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Before you decide to build a press watch this video;

 

No offense but the night hawk press is not in my opinion the best option available for a homeshop press for tuning. I had a better designed portable press the bow master and they are a pain for anything other than a peep or emergency field press. If you have the skills go diy build or a little extra and gets EZ green press wich is more than good enough for anything you need on a compound bow.

 

Exactly. I have the bowmaster as well,and it just like any of the portable presses at best are for field use in an emergency case. There's nothing like having your bow held steady and in place like a true press does. DaMN cables and brackets beating all over your bow and then fight like hell to keep it in place. I did build a little bow holder to use with it out of 2x4 but it's not the same as having an actual press.

 

Just because a press is mounted to a bench dose not mean it will not destroy your bow.

The Nite Hawk press is the safest press you can own.

1. It clamps to the limbs and becomes an extension of your bows limbs.
2. It presses down the center of the limbs so both sides of the limb is pressed
equally. If you press from the side the inside 1/2 of the limb is presses further.
3. You press at the tips of the limbs.
4. You can adjust the press for both narrow and wide limbs.
5. You have infinite control of the pressing process using the turnbuckle. This
is extremely important when releasing the press.
6. You will never have to buy adapters or fingers. It comes complete
7. You can change cams while the bow is in the press, something no other press can do. It is a great indication of the press’s quality.

Take a second look.

 

Just because a press is mounted to a bench dose not mean it will not destroy your bow.
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The Nite Hawk press is the safest press you can own.

1. It clamps to the limbs and becomes an extension of your bows limbs.
2. It presses down the center of the limbs so both sides of the limb is pressed
equally. If you press from the side the inside 1/2 of the limb is presses further.
3. You press at the tips of the limbs.
4. You can adjust the press for both narrow and wide limbs.
5. You have infinite control of the pressing process using the turnbuckle. This
is extremely important when releasing the press.
6. You will never have to buy adapters or fingers. It comes complete
7. You can change cams while the bow is in the press, something no other press can do. It is a great indication of the press’s quality.

Take a second look.

Ken, can the press be used to do limb swaps or do complete disassembly work?

 

I am sure Ken obtained OnTarget7's permission to use his personal photo to promote the Night Hawk press. If it was not obtained, fairly classless move on Ken's part and might even be illegal.

 

That was my first thought. I feel like there can be a mishap on press regardless of the brand

 

What concerns me with the Night Hawk is, it is flexing the limbs in between the pucks where they contact the limbs and not from where they contact the riser.

 

Exactly. That is why MOST companies will not approve his press.

 

I don't proclaim to know anything about bow presses other than the one I built for my bow, so I can understand what most people issue is with this press, is it the fact that the limbs are being pressed over a span of about 4 inches from the limb tip rather than the full length of the limbs?

I would imagine if that was the case, that would stress the ends of the limbs greatly.


Rocky

 

The problem with his press is those brackets put pressure where the limbs are the weakest. From limbs pocket to the start of thickest point of limb tips , they are thinner because they have to flex. But they are designed to flex over that distance not just in single point like Nite Hawk brackets put pressure on right below the cam.
But..... will this press damage the limbs? Probably a slim chance.

 

what kind of press is that you are using nuts&bolts

 

Portable: synunm.

Full: 92safari on here builds them and parts for diy