George, I have to respectfully disagree with you.
I know how to use hot melt for points. When I first started making arrows that's what I used because that's what everyone used. After awhile I got tired of juggling the arrow, the glue stick, the hot tip, the molten glue, the pliers to hold the tip... etc.
I remembered using epoxy on salt water fishing rod tips and thought I'd give it a try. On big fish rods it's disasterous for the tip guide to come off while a fish is on. A few west coast rod builders tried epoxy, made sure you could still remove a tip for replacement, and never looked back.
After using epoxy on arrow tips I haven't looked back either. No flame, no hot tip, no pliers, no can of water to cool the hot tip, no ring of hard glue to try to pry off the tip, easy to adjust the point before the glue is set, it was a no brainer for me.
The sole drawback is having to wait for the glue to cure before shooting the arrows. Since I generally make arrows to order and ship them to the archer, cure time isn't usually an issue. When it is I use hot melt.
A lot of people have stated that you can't remove tips that have been epoxied on. I have to say they don't seem to know what they're talking about. Either that or they have access to some type of miracle epoxy. I've removed lots of epoxied tips, both to change points and to take out the broken stub to re-use a tip that's broken off. A small amount more heat is needed than is used with hot melt. But it's not much and it's certainly not enough to change the temper of a tip, as I occasionally see stated.
George, if you wish, pm me your address and I'll send you an arrow with an epoxied tip so you can see what it's like to remove it. I'll even make a special arrow for you!
Regards, Guy