At Home Bow Vise Options

[LWPost]

Looking to add a vise and maybe some arrow building equipment to my shop this winter, mostly just in case of emergency when I cannot get to my pro shop. I've seen some folks talk about using an affordable bike vise as an alternative to $$ bow vices.

Has anyone done this? thanks

 

[MT257]

Building a bow shop at home

So the only bow shop I ever really liked was 30 minutes away, they closed down and now the nearest is 2+ hours... As such I usually do my own bow set up and tuning but I've always rednecked it... holding the bow in a door frame with ork hand while setting the sight level with the other...

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Post #2. The spewing Jason vise I got over on archerytalk has worked well for me.

 

[406unltd]

I use these. If you are also a rifle hunter it adds even more value. I prefer this vise because it grabs the grip of a bow and not the limbs.

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[OR Archer]

Do you have a press already? If not put the money you’d spend on a vise towards a press first. If you have a press then I’d suggest the OMP vise with the micro level. Little expensive but worth it when setting 1st and 2nd axis on sights.
For arrow building a Bitz jig, Sirius archery arrow spinner/squarer, and a grain scale.

 

[Mikido]

Yes I have. ~$30 bike vice off Amazon, ~60 bowmaster pulley cable press with split limb brackets. I use them on my past parallel bow no problem.

 

[4rcgoat]

Looking to add a vise and maybe some arrow building equipment to my shop this winter, mostly just in case of emergency when I cannot get to my pro shop. I've seen some folks talk about using an affordable bike vise as an alternative to $$ bow vices.

Has anyone done this? thanks

Bought one of these couple years ago off Amazon, purchased it for the bikes,but found out it does pretty well for working on bows. It wont do what the high end vices will do but works great for adding accessories or tying in peeps and d loops. I was able to plumb up the bow with a laser to set the level on my sight as well.

 

[Trial153]

I don’t like vices that attach via a stabilizer mount. Thea re a pain in the ass.

Two vices that stand out for me are the OMP versa and the BAP ball mounted vice. The BAP will double up and can be used to mount other objects as well, guns for example. So it’s more versatile. Though for pure bow vise the OMP is hard to beat for easy use and adjustment

 

[TheBootBowhunting]

I have the BAP ball mount and the newer pro shop vise. I’d be fine with either and use both regularly - but the ball mount is the better and more versatile of the 2 BAP vises. If you get the ball mount, definitely get the micro adjust plate with it. The pro shop has micro adjust built in but the ball mount is the cats whiskers.

Pro shop is better for quicker set ups and is easier to get the bow in and out and to rotate. But not enough to outweigh the versatility of the ball mount.

I much prefer the vise mounting in the grip as opposed to the limb. Probably all preference but I had a OMP and sold it to get the BAP.

 

[MNWILD15]

October Mountain Products Wide Limb bow vise is a solid setup with a lot of adjustability. Also has the option to mount to a bench or they sell a stand for it also.

 

[Adipose]

Bought one of these couple years ago off Amazon, purchased it for the bikes,but found out it does pretty well for working on bows. It wont do what the high end vices will do but works great for adding accessories or tying in peeps and d loops. I was able to plumb up the bow with a laser to set the level on my sight as well.

I have this same one. I have an old Axion stabilizer I keep with it, the clamp fits around it perfectly. I also have the type that clamps to the limbs, but prefer the Bike Vise attached to the stabilizer.