| From: JustSomeDude
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| Date: 02-Mar-15 |
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I got a beat up 68 KMag cheap on eBay a while back and have been slowly cleaning it up.
I now really like the bow and want it to be pretty nice... I replaced the decals and gave the finish a facelift...got rid of the finish cracks.
It was missing the coin and now I have a replacement for it. But the inset for the coin isn't flat inside. Has a buildup of a pretty hard glue and/or Poly.
I have a woodworking friend that probably has the correct size Forstner Bit. He also has some small chisels. Any one dealt with this before?
I'm NOT getting the Dremel near it :)
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| From: HARRY CARRY
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| Date: 02-Mar-15 |
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Possibly try a dab or two of GooGone on the built-up gunk, and let it sit there for a little while. Then, with one of those tiny flat-edged screw-drivers, maybe try scraping away the initial dissolved layers. I did this on...an old guitar...that someone glued some junk to, and by carefully controlling where the GooGone went, I was able to finally make the dried gunk go away. Just my experience....and this doesn't make me any sort of expert....
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| From: bowjack
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| Date: 02-Mar-15 |
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Put a dab of hot melt glue in the recess if it needs a little more. Put the new coin in the hole. Heat a bolt head up with a propane torch. Place it on the coin. The dried glue will melt along with the new. Your coin is set in place.
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| From: JustSomeDude
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| Date: 02-Mar-15 |
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Harry Carry,
I'll try that some more. Slow gradual progress is smarter than a power tool in most cases :)
Bowjack, Do I want to try to get the coin more flush with the bow surface or are saying to just build it back to level with the glue? Makes sense to use hot melt...I've got a variable temp soldering iron I can use to warm the coin.
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| From: archer4ever
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| Date: 02-Mar-15 |
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Bear used Ferr-L-Tite to glue the coins. The residue you see is hardened ferr-l-tite. Carefully use an alcohol burner or torch to heat the coin while holding it with fine pliers. Do not use a lighter since it leaves a carbon residue. Then press it into the old glue and it should seat well. I have done this many times when refinishing bows. Ray
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| From: bowjack
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| Date: 03-Mar-15 |
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Just what Ray is saying. I only add a bit of hot melt if there isn't much glue in the hole. You don't want so much that it will ooze out when heated. After I set the coin in the recess I hold a bolt in a pair of pliers then heat the head of the bolt up. Place the bolt head on top of the coin to melt the glue under the coin.
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| From: JusPassin
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| Date: 03-Mar-15 |
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If you've got a buddy with the correct bit, that's the way to go.
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| From: stykshooter
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| Date: 06-Mar-15 |
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It takes a 13/16" forster bit. They are kind of hard to find. I picked mine up at Wood Crafters. I have cleaned out the hole on several bows just using the bit in my hand and slowly turning it in the hole. A sharp bit will still cut the residue and glue out without having to use a drill. Takes a little time but it is better than getting in a hurry and messing a nice bow up.
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| From: JustSomeDude
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| Date: 06-Mar-15 |
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Thanks!
Still haven't gotten to my friend's shop to see what he has. He has pretty much everything ever made so he probably has one :)
The tutorial helps a ton too. Will bookmark
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| From: mangonboat
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| Date: 06-Mar-15 |
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I saw a 1960 Bear Alaskan that had an old Indian Head nickel where the Bear coin used to be . I thought it looked very appropriate .
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