Insert Iron

[buckeyebowhunter]

This is branching from another post of mine, but has anyone tried this stuff? Good, Bad?

[daniel reynolds]

One word,awesome!

[hawk22]

I have not had very good results with it.  I clean the inside of my arrows and have never had an issue with cyanoacrylate glue.  But, I decided to try insert iron.  I've had 9 out of 12 arrows lose the inserts.  I won't be using it again

[glass76]

Works great for me, but I have not tried to remove any inserts that were installed with Insert Iron.

[HB3]

Have been using, no complaints but have not tried to loosen with heat yet.

[buckeyebowhunter]

How much do you have to use on the insert to get it to hold properly?

[Benjamin199]

I have lost a couple inserts using it with carbon arrows.  I cleaned both he arrow and insert with alcohol and followed the directions on the bottle. I stopped using it.
Ben

[buckeyebowhunter]

Well I bought a bottle of it. Hopefully it works out alright. I'll use a lot, to make sure it holds well. If it doesnt, ill just get out the gorilla glue.

[rraming]

Works great, thick too which I like and the inserts can be removed with heat (saving money). I does thicken in the bottle once you open it, I have one about three months old and it's got maybe another two and she'll be to hard to use (I guess)

[plentycoupe]

Thought I would post my results here. I just started using it and works great. I did loose one insert from and arrow that missed the mark and stuck into a plywood sheet. I was using the arrow within 24 hours of glue up, not the recommended 72hrs.
I am in the tuning process and wanted to try and remove the inserts. I put the arrow into boiling water and after about 5 minutes was able to remove all the inserts.

[Rob DiStefano]

for all inserts, after cleaning both the insert and shaft tube end, i use quality slow set epoxy.  they never ever come out.

[ALwoodsman]

It worked for a while on my carbon arrows but the inserts are coming loose now.

[Ladams]

I have been using it a while and so far so good.
I am impatient so I dont like the dry time but I can live with it if it works.

[gto_guy]

I`ve had good luck with it.I take a rifle bore cleaning brush and scuff the inside of the carbon shaft.Then clean with alcohol or lacwuer thinner.I`ve done 4 dozen arrows and none have came loose yet.I heated one shaft last night to line up  my broadheads and it worked just fine.

[McDave]

I like Insert Iron.  It's as durable a product as I can find that will allow me to remove the insert if I want to without damaging the shaft.

On rare occasions, the inserts do come loose.  So occasionally, I will clamp my points in a vice and give a strong twist to the shaft.  If the insert is loose, it will twist and I can just pull it out and reglue it right then.  This also has the advantage of tightening all my points so they don't start unscrewing themselves when I'm shooting them.  I don't like having to tighten a point before I take a shot.  Since I've started doing this, I haven't lost any inserts in targets.

I thought I would like it as it is much more convenient to use than hot melt, and epoxy is permanent. Well, I won't be buying it again-- a number of inserts have come out, and the stuff dried up in the bottle despite being careful with it so it was a waste of money, I think.

[rraming]

I like it, works well and heat reversable. Only issue is the plastic bottle must leak air and it will set up in the bottle over time (as all, I guess), still usuable but won't squirt out and have to dip it now (that bottle is like 6 months old) Favorite glue for inserts for me on carbon shafts. You can find it for under 10 bucks if you look.

[smokin joe]

I like it, and I have never had a point work loose with it. The bubble of air in the bottle when it is new is, I understand, not air, but rather it is inert gas. If you let regular air into the bottle the glue gets worthless. I make sure to open and close the bottle upside down once the bubble has worked its way to the bottom of the bottle. Doing this, I prevent air from replacing the gas bubble.

I have reversed the bond with heat and that works as advertised.
It is good stuff, but a bit touchy to use because of its reaction to air.
Joe

[McDave]

I was wondering why some people experience the glue drying out in the bottle, while I have never had that happen.  I think the reason is accidental: I store the glue bottle upside down, so I don't have to wait so long for the glue to get to the spout.  I think that in storing it upside down, it also probably accomplishes the purpose of keeping the glue near the spout away from air, so it doesn't dry out.  I find that in storing it upside down, glue hardens around the threads after a while so I can't screw the cap on, but a nail pushed into the hole works just as well, maybe even better, as it keeps the hole open for the glue to move through.

[huntin_sparty]

Ive had a lot of inserts pull out stumping lately and just ordered this stuff to give a try.  Glad I read about storing up sidedown thanks Smoking Joe adn McDave.