Best adhesive for glueing inserts for carbon arrow tips

[Possum Head]

I bought an extra long stick of Easton hot melt from a local archery dealer years ago and if he no longer carries it I’ll get Big Jim’s. Hot melts have served me well and without fail and I like the ease of use.

[Jbseitz]

Big Jim's on ALL field points , inserts and broad heads hands down the best.

[KodaChuck]

I've had JB break the adhesion in cold weather. Look at a product called InsertWeld by 30-06. It is an instant type adhesive with a rubber additive to absorb shock.  Very tough. No failures.

[M60gunner]

Golf shaft epoxy I get from Van’s Golf Supply. It’s a 2 part, slow cure type. I picked it cause I relate hitting a golf ball to a hard hit with an arrow. Glue needs to have some flex. I don’t change inserts so don’t care that glue is not reversible.

[Tomas Stieber]

If you use 2 part epoxy don't use something that has been opened and laying around for years. I messed up a half dozen arrows using some old JB

[deerfly]

ditto and mixing accuracy and thorough stirring are equally important. You can use very good epoxy and get sloppy mixing it and end up with a worse bond than if you used a lessor strength glue.

that said, hot melt has served me very well, haven't experienced a reason to change to something else.

[Friend]

Big Jim's got melt....melted

[TomKatt]

Big Jims hot glue  or cool flex on carbon , hot glue has worked very well for me the past 30 years on all shaft material. the cane shafts are the only ones to give me a problem but only after several years of use and abuse.

[bigun]

 I use 2 part golf club epoxy, really good stuff.
 got it from golfsmith.

[cacciatore]

"Big Jim’s Quick Stick hot melt is the best insert glue on the planet!!!!!"     That's one of the most ridiculous comments I've heard in a while.

Rediculous as it may be, I have been using this glue for years, and never had one single insert come loose from an arrow. I use brass inserts, and the fact that I can remove and reuse those rather expensive inserts when needed makes the Quick Stick a better choice than ANY permanent glue!!!!

So there!!!!
I am with the hot melt guys, never had a problem
Bisch

[Ray Lyon]

I use the same hot melt from Kustom King/Big Jim’s.  Tim Cosgrove from Kustom King turned me onto it years ago.  NEVER had an insert come out and as said above you can change insert/point combination or save the expensive brass inserts if you break an arrow. I never prepped the Easton Axis shaft, just glued the insert in and good to go when it cooled.

[Ray Lyon]

This, from Kustom King website

[Tedd]

If you use a belt or wheel type sharpener you can accidentally move a previously aligned head-adapter-insert that has been glued with hotmelt.
On the other hand you can re-heat a mis-aligned head for adjustment. Or turn all your blades the same way.
I do sharpen my Deltas with a belt sander/leather strop and have been liking the Goat Tuff for that reason.
Tedd