I'll start with the obvious:I'm about to re-serve the centre of my string.
The last time that I did it, it seemed a lot tighter than it was when it came from the shop.
My question is, does it matter? Can it do any harm?
Not worth worrying about IMO. I pull my endloop and center serving back serving tail pretty darn tight using a crossbar of some sort. Have also seen pro string makers using the same pulling tension.Thanks ........... but ............... I was really wondering if gorrilla-ing it too tight could cause extra stresses in the fibres underneath, especially as it is bending in that area - or is it not worth worrying about?
serving too tight can cut a strand of the string, yes.Thanks ........... but ............... I was really wondering if gorrilla-ing it too tight could cause extra stresses in the fibres underneath, especially as it is bending in that area - or is it not worth worrying about?
This is exactly what I was doing the last time that I re-did a serving ............if you have to drag the thing around the whole circumference of the string, it's too tight
FWIW 24 strands of 8125 is too much, 18 provides good fit for large nocks.... on 24 strand strings (452X or 8125)...
From BCY FibersQuestion: What is the difference in strength between Dynaflight and 8125? I previously made my strings and cables out of Dynaflight. My strings were made with 16 strands and cables were 14 strands. Now I have started to use 8125 in which I made a string consisting of 18 strands, and I am wondering if 14 strands for a cable would be strong enough because of the smaller diameter. Could you tell me which is faster and more durable, no.2d.016 end serving or no.2s.018 end serve?
Answer: Both DynaFLIGHT 97 and 8125 are made from the highest quality Dyneema? yarn. 97 with its larger diameter is about 23% stronger than 8125, so 18 strands of 8125 would give you similar strength to 16 of 97. Both materials have excellent durability.
We recommend 18 strands of 8125, perhaps 20 in your cables, but consider putting 452X in your cables.
8125 is the faster string material.
If you use too few strands, you are likely to get some "creep"; particularly on the high poundage bows at high temperatures.
Regarding end serving, our 3D and 2S have similar strength and durability. The 3D is popular because of its smaller diameter and 3 ply rounder construction; it seems to serve tighter. Halo .014 is another option with a very tough, small braid.
thank you, I make around 200 strings/year for my club and I understand the concept of nock fit quite well.Caspian, the strand count for the string has the nock fit constraint regardless the bow type.
8125 is reputed to fly a little faster. I would use something else like 452x for cables. nothing to stop it being used for strings too though.TBH I would not think of 8125 for high end compound bows. I thought least creepy stuff such as 452X was always used. But my experience with strings for compounds is very, very limited (thank God :relieved:, it is too laborious to make them).