Post by Rick Barbee on Nov 4, 2022 10:20:01 GMT -6
I'm caught up on my tab building (for now), so with all the talk lately about bow sites on trad bows,
I thought I would play around this morning, build something simple, and make it quick detach.
Yeah, I like to tinker. It's an affliction, but it's one that brings me lots of satisfaction. :-P .. :-D
This is what I came up with:
Made entirely from laser cut kydex.
It is two piece. The eye piece, and the bracket.
The bracket was cut with a slot to receive (snugly), the squared side (top right) of the eye piece.
The eye piece was painted orange on the viewing side, then inserted into the slot of the bracket, glued in place then plasti welded with a hot iron for insurance in structural integrity.
For now, the windage is in a fixed position, that was measured precisely for the tune of the bow, but later on I will be figuring out a way to make it easily adjustable.
The elevation is adjusted simply by sliding the bracket up/down behind the peel & stick velcro strike plate, and it stays put after being moved.
I was a little concerned, that I might get fletching contact, but there is none, except when shooting flu-flu's, and that is so slight, that it's no problem.
I shot with it just enough this morning to make sure the windage alignment was right, and it is spot on.
I'll shoot it more later, and adjust the elevation (shoots a little high right now), and post a follow up once I have it like I want it.
I call it - "Eye Of The Tiger"
I thought I would play around this morning, build something simple, and make it quick detach.
Yeah, I like to tinker. It's an affliction, but it's one that brings me lots of satisfaction. :-P .. :-D
This is what I came up with:
Made entirely from laser cut kydex.
It is two piece. The eye piece, and the bracket.
The bracket was cut with a slot to receive (snugly), the squared side (top right) of the eye piece.
The eye piece was painted orange on the viewing side, then inserted into the slot of the bracket, glued in place then plasti welded with a hot iron for insurance in structural integrity.
For now, the windage is in a fixed position, that was measured precisely for the tune of the bow, but later on I will be figuring out a way to make it easily adjustable.
The elevation is adjusted simply by sliding the bracket up/down behind the peel & stick velcro strike plate, and it stays put after being moved.
I was a little concerned, that I might get fletching contact, but there is none, except when shooting flu-flu's, and that is so slight, that it's no problem.
I shot with it just enough this morning to make sure the windage alignment was right, and it is spot on.
I'll shoot it more later, and adjust the elevation (shoots a little high right now), and post a follow up once I have it like I want it.
I call it - "Eye Of The Tiger"
