Arrows....oh arrows

[Exiled_Archer]

Alright awesome. I have been under the impression that hot melt couldn't be used on carbons. Sweet.

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[the rifleman]

I'm a little late weighing in, but here's what works for me at my 26.5" draw.
Toelke Whip 42#@28----I'm using Heritage 75s with 145 up front cut to 29.5"  They spine .675
Toelke PIKA 40#@29---I'm using carbon express predator iis in 800 spine with 98 grains up front.  These arrows also tune well with 125s up front.  This is abosuletly the best tuned set up I've ever shot.  These arrows fly that great.

As others have said---Big Jim's hot melt.  As he shows in his video---just put a field tip on  the insert and heat to the point that you just start to get uncomfortalble holding it---that is all the heat you need.  I always dunk my arrows in a bottle of water after glueing the inserts.

It sounds like you are on the right track.

[ty_in_ND]

I've had pretty good luck with Ferr-L-Tite Cool Blue with the last batch of carbons I built.  It has a lower melting temp but is pretty strong.  I haven't had a chance to test it, but Bohning says hot water is enough to melt it if you need to remove an insert (how hot, I don't know, but for science, I'll find out when I get home tonight!).

[imbowhunt10]

X2 on Big Jim's hot melt. Very strong, and heat easily removed with heat.