Insert movement question

[Tall Paul]

So I made the switch from wood arrows to carbon last year.

I glued the insert in, screwed in the broadhead, then twisted the broadhead until it was where I wanted it.

24 hours later, after the glue had cured, I twisted the broadhead again and it moved/tightened some more.  This ruined my alignment.

Apparently, the broadhead was not as tight in the insert as it should have been.

I'm about to finished a new group of arrows, and would like to avoid this same problem.

I'd appreciate any advice on this.

Thanks, Paul

[Pointer]

I put my insert in first and let the glue cure overnight..then I screw the broadhead in good and tight. Only then do I put the nock in and align on my bowstring. Once that's set I fletch the arrows..

I will tell you though that broadhead alignment hasnt beenan issue for me. sometimes I'll just screw one on an old arrow with no regard for how it aligns. As long as it spins true, the orientation of the blades doesnt affect flight...

[Tall Paul]

Yep, sounds like I got it backwards.  I glued in my nocks (w/inserts) first, and fletched 'em up.

[BCWV]

I use hot melt on my inserts in carbons. I install the head and insert, stick it in water, tighten the BH, use enough heat to soften the glue and line the head up and then back in the water. Has worked better than anything else I've tried. I've seen many guys on here have trouble with hot melt but I've never had an issue.

[Tall Paul]

ttt

[Tall