To butch lambert, on tension screws

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tillroot1

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Hi Butch, I got the tension screws today, Do I screw them in until they make contact individually then adjust tension on each side? or is there a different way to install them. Thanks, Ron Tilley
 
Everybody has their own method. I screw them in until they both just touch. You can then tighten ea. side very slightly and work the stick vigorously. On the Farleys I put my 10.5 lb. weight on top of the bag plate. You don't need to tighten it any more than to hold the weight where ever you stop with the stick. You will notice that your stick has a much smoother and lighter feel. I put synthetic bicycle bearing grease on the delrin pad.
Butch
 
Butch Lambert said:
Everybody has their own method. I screw them in until they both just touch. You can then tighten ea. side very slightly and work the stick vigorously. On the Farleys I put my 10.5 lb. weight on top of the bag plate. You don't need to tighten it any more than to hold the weight where ever you stop with the stick. You will notice that your stick has a much smoother and lighter feel. I put synthetic bicycle bearing grease on the delrin pad.
Butch
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Butch, thank you for your time. Ron Tilley
 
Enlighten me guys :)

I've got a first gen Farley and a newer Farley Compact..... I'm going to use one or both of them for 600-1000yd now, by converting a top somehow to use it with wide/heavy guns...... It sounds Butch as though you've got "something" that I may be interested in??? ;)

Info please


al
 
alinwa said:
Enlighten me guys :)

I've got a first gen Farley and a newer Farley Compact..... I'm going to use one or both of them for 600-1000yd now, by converting a top somehow to use it with wide/heavy guns...... It sounds Butch as though you've got "something" that I may be interested in??? ;)

Info please


al
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Al, I replaced the factory tension screws on my Farley, with Butch'es, he may chime in, but they did not go in nearly as much as the factory, I am wondering if that is ok? as they are only a couple threads in to contact the plates. Ron Tilley
 
Thanks Ron.

I got the impression from the "10.5 lb weight" quote that maybe you guys were adding a stabilizing or ballast block as part of the mod.....one of the things I'm going to try.


al
 
Al,
We have sold 300 sets of tension screws for the big Farley. If you go to our website www.shadetreeea.com you can see both our tension screws and the Farley ball plungers. It is easier to see them and understand the advantage. Ours have a delrin button face with a large surface area with bellivelle spring washers. The factory one has a plastic tip and is spring loaded. Eventually the factory ball plungers lose tension and either want hold and allows the top to creep down or if tightened make for a jerky stick movement.
Take the bagtop off your Farley. The early ones had 2 square keys between the sliding plates. If so take them out and replace them with .250 round polished rod. If you want to take it all apart, you can take the front sliding plate"That is the plate that is closest to the target" and put teflon tape on either side of the bearing that the stick fits into. Put it on the side that rubs against the front rest housing. Put a little lube on the tape and on the 2 dowell rods. When you put it back together and it is properly adjusted, you will be amazed as to how smooth it is. Do not use antisieze grease. It has a gritty feel.
Butch
 
Al,
The 10.5 lb. weight is to duplicate a fore end of a 22lb rifle. It is for adjustment only.
It only takes a couple threads to hold. If you want more, just grind a little off the nose of the screw.
Butch
 
Thanks Butch :)

Got me another "printout thread" here.

So far, all I've done is mod'd my Farley per Mike Ratigan. I'll no doubt have to order some delrin slide from you.

What do you think of using the Farley to support say 35-40lb of weight?

al

BTW, Jim emailed me to tell me that he's about done with 4 barrels all set up for testing tuners....yours and his, interchangeably. :)

Merry Christmas to ME!!! :D

I'm glad the two of you'se got your heads together for your thread sizing.

It's gonna' be a busy year shooting.
 
I believe a mod could be done to handle a heavier rifle. It is something that we have done to our rest top to handle the heavier rifles.
I'll send you an email.
Butch
 
Ohhh Yeahhh......and re the anti-seize grease having a "gritty feel"......

As I understand it, most anti-seize lubes actually have lumps of copper/AL/bronze/brass/etc suspended in the grease matrix! There's no mystery, just hunks of lubricative metal to act as a standoff and hold more lube. This would explain the gritty!

LOL


al
 
alinwa said:
Ohhh Yeahhh......and re the anti-seize grease having a "gritty feel"......

As I understand it, most anti-seize lubes actually have lumps of copper/AL/bronze/brass/etc suspended in the grease matrix! There's no mystery, just hunks of lubricative metal to act as a standoff and hold more lube. This would explain the gritty!

LOL

al
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Molykote "Z" or DOW current equivilent does not have any lumps in it. "Dri-Slide" is also good for some applications, no lumps there, either.

Jay, Idaho
 
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