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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Eric Krewson on September 10, 2016, 09:06:49 am

Title: High Tech Gizmo
Post by: Eric Krewson on September 10, 2016, 09:06:49 am
I had never googled "Tillering Gizmo" until yesterday, very interesting.

Apparently it has been used in different countries, had a couple of youTube videos made describing it but the best is a guy who made one on a 3D printer, who would have thought.......

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/343878a1-1b2c-46ec-9693-3e1602f1a0cf_zps9gkinbgs.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ekrewson/media/bow%20making/343878a1-1b2c-46ec-9693-3e1602f1a0cf_zps9gkinbgs.jpg.html) 
Title: Re: High Tech Gizmo
Post by: Pat B on September 10, 2016, 10:06:48 am
You should have patented it.  ;D  I guess a good idea is a good idea world wide. Bows and arrows were so why not a tillering Gizmo.
Title: Re: High Tech Gizmo
Post by: Dictionary on September 10, 2016, 10:29:07 am
You just lost your chance of becoming a millionaire, Eric.
Title: Re: High Tech Gizmo
Post by: FilipT on September 10, 2016, 10:50:39 am
Good thing if you don't have pulley system. With pulley system you are avoiding holding bow at certain draw length and instead you are looking at movement of limbs.
If you don't have pulley then you can use this gizmo.
Title: Re: High Tech Gizmo
Post by: Eric Krewson on September 10, 2016, 11:45:35 am
I tried selling them for $5 each years ago, I might have sold a couple. Being the sorry business man I am, I told all the people looking at my gizmos how to make one, end of story. I have given away over 200 at this point.
Title: Re: High Tech Gizmo
Post by: Dictionary on September 10, 2016, 03:07:33 pm
I tried selling them for $5 each years ago, I might have sold a couple. Being the sorry business man I am, I told all the people looking at my gizmos how to make one, end of story. I have given away over 200 at this point.

A true humanitarian.
Title: Re: High Tech Gizmo
Post by: GB on September 10, 2016, 03:21:57 pm
When I post a bow on here and get compliments on its tiller, the gizmo really deserves most of the credit.  So glad that I found your post on how to make one years ago, Eric.
Title: Re: High Tech Gizmo
Post by: darinputman on September 10, 2016, 11:52:47 pm
Same here the gizmo has really helped to teach me proper tiller.
Title: Re: High Tech Gizmo
Post by: JW_Halverson on September 11, 2016, 11:32:05 am
Just think of the number of staves saved from hinges and ultimate failure.  I prefer to believe you have done a great service to prevent unnecessary deforestation!
Title: Re: High Tech Gizmo
Post by: Badger on September 11, 2016, 11:47:57 am
   I have tried a number of different variations of the gizmo, I wanted to find a way for a gizmo to give me an elyptical tiller. I used a felt tip pen one time that would give me a heavier line as the bend got tighter. That worked pretty good. If you can find a way to do this it will really increase its versatility.
Title: Re: High Tech Gizmo
Post by: loon on September 11, 2016, 03:16:19 pm
   I have tried a number of different variations of the gizmo, I wanted to find a way for a gizmo to give me an elyptical tiller. I used a felt tip pen one time that would give me a heavier line as the bend got tighter. That worked pretty good. If you can find a way to do this it will really increase its versatility.
Awesome, thanks! I was wondering the same
Title: Re: High Tech Gizmo
Post by: Badger on September 11, 2016, 04:03:55 pm
   I have tried a number of different variations of the gizmo, I wanted to find a way for a gizmo to give me an elyptical tiller. I used a felt tip pen one time that would give me a heavier line as the bend got tighter. That worked pretty good. If you can find a way to do this it will really increase its versatility.
Awesome, thanks! I was wondering the same

  I had that backwards, the line got thinner as the bend increased