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String jig designs

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Just because I've been asked 3 times last week, I thought I'd repost my designs. Of course feel free to copy them.
They are great for serving a string or simply getting the creep out.

This is the easiest, most simple but very strong design and can be knocked down and stored as a very small package. You can add feet for a table top or hinge it to a wall.
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This one is better in that the flex in the lower horizontal bars maintain tension where as the above does not aford much.
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Some heavy duty stuff Mr. Boo! . . . I'll jus buy them from you guys who know what youre doing! :lol:
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Starvin' Hillbilly wrote:Some heavy duty stuff Mr. Boo! . . . I'll jus buy them from you guys who know what youre doing! :lol:
It's a tool for reserving or to get a new sting on to elongate the string to accelerate the settling in process. Anyone would benefit from having one.
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Easy to build as I built one from your website designs and works great. Been using it for the past 3 yrs for reserving and work on strings. Thanks for the designs.
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Don, for Matrix bows do you build it some 5 - 6 inches narrower?
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WhoToo wrote:Don, for Matrix bows do you build it some 5 - 6 inches narrower?
I use a threaded rod joiner and a section of threaded rod. I would make it the full length because you never know.
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BTW, the 1" space between the 2 horizontal bars can be made with up to a 2" space, but the closer they are the more spring you get out of jig.
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Don....it's stuff like that. .what makes this forum great!!
I like things with strings.....
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Boo, or anyone else who has made one of these jigs, can you please post the size and gauge of the steel tubing that should be used in the second design?
Thanks for your help.
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It's 1" square tubing. Not a clue what gauge.
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I built one a couple weeks ago with the directions off of Boo's site. I did make mine a little shorter for the Matrix strings. Started serving my own strings with help from Boo and Danny Miller. It works great and my serving jobs our turning out real good.

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Carpenter that can't weld design:

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[quote="xcaliber"]Here is one i made with Uni-track, and welded end brackets. The clamping table is from Keter, and i use it for all kinds of projects.


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No, what? Why don't you spell it out?
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