DIY SCREW DRIVE Bow Press VERSION 1 for $35: Indian Creek Bowhunting Journal Y16E11
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- Опубликовано: 14 фев 2016
- On todays episode, I will show you step by step how to make an awesome bow press for $35. Every archer using modern equipment needs a bow press from time to time to make quick adjustments but paying $200-$400 for a piece of equipment you will use only on occasion is hard to swallow. This is where this sturdy, professional styled screw drive bow press comes in. It's easy to make with simple tools you have in the garage. Here's what you'll need...
MATERIALS LIST: (Home Depot)
*1 - 14’ 2X4 - $8.47
Have Home Depot Cut it at the following dimensions or you can cut it at home…Cut 1 @ 39½”, Cut 2 @ 79”, Cut 3 @ 109”, Cut 4 @133”, Cut 5 @ 157”
*1 - ½” Bolt 8” long - $1.50
*1 - ½” Threaded Rod 3’ Long - $4.71
*1 - ½” Wing Nut - $1
*2 - ½” Washers - $0.40
*1 - ½” Nut - $0.20
*1 - ¾” Closed end Wrench. - $4
Make sure the closed end is bent at an angle.
*1 - JB Weld - $5
8% sales Tax - $2.63
TOTAL COST - $35.47
TOOL LIST:
*Drill
*½” Drill Bit
*1⅛” Wood Drill Bit
*Skilsaw
*Table Saw (Optional)
*Chain Saw (Optional) 
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Took way too long for me to find this on RUclips. This is the best DIY press video yet. Thanks
Glad you found it and thanks for watching. Be sure and sub and you’ll get any future episodes. Check out my hunting vids too. Shot two nice bucks this year, one at 52 yards and the other I snort wheezed in with decoy. You can see them here...
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All the best and have a great rest of your season!
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Thanks and all the best to you!
I was looking to come up with a homemade press method and was coming up short on ideas that would work for my PSE. I saw this video and ran out and put me together one based on your idea here. Thanks for taking the time to show the world your great idea.
Daddaug you're welcome and thank you for watching.
Great video. I'm old, but new to Xbows. This will be really helpful. BIG Thank you!
Your welcome. Happy hunting and thanks for watching.
Really cool, thanks for sharing. Got to get one built.
Thank you for the kind words, and I appreciate you watching. All the best to you.
Thank you for posting this. I will definitely be building one of these to press my Carbon Defiant Turbo. Can't wait to be able to work on my bow at home.
Thank you for the kind words Corey. I am glad it is helpful. Be sure and check out my other version which actually works better. It’s a little more expensive but I like it much better. You can check it out here - ruclips.net/video/O73n6ScUqjs/видео.html
I like it! I'm currently researching how to make my own crossbow press. The angles are much different, but I'm going to take a few of your ideas into my design.
Thanks for the encouragement. I'm sure it can be done with a cross bow too. All the best and thank you for watching.
Thanks so much for making this video, I made a similar press using your plan.
Your welcome and thank you for watching. Blessings to you.
I made a very similar one, but I used hard wood called Cumaru here in Brazil. I didn't leave a big space between the limb and the torsion bar. This caused the wood to bend, you can see it in the video. And if the wood does not hold and breaks, it will cause a serious accident. But your idea is good, congratulations!
This design has plenty of strength. I don’t think you’ll have to worry about it breaking. Thank you for watching and all the best to you. Can you hunt deer in Brazil?
@@RealRadNek It is forbidden to hunt wild animals in Brazil. Wild boar, as it is considered an invasive species, is allowed to be hunted.
Well after purchasing one of those portable cable bow presses and it broke the first try. So I found your video and wow this works great!!!! The only thing different I did was I screwed a block of 2x4 behind the base of the stationery arm for stability. And I had to make my notch cut higher due to my limbs on my bowtech carbon overdrive. I also put some tool box shelf padding on the bottom so my bow didn't get scuffed up and I put some scrap leather and glued them into the notch so it don't scuff up my limbs when it compresses. First try and I was shocked on how easy this pressed my bow. My older brother was shocked on how good it works. Thanks for taking the time to show us every little detail. I had most of the material laying around so this cost me 15$ to build. Thanks again and God bless
Your welcome. Glad it worked so well for you. I am still using this same one I made in this vid for all my little stuff I need to get done on my bow. The reason why I did not make the stable arm bulkier was because when you press the bow, the pressure on both the stable arm and the hinge arm equalize and the key, mechanically anyways, is making sure the base of each arm is secure. Reinforcing it up the back side is not necessary because that is not where the pressure is when you press the bow. The pressure will be at the extreme bottom of each arm and the top of the arm where the screw drove hole is. Thanks for watching Truckin and may the Lord bless you too! Have a great season! I got some woppers I am chasing this year... ruclips.net/video/sE6XnsfLWJ4/видео.html
@@RealRadNek Given that the pressure is at the extreme bottom, did you think of adding more screws or even another bolt through the stable arm? I would just worry that 4 wood screws is not enough for that kind of pressure? Still using this design? Any improvements over the last two years you would now recommend? THANKS!
