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Title: Pad angle?
Post by: scottm on April 16, 2012, 06:43:00 PM

Are the pad angles on take down bows always exactly the same top and bottom.Also what is the easiest way to measure pad angle?Thanks Scott

Title: Re: Pad angle?
Post by: Troy Breeding on April 16, 2012, 07:06:00 PM

All the bows I have ever built had the same bed angle. I scraped a riser last week due to getting the beds at different angles.

Troy

Title: Re: Pad angle?
Post by: arrowlauncherdj on April 16, 2012, 07:09:00 PM

I have never seen anything like that. If it is that far off, you'd expect the limb to be way off at the tips

Title: Re: Pad angle?
Post by: scottm on April 16, 2012, 07:30:00 PM

Thanks for the replies fellas.I rephrased my question.

Title: Re: Pad angle?
Post by: Bradford on April 16, 2012, 07:56:00 PM

Yes and No.. On an ILF bow, you can adjust the angle with a turn of the bolt and change the tiller.  That being said, I always build mine the same, but if you wanted to adjust tiller, you could have just a hair difference between the two.