Which serving jig seems to be everyone's favorite?
I like my Serve-Tite, but it's the only jig I own or ever tried. It adjusts real well, and has great uniform tension.
Steve
I use the Cavalier and it works just fine.
Cavalier here. I have used several differnt brands, includin the Lil Spinner.. Cavalier is the most consisant IMO.
I just got a Cajun from Bob Hildebrandt, it is simply awesome.
I have 5 Cavaliers. I have tried most and let em go. Never tried a Little Spinner and will proly get one someday.
The one I use is made by Bohning. I think it's called a Serve-Tite, or something like that. It's the one with the two tension disks in the middle.
I use a Cajun,Cavalier,Bjorn and a couple of Bohning's.They all work fine for me,I just got tired of switching to different size serving's.I modified them with a longer bolt and put a spring and a washer so it is easier to control the tension.And I cut aluminum shafts to fit inside the spool to make the bolt fit tighter.
I got the one from 3-Rivers and it works great !
I have a Serve-Tite and a Cajun Archery serving tool, I use the Cajun Archery tool.
RonP
Funny thing....I had no idea what the name of my serving tool was. My dad used to make stings with it far back as I can remember and I kinda of commondered it cause I tend to make most of the strings now. Probably from the 60's. I see that Cir-cut has a tool that look just like it called a Tornado. Simplystic design but I like it. dino
Cajun for me--got 37 of them in use (one for every spool of serving), plus 10 or so spares. I like to add some extra weight to them--self-adhesive wheel weights (ala Rod Jenkins), or switch out the bolt for a longer one and add fender washers.
I've tried dang near every one I could find at one time or another (except the Beiter--I can't see $45 for a serving tool), and the Cajun (Bayou) has worked best for me. Still have the first ones I bought, and they are still working fine after several thousand strings.
Chad
I just checked the Cajun site and the one they list is the same as what I have. I'm not sure who actually makes it though. The Bohning Serve-Tite is the plastic one with the three holes in it (sorry for the confusion). I have one of those too. It sits in a drawer collecting dust.
(http://www.cajunarchery.com/images/products/thumbnails/6233-web_6231_thumb.jpg)
Thanks, guys.
BTW, do y'all "spin" your serving on or wind it more slowly by hand?
Like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT5dmmTbeo0
I am glad this thread came up. I have two servers one is the Bhoning with the 3 holes, and the other is a one armed thing that is weighted for spinning. I would like to spin but I am having the devils time adjusting the one armed one. Too tight and the string breaks, too loose it spins but serves ....too loose. I am currently using the Bhoning 3 holer and wraping a turn at a time, its slow but It serves me well (ha ha).
P.S The one armed one is in the drawer labled " Next White Elephant"
I have seen people spin the Lil Spinner before, but I also can never get the tension correct.
I can get the Cajun to spin and it works well when used that way, but I can't get the Serv-Tite to spin and hold the same consistency-when it gets used it is one rotation at a time by hand.
RonP
As in a lot of things these days, the less complicated the better. I have a very simple older model something which is just a holder for a spool with tension discs and one hole in a V-groove which does admirable work. Although it can be spun to do a very quick serving job, I tend to turn it one round at a time for more consistency.
Jason, that is the Cajun/Bayou--same one I use.
Chad