It would be overkill IMO. Been using this for 3 years now no problems. Using it with PSE Evolve now. If it makes you feel more secure, you could put more if you like. Thanks for watching. Blessings.
@@RealRadNek is it worth putting any sort of soft material between the wood and the limbs?
It might not hurt. I haven’t had any problems with the wood but I do not press my bow that often. If you repeatedly use it, I would but some felt or something to protect the finish on the bow.
I made one and love it! Thanks again for the design. I made one small enhancement last week, not critical, more a luxury item. On the top of the fixed 2x4, I screwed on a hinged fence latch. The slot in the latch goes over the wing nut, so it can be hands free. Just a nice feature for $2 more. This allows you to hold the bow string as you release the pressure so everything stays aligned. Not sure how to add a picture here.
Awesome, thanks for the improvement. You can check out my latest bowpress which works as well as the professional ones here - ruclips.net/video/O73n6ScUqjs/видео.html
this is genius awesome video
Thank you for the kind words Charles. All the best to you.
Great video. Can't wait to start the project ...radnack all the way. Lol
Glad you enjoyed it. Let us know how it goes. All the best to you.
nice video. going to try making one of these as bow a press in scotland is £400+ and that's a lot of money I don't want to spend on something I might use 1ce a year.
TheLiamis thank you for your kind words. Yah this design will most likely suit your needs fine at a much cheaper price. All the best to you.
love it
Making one of these as we speak for my Pse dream season evo. I'll let you know how it turns out. thanks for the great ideal and weekend project....Well my weekend anyways...I work every actual weekend. cheers!
Your welcome Herb, thank you for your kind words and thanks for watching. All the best to you.
Herb, how did it come out?
It came out really well, though I changed a couple things. I ended up cross threading the nut that you use to compress the press so I bought a threaded rod coupling, since it's about four times longer, and haven't looked back since. Chiseled a couple slots so that I could gain access to my yoke strings, lined it with non slip rubber matting, chiseled out spaces for my bow sight and stabilizer, used a six foot threaded rod so that I could totally decompress the bow to take it apart, and it's working well. I ended up welding a rod coupling and oversized washer to the end that you jb welded a wing nut to because the jb weld I used failed to hold, started to let the wing nut turn while compressing the bow, and I came to about two threads away from the entire thing blowing up before I realized what was up....that was some pucker factor. I remedied this by welding a coupling nut and a couple oversized washers to that end to fix that and so that I wouldn't have to hold onto a dinky wing nut while turning a wrench on the other side; it is now held by a five/eighths ratchet or wrench. I think instead of using a wrench to turn the coupling nut on both ends......which takes a long time....I figure I'll look into a high torque low speed electric motor on the welded coupling nut.......the wing nut on your rig.....to speed things up. So I'm still tinkering with it to make improvements but it's great and does the job well as is. Oh and I think I may be able to make a draw board out of it too....that's the next project. Cheers sir!
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Thanks Herb for the update. Sounds like you're taking the design to a whole new level. Awesome. I tried the link but can you post a pic somewhere? I would love to see it.
@@hans2five did you ever turn yours into a draw board?
Super 👍👍👍
Thank you Alex, and thank you for watching. All the best to you.
Going to make one of these but I think it would be a better idea to make both arms swivel vs just one. That way you get equal pressure on your limbs and don't put any torque on the screws holding that limb on your left.
blakeh81 As you like. Mechanically speaking, I really don't think it matters much as the pressure is equalized as you press the bow. The key is making sure the bow cannot slip either up or down on the press arms as you press the bow. That will create unequal pressure for sure if your bow is slipping. Another key to equalized pressure on each side is to make sure you move the one arm in to 90 degrees when you start pressing the bow. You do not want to radical an angle when the bow is pressed to it's limit. Let me know how it comes out and maybe video yourself pressing your bow if you can. Would love to see it.
Lane Bane well then I guess I will build it just like this. Except I might make a void in the bottom 2x4 so the stabilizer or an extended sight can stay on the bow. Awesome diy though
Thank you Blake for the kind words. The hole for the stabilizer is a good idea but if you screw it to a desk or a table you will probably need to put a hold on the table too. Thanks for watching and all the best.
nice video... looks like the cam is blocked so i would think removing the string would a issue? i seen this type of press for sale both sides move
Removing the string is not a problem, you just have to work it around the cam and make sure you get it loose enough by pressing the bow far enough. Having both sides move is not necessary and will cost you more money because the bolt will cost more than the screws. Thanks for watching and all the best to you.
Thanks for the design, man! Made one to use with my Bear Tremor and works great.
That’s awesome Kelvin. Glad it worked for you. Thank you for watching and all the best to you.
Do you do the recommended 4 turns out on the limb bolts before you press? (Per PSE’s direction)
Thank you Russell for watching. Honestly, I was not aware that this was what PSE recommends but it makes good sense to do so. The less unnatural stress on the limbs you can have when pressing the better. The DNA I was pressing had 70# limbs and I was shooting it at 60#s. The Full Throttie had 65# limbs and I was shooting it at around 58#s. So when I was pressing, the limbs were not at full tension. Thanks again for watching.
This is about what I made, but I used chains, and a turnbuckle instead of threaded rod. I had old neoprene floor mats to pad it.
Meat Hook I have a newer version of this you can watch here - ruclips.net/video/O73n6ScUqjs/видео.html - this one is not as portable as the as the one here though. I’ve seen people use ratchet straps for this as well. My first version of this one used a ratchet strap. But the screwdrivers much more stable and usable. Thank you for watching and all the best to you.
I think is probably up there with the most simple design, I like it. Me being me I'm thinking of how to do it different using your principles. One thought was using ratchet straps or some ratchet winding system at the top to make doing different length bows easier compared to the threaded rod.
I'm also pondering the ease of taking strings off pegs with this, so I thought possibly making extension "fingers" to stick out from the timber to press onto the limb ends, might make more room to play around in there. Could even make them pivoting so the angle is always correct to the limb end. Have you found removing strings to be an issue with your design there?
Thanks for taking the time to share this, and keep sharing the word
Removing string simply requires weaving it through the hole. I originally built this using a ratchet strap. The threaded bar which acts as the screw drive is much more precise although longer axle to axle bows will require a longer screw rod. Thanks for the encouragement and all the best to you. Anytime I need work on my bow I use the press I built in this video. Thanks again.
Thanks for the reply. Good to hear its still going strong. Would you believe, I was just trawling through ebay and came across this exact design for sale, although it was made with steel and had a boat winch style on top rather than the rod.
I'm buying a bow from the US (I'm in Aus) and have to get it stripped down to send as dimensions are too large otherwise. Need a simple way to get it back together, and my bowmaster won't handle fully relaxed limbs I think. This will be perfect for it, shouldn't take long to knock up at all. I'll stick with your design and only make changes if I'm having trouble with it-I can get too caught up in things!
Aus meaning Austria or Australia? I was in Austria a few years ago and I was amazed at how many hunting blinds that were in the countryside. Very beautiful land.
Australia. Never even thought about the confusion with Austria! Do they bow hunt there or is it mostly rifle? I ask because I never think of bow hunting in European countries
I am not sure about Austria but I know in Europe they bow hunt. Here is some information on hunting Austria www.bookyourhunt.com/hunting-in-austria.
will this set up also work for crossbows?
Devin Kee It might, but not sure unless I had a crossbow to play with it. I would assume it could but you would have to modify the length of the arms I would think. One potential major problem I would see would be the stock and butt of the crossbow getting in the way of the screw drive. If you try it, I would love to hear how it goes. Thanks for watching and all the best to you.
Does this put any pressure on the riser from the force down as your press ends angle in more?
As long as the press arms are as close to 90° as possible, the pressure remains on the tip ends of the bow. Thanks for watching Joe. All the best.
@@RealRadNek Thanks for the response! Going to be trying this later this week to tie in a new peep
Here's a version I made a little later and actually works better than than this one. It is a little more involved and costs a little more money but may well be worth it to you if you work on your own bow. Thanks for watching and all the best. - ruclips.net/video/O73n6ScUqjs/видео.html
Will this work on compound crossbows
I would say no. Crossbow is a whole other beast. I wouldn't try it. Thanks for watching Jose.
Can you get string and cable off cams
Yes, you can. You just have to weave it through the notched out 2X4. I do not demonstrate in the video because I did not want to mess up my twist for my peep. Thanks for watching Joe and all the best to you.
Are u able to take the cams off with this set up?
I think it would be possible but I wouldn’t recommend it because you would have to take the cams off with the tension still on the limbs with this particular design. To safely remove the cams, you’re going to need a bow press that allows you to release the tension on the limbs after you remove the string. Thanks for watching and all the best to you.
Just a word of warning for the young guys or maybe guys with limited saw skills never place your foot or and body parts or have someone hold a piece of wood behind a circular saw if it kicks back uncontrollably it might get painful: besafe
Thanks for the safety tip Hunter. Thanks for watching.
Lo veo peligroso. Si se rompe la madera....
70 Libra no es bastante para romper. Gracías por viendo!