how to cut tyre rubber

[otis.drum]

i have a couple of old tyre tubes for glueing up my bow. how do i cut the tubes. do i cut around the tyre in a circle to get one long strip or across to get lots of rings. any help will be great.

thanks

[M.Hogan]

G'day

Usually I use a pair of sharp siccors to cut long ways around the tube, so i get long strips.
I also have used those really BIG rubber bands from the Post Office.

Hope this helps.

[otis.drum]

thanks m.hogan

[Gringa Bows]

i just cut 20mm.or so wide round the tube and get long strips with scissors.....Rod

[otis.drum]

thanks rod. i was wondering how wide. i'll do it today.

thanks

[Gringa Bows]

Otis im not very neat when i cut the rubber so it ends up 20-30mm.wide

[longbow steve]

Hi Otis, Here is some pics of both method, I use the bands where others use lengths.
http://www.ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=8230
I cut my bands about 15mm and use motorcycle tubes from the local tyre service. Steve

[otis.drum]

thanks steve, i'm using pretty large tubes. how often are the spacings between your pins? i was going to do 2" gaps.

[longbow steve]

From memory 2"-50mm and similar from the surface of the form. You can use the larger rings and just loop over 2-3 times or until the tension is correct(as tight as you can go) or just cut the strips as Rod, Moss and Graeme do. Steve

[otis.drum]

thanks steve. i have two tubes so i might even do both.

[dawallace45]

You can make up a cutter like you would for strip cutting leather , you use a couple of blocks of wood and a blade from a Stanley knife

David

[yeoman]

Just above halfway down the first page here:

http://ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4295

there's a bit of a pictorial about how I prepare my rubber.

A little lower down you'll see how much gap I leave between revolutions.

Dave