crossbow prod

I've seen you post this several times, and so far, nobody has answered the question in *my* mind.

*What* is a crossbow "prod"? Do you mean "product"?

And no -- I can't supply the answer to your question, but perhaps if you used more familiar terminology, someone else might.

And most people will be answering in the newsgroup, not via e-mail.

Good Luck, DoN.

I think he's reflecting a comment I made to him, in which I explained that I have some data he may be able to use but that my scanner is dead. I told Håken to prod me if he didn't hear from me in a few days.

Sorry, Håken, but my scanner is still dead, and the one intended for my son's machine isn't set up yet. Hang in there, I have you in mind, and I would like to get it to you as soon as I can.

By the way, the next time someone comments about your English (not Don, but I saw someone else's comment yesterday), ask him how well he writes Norwegian.

-- Ed Huntress

The prod is the "bow" of a crossbow. He wants drawings to acheive a 230 pound draw weight in 8 inches of draw.

Cheers Trevor Jones

Nope -- that isn't it, as he used the same term in the article to which you followed up. (It is still on my news sever, so I could check)

So -- I guess that means that you, also, don't know what a "crossbow prod" is.

I'm wondering whether it is a single part for a crossbow, or simply sort for "product" to mean the whole thing. Since English appears to not his first language, I would have to say that he is doing quite well at communicating, but there is still that term which puzzles me.

Enjoy, DoN.

The owner of this site sells prods.

7/32" spring steel get you 220 to 265 pounds @ 8 inches draw.

It's not a cad drawing, but it's information.

Cheers Trevor Jones

Nope, 'don't know crossbows, I just have a book article about them. I guess only Håken knows for sure what he means.

-- Ed Huntress

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Thank you! This may help other to answer the original question, too.

Thanks again, DoN.

The prod is the spring , or the bow on the crossbow. Got it ?

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Thanks. Some others posted that after I posted, but before you did, so I had the answer by now.

It is a strange term for a spring or bow, but then a lot of fields develop strange jargon.

Thanks again, DoN.

A "prod" is the bow section of a crossbow.

Gunner

" We have all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare...Thanks to AOL and WebTv, we know this is not possible."

The "prod" is the bow part of a crossbow. And the arrows are quarrels (well you woudl quarrel if someone shot one at you too!) Geoff

quarrels or bolts

Gunner

" We have all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare...Thanks to AOL and WebTv, we know this is not possible."

Don't think I'd hang around to quarrel. I think I'd just bolt for cover.

But the second projectile launched in the encounter would be much smaller, faster, and going in the opposite direction.

__ Still a pre-vert, caught in that nether world between childish enthusiasm and experimentation and adultery -- er -- hood.

People with crossbows don't kill people, quarrels do!