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01-27-2015, 07:36 PM | #1 |
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Getting the band back together
I am looking for a little advice on a band change up. Thanks in advance.
I have a Salvimar Voodoo 85. Stock band is ~22 inches of 18.5mm latex core. I cant find the stock band and even the raw band material is pretty expensive. So I am thinking about just using two smaller bands. I thought that the combined draw weight/resulting muzzle velocity might be comparable if I kept the total cross sectional area of the bands equal to the current one. Does that sound reasonable? I wasn't able to find any good tables for band draw weights, but that would be even better. If anyone has a good recipe to make this kind of swap please let me know! Thanks. |
01-29-2015, 05:58 AM | #2 | |
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Re: Getting the band back together
Spearitco.com and neptonics both have 19mm for less than 10 bucks for 2 feet. Spearitco has some tables on band combinations and power too that will help you decide.
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01-29-2015, 10:17 AM | #3 |
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Re: Getting the band back together
Side note, just ordered from spearitco, fast free shipping with great gear! I buy all my band making material from them, I like their band tieing line best
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01-29-2015, 11:38 AM | #4 | |
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Re: Getting the band back together
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5/8 is 59 lbs and 45 lbs 9/16 is 48 lbs and 36 lbs 1/2 is 38 lbs and 28 lbs This will give you an idea. This is obviously for a specific brand of rubber. But should be plenty close. Seems like two 9/16 bands should do you fine. I also assumed the 18.5mm was a standard 1/8 ID.
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01-30-2015, 06:56 AM | #5 |
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Re: Getting the band back together
Thanks for the advice. I've bought some polespear bands from spearitco and was happy. I ended up finding identical band material that I bundled with a different purchase to make it more affordable. It is a heavy draw but seems to get the job done.
I appreciate the discussion. |
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