On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 15:21:28 -0700 (PDT), stryped
wrote:
On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 5:15:50 PM UTC-5, RogerN wrote:
"stryped" wrote in message
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I have a Jennings forked ligtening. The string came off s cable attached to
one of the cams. My wife took it to a local archery place. They said they
could not fix it because it was so old that parts are not available. (It
was bought new in the mid 80's).
I was just wanting to fix it to target shoot with my son. Is this thing
only good now for the trash? Can it not be fixed?
What part do they need?
I had an old bow re-cabled for $35, maybe the shop is just incompetent?
Maybe they'd just prefer to sell you a new bow?
RogerN
The cam (I think that is the round black plastic on each end of the bow) has a black cable stretched around it. At the end of this cable molded into the cable is a piece of metal that looks like a "T". On one of these cables the T had broke. This t is what each end of the shooting string connected to.
I have a picture, but do not have acess to a picture hosting site currently.
Standard "2 string" cable attachment. They need to be swaged on..but
they are readily available in good archery shops. Evidently yours
doesnt own a swaging tool
The reason btw..its called a "2 string" is its used to replace the
string. Pull the old string and draw. Now your helper can stick on a
new string on the other side of the T..relax the bow, pull the new
string, draw a bit, and your helper pops off the old string.
This also works VERY nicely if you are going on a hunt and you want to
keep a spare string on hand that is already stretched and ready to
use. Put on your second string, shoot it a few hundred arrows after
setting up your knocking point etc etc, then remove and keep it in
your bow case.
Gunner
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