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Sorry if I've posted this before, I couldn't find it if I did.
I had a request for more details on the arrow rest that I built.
This is basically the standard magnetic arrow rest. The original I believe was the Terry magnetic rest. At least that was the first magnetic rest I ever saw. I still use the Terry on the youth bows, I find it to me durable and affective.
I built mine to fit on my target bows which are Martin ShadowCats.
The rest was built from 1/4" Aluminum L angle. The part that rotates is an aluminum extended hex nut purchased from McMaster Carr. I drilled a hole in it and a a hole in the rest frame too. I laced the wire arm through the frame and the nut and held it in place with a bolt. What I found was that the single bolt deflected the wire enough that it kept it from rotating cleanly so I added another bolt from the other end to compress and hold it from both ends. This allowed it to rotate easily. I drilled a hole in the frame and epoxied in a rare earth magnet that attracts the steel bolt and holds the arrow rest in the "open" position until release. At release the wire arm folds in against the face of the sight window allowing the arrow to leave relatively unimpeded. This is basic 1980's technology but still current standard fair for the finger shooters. Enjoy!
I had a request for more details on the arrow rest that I built.
This is basically the standard magnetic arrow rest. The original I believe was the Terry magnetic rest. At least that was the first magnetic rest I ever saw. I still use the Terry on the youth bows, I find it to me durable and affective.
I built mine to fit on my target bows which are Martin ShadowCats.
The rest was built from 1/4" Aluminum L angle. The part that rotates is an aluminum extended hex nut purchased from McMaster Carr. I drilled a hole in it and a a hole in the rest frame too. I laced the wire arm through the frame and the nut and held it in place with a bolt. What I found was that the single bolt deflected the wire enough that it kept it from rotating cleanly so I added another bolt from the other end to compress and hold it from both ends. This allowed it to rotate easily. I drilled a hole in the frame and epoxied in a rare earth magnet that attracts the steel bolt and holds the arrow rest in the "open" position until release. At release the wire arm folds in against the face of the sight window allowing the arrow to leave relatively unimpeded. This is basic 1980's technology but still current standard fair for the finger shooters. Enjoy!
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