as long as, say, it wasn't left to roast in a hot car or something like that?
Can you provide any reference for this? I'd be interested to know the process as I'd assumed they would be a fibre and epoxy matrix.All day is fine. If you were shooting an all day competition you'd leave it up. The same bow at a flight competition, I'd let it down after 6 arrows. Horses for courses. I have seen a top end foam core limb from a very big manufacturer that's had it's butt take a set. But you'd not know unless you compared it to an unaffected pair.
Compound limbs are not made from fibres, but powder, so are unidirectional. Completely different behaviour.
That depends on the quality/manufacturing techniques. You can make springs out of concrete, with the right process.That's a shame - ceramic would be like dynamite if it could be made with enough of an elastic limit. Pretty scary if it went bang though!
That's what I was looking for...only just in from shooting...sorry DelHmmm this is weird...
I posted a reply with a link to an article about compound limb manufacture...
I can't see it on here, yet is is present if I look under my user name at my recent posts????
Del
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Here it is again... lets see if it evaporates this time!
http://engin1000.pbworks.com/f/Bow+Limb+Manufacturing.pdf
Del
No prob,. I think shooting takes precedenceThat's what I was looking for...only just in from shooting...sorry Del