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Using Super glue on a serving?

Started by frassettor, August 14, 2010, 06:07:00 PM

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lpcjon2

I like wax and a blow dryer on low to keep it all tight.
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Craig

clear finger nail polish on the string nock
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sunshine

superglue on a braided serving will not hurt anything. but if the glue gets on a bowstring that can be bad. enough glue will eat through bowstring strands. or it will coat the string so string wax can not get to the strands to protect them. drying the strands out and evenually breaking.
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AkDan

hmm...if it's not right why not just reserve it?  A bjorn serving tool and a spool of serving is not very costly and will last a VERY long time!  

Something to note, the direction the string was served will loosen or tighten the serving depending on if it's a left or right handed shooter over time.   I dont bother to serve until the string needs it.  With the newer strings and serving materials they last quite awhile.   I will swap strings from time to time so most of them (my back ups) are in the same condition as my go to string.

lt-m-grow

QuoteOriginally posted by AkDan:
hmm...if it's not right why not just reserve it?  A bjorn serving tool and a spool of serving is not very costly and will last a VERY long time!  

That's what I was thinking.  I also take my serving tool on hunting trips in case I need to reserve mine or my hunting buddies strings.  Glue doesn't save them if they are busted.  I don't lose many servings really but if I do, it comes from a broken serving string from the arrow nock area.

And I have never had a serving unravel from the ends.

Having said that I do put a dab of glue on my tie on nock points with no problems.

Rob DiStefano

QuoteOriginally posted by sunshine:
superglue on a braided serving will not hurt anything. but if the glue gets on a bowstring that can be bad. enough glue will eat through bowstring strands. or it will coat the string so string wax can not get to the strands to protect them. drying the strands out and evenually breaking.
have you actually tested or seen "superglue" "eat" hmpe fiber?

CYAnoacrylate "super glue" will **NOT** "eat" or in any way harm hmpe string fiber.

for those not in the know, "hmpe" (high modulus polyetheylene) means brand names such as "fast flight", "dyneema", "dynaflight", "spectra", "vectran", and a whole buncha other trade names.
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wihill

Superglue on serving is fine, Rich.

If you want - sometime I'll teach you how to serve a string so you can do it yourself if you ever feel the need to.
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John Scifres

Here's another fun use for superglue.  Get a pile of osage sawdust and squirt a whole bunch of CA glue on it.  It smolders and smokes and makes you remember why you have a fire extinguisher in your shop  :)
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Rob DiStefano

QuoteOriginally posted by John Scifres:
Here's another fun use for superglue.  Get a pile of osage sawdust and squirt a whole bunch of CA glue on it.  It smolders and smokes and makes you remember why you have a fire extinguisher in your shop   :)  
that smoking effect tells you the glue is fresh and good quality!  i look for it!
IAM ~ The only government I trust is my .45-70 & my Ol' Brown Bess

sstewa

Be careful of that smoke, too much can be toxic.  CA glue is used in fuming boxes to raise fingerprints, CSI stuff.  I've not used it on serving, but I have on my tie on nock points.  Applied with a toothpick I don't see a problem.
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