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Title: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: dragonheart on July 03, 2008, 11:30:00 AM
Does anyone know the spine weight of a Carbon Express 150?  I am looking for the spine in terms of arrow weight.  What is the spine on a tester?
Title: Re: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: oldskool on July 03, 2008, 01:07:00 PM
heritage 150 is .487
maxima is .495
Title: Re: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: BobW on July 03, 2008, 01:12:00 PM
Heritage SHAFT
Model Size/Qty Grs/Inch* Spine Diameter

W1410 90/12pk† 9.4 0.530" 0.291"
W1402 150/12pk 10 0.487" 0.300"
W1400 250/12pk 11 0.373" 0.305"
W1401 350/12pk 12 0.320" 0.309"
Title: Re: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: dragonheart on July 03, 2008, 04:50:00 PM
Thanks, what would that be in weight?  67#?
Title: Re: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: BobW on July 03, 2008, 08:11:00 PM
what length arrow? what type of bow? is it cut short, to, or past center?  what point weight is desired?

With those, you can get a good starting point.  Others will chime in once this is known.
Title: Re: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: Cherokee Scout on July 03, 2008, 08:11:00 PM
We have bareshaft tuned many bows. The CX Heritage will fly well in most bows that are between about 48-58 lbs depending on shaft length, point weight, string material, how the riser is cut, etc.
Every bow is different, my bow which has foam/carbon limbs, 44#, requires a CXH 250 using a 175 gr point, 30-30.5". But this is not normal, most bows of the mid 40# range require a 150 that is 30.5-31" long.
Title: Re: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: dragonheart on July 03, 2008, 08:28:00 PM
If you put it on a traditional spine tester, what would it be?  It was posted a .487 deflection, what is that in spine weight like a wood shaft?

Jeff
Title: Re: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: Cupcake on July 03, 2008, 11:59:00 PM
dragonheart,

The CE 150 equivalent wood spine is 64.7#.

For any aluminum or carbon shaft divide 31.5" by the deflection.  For the CE 150: 31.5/.487 = 64.7
Title: Re: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: dragonheart on July 04, 2008, 06:15:00 AM
thanks
Title: Re: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: Shawn Leonard on July 04, 2008, 06:33:00 PM
Cupcake, that is measured with a 14" centers is it not. Woodies are measured with 13" centers, maybe I am wrong but I thought done the traditinal way the 150s are more aound 70#s. Shawn
Title: Re: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: Shawn Leonard on July 04, 2008, 06:36:00 PM
I shoot a 29.5" Heritage 150 with 175 grains up front out of all my high performance recurves that are 51-54#s. Shawn
Title: Re: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: Cupcake on July 04, 2008, 11:04:00 PM
Shawn,
That is measured with the 13" centers of the woodies.  The formula I gave is good to convert any shaft to the woodie 13" centers from the 14" centers.  I worked out the conversion using beam deflection theory and verified my equations with measurements.
Kevin
Title: Re: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: Hamish on July 05, 2008, 03:06:00 AM
Im looking at trying some of these shafts out with my new recurve it's a 63#@28" i draw 29" so its going to be around 66#@29" min 30" arrow and i like 225 grains up front. Would the 350's be the go for this weight? Any advice would be much appreciated.

Hamish
Title: Re: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: zilla on July 05, 2008, 12:39:00 PM
I called Carbon Express and told em what my set up is.  I measured my  actual draw length, then pulled my bow on a scale and measured the pounds@ my draw..  I called CS and talked to a guy at support, giving him all the details and he e-mailed me what shaft and length to use.  It was spot on, as my 150's fly perfect out of my Morrison now.  All I had to adjust was the nock height.
Title: Re: Spine: Carbon Express
Post by: Eagle Eye on July 05, 2008, 12:45:00 PM
It spines at about 65 lbs