Glue on broadheads

[dave19113]

When mounting glue on broadheads to the weighted inserts how do you put them on so they are perfectly square? I put about 6 on and there are 2 that I just cant get to square up....


Any suggestions?


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[BobW]

Easiest way for me is a Dixon Broadhead Aligner.  Cost a few bucks, but works nicely for me.

[GG]

Heat the broadhead just enough to loosen the glue and twist it a few times on the adaptor, then spin it until it spins true.

[Zmonster]

I just used the Dixon myself for the first time a few minutes ago. It works real well, but Im finding out that the broadhead I mount must stay specifically with that arrow, cause It will not balance with another. Kinda stinks, cause I mounted it using loctite weld. I hope its heat reversible like JB weld.

I tried using hotmelt, but it seemed like I needed an extra hand when working with it, a lighter, my arrow, the broadhead........

Any tips on how to work with the hotmelt? Do you melt the stick then apply, or heat the insert to the point that it melts the stick?

Im going to have to buy a propane torch arnt I?

Regards

[Shane_Thomas]

go to bed bath and beyond or harbor freight and get one of the little creme brulee torches. They are cheap and tailor made for that

[rbbhunt]

Or use an alcahol lamp like 3 rivers has.

[Don Stokes]

A torch or an alcohol lamp will do. Heat the end of the hot-melt and smear a small amount on the taper. Heat the ferrule of the broadhead enough to remelt the hot-melt when you put it on the taper, and rotate the head (use pliers!) a couple of times to spread the glue. You should have enough glue to see a little squeeze out when the head seats, but not so much that it keeps the ferrule from seating solidly. Press the tip of the head into something hard, careful to keep it perpendicular, blow on it to partially set the glue, and then immerse the head in cool water.

Spin test for trueness. If it wobbles, reheat the head enough to soften the glue, rotate the head a partial turn, and spin again. You may have to heat and spin several times to get the "sweet spot". If the taper is cut crooked, forget the broadhead and use the arrow with a field point.

On a difficult one, sometimes I rotate the head slowly enough to identify the angle, and press it to the side to correct it while warm. Doesn't always work, but worth trying on the hard ones.

[dave19113]

Originally posted by Zmonster:
I just used the Dixon myself for the first time a few minutes ago. It works real well, but Im finding out that the broadhead I mount must stay specifically with that arrow, cause It will not balance with another. Kinda stinks, cause I mounted it using loctite weld. I hope its heat reversible like JB weld.

I tried using hotmelt, but it seemed like I needed an extra hand when working with it, a lighter, my arrow, the broadhead........

Any tips on how to work with the hotmelt? Do you melt the stick then apply, or heat the insert to the point that it melts the stick?

Im going to have to buy a propane torch arnt I?

Regards

I use my girlfriend as an extra hand and I just use a candle.

[Richie Nell]

Get the wide round candle.  It just sits there flickering waiting on more glue to heat up and the next broadhead to glue on.

[Fletcher]

A Propane torch works great, you just need to be careful with broadheads not to overheat them and ruin the temper.  An alcohol lamp is probably safer for broadheads.  I prefer to use the camping style of propane bottles, their wide squat shape makes them much more stable.

I do mine the same way Don does his.