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335 serving damage

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Hi.

Crossbow season is ramping up but I noticed my string serving starting to fizz and fluff around the left trigger hook. It only slight now but can this become dangerous at some point? The string underneath is slightly visible underneath...

Safe enough to finish the season on you think?... This is pretty bad timing :cry:
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vpsaline wrote:
Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:30 am
Hi.

Crossbow season is ramping up but I noticed my string serving starting to fizz and fluff around the left trigger hook. It only slight now but can this become dangerous at some point? The string underneath is slightly visible underneath...

Safe enough to finish the season on you think?... This is pretty bad timing :cry:

You definitely don’t want your string material coming into contact with what seems to be by the description to be a burr on one of your latches. Here is a link to some great info on string care and other info.

http://www.boocustomstrings.com/importantstuff.html
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vpsaline wrote:
Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:30 am
Hi.

Crossbow season is ramping up but I noticed my string serving starting to fizz and fluff around the left trigger hook. It only slight now but can this become dangerous at some point? The string underneath is slightly visible underneath...

Safe enough to finish the season on you think?... This is pretty bad timing :cry:
Definately on its way out, but without a pic, hard to determine how much longer. I'd probably just grab a new string and get the old one reserved
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Walmart automotive section has some sandpaper for a few bucks with 100 thru 2500 grit paper. I used 1000 grit and then 2500 grit and after about 30 or 40 strokes each my latch was as smooth as a baby's butt. Took about 15 minutes to do.
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Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:57 am
Walmart automotive section has some sandpaper for a few bucks with 1000 thru 2500 grit paper. I used 1000 grit and then 2500 grit and after about 30 or 40 strokes each my latch was as smooth as a baby's butt. Took about 15 minutes to do.
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I used Boo's service :thumbup:
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vpsaline wrote:
Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:42 pm
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Rough latch for sure. You need a new string or have that one reserved asap
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I even took the trouble to polish the latch with Mother's_Metal_Polish :think: :think: :think:
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I would get that reserved its time.
I made a home made serving jig, bought a serving tool and serving material and can really do all bow upkeep at home that is the beauty of the re curve design you can change that string in about 3 min and you can reserve it and have it back on the bow in less than a half hour.
If you owned a compound x bow and your serving was shot a few days before opening day you would be on the back of the waiting list at the pro shop for bow repairs and a decent service fee to go with it, count yourself lucky to be an Excal owner.
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vpsaline wrote:
Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:27 pm
I even took the trouble to polish the latch with Mother's_Metal_Polish :think: :think: :think:
I'm not a latch specialist, but it's been shown to me that often the rough spot are actually voids in the metal, instead of high spots. They must be sanded out, simple polishing only make them look pretty.
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Let me start off by saying I agree the string needs to be either replaced or reserved and the latch needs to be addressed. I have a question though. Can he buy another hunt or two by swapping the string around. That way the fray would be against the smooth latch. Would still need to fix the rough latch but might give him a little more time to do so.
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Assuming there isn't too much.material missing, yes. Just rotate both ends the same direction 108 degrees or like you said swap ends.
Any kind of real damage will reduce serving tension.
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That is just me ...Boo had good idea ..
I used waxed dental floss tied on bad spots ...
I buffed my brothers claws and I think it's not claws if you add any wax to servings it does this ....
I use vixenmaster dry and it's holding up ...
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