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Author Topic: Glue in/ Glue on vs. screw in adapters?  (Read 256 times)

Offline blind one

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Glue in/ Glue on vs. screw in adapters?
« on: October 02, 2009, 08:53:00 AM »
I have been playing with carbons and want to shoot LW feathers. I have some of the screw in adapters, but am having trouble keeping the heads tight and on my lighter heads the adapter makes them too heavy. It looks like I could get the glue in/on in the same weight as the regular insert. Which is better? Are the glue in/on good to use?....Thanks Roy
"To die is nothing. One is here, One is no longer here. It is only at the end one must be able to say 'I was a man'"...

Offline Jason R. Wesbrock

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Re: Glue in/ Glue on vs. screw in adapters?
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2009, 09:47:00 AM »
I've been using glue-in/glue-on adapters for over a decade and absolutely love them. They used to be made by a company called Flightmate, which is why they are commonly referred to as Flightmate adapters. They're straight, incredibly strong, and work very well.

Offline **DONOTDELETE**

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Re: Glue in/ Glue on vs. screw in adapters?
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2009, 09:53:00 AM »
for the screw in's try useing some lok-tight or tape on the threads to hold it better. I now use wood arrows so I don't have that problem anymore. I have also never heard anything bad about the glue in/on's at all since coming here to tradgang.

Offline onewhohasfun

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Re: Glue in/ Glue on vs. screw in adapters?
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2009, 12:01:00 PM »
Just put some wax on your threads.
Tom

Offline George D. Stout

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Re: Glue in/ Glue on vs. screw in adapters?
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2009, 04:50:00 PM »
As Jason said, the glue on adaptors work fine.  I like the screw in myself, for the convenience of changing heads in the field.  Both work very well for sure.

Offline PowDuck

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Re: Glue in/ Glue on vs. screw in adapters?
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2009, 06:22:00 PM »
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Originally posted by onewhohasfun:
Just put some wax on your threads.
That's the answer for the unscrewing problem. I used gi/go for a long time and like them muchly. Recently I went to a regular gi insert and a steel screw-in adapter for my glue-on heads. I like the versatility of this setup since head swaps are easier. I can do more things with less arrows.

You mentioned being too heavy with the other adapters; that's what I was looking for. Ended up with a 647gr arrow shooting 56lbs.
Romans 8:28

Offline blind one

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Re: Glue in/ Glue on vs. screw in adapters?
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2009, 09:28:00 PM »
Thanks folks. I'm going to give the gluein/glueons a try. I just wanted to make sure they were good....Roy
"To die is nothing. One is here, One is no longer here. It is only at the end one must be able to say 'I was a man'"...

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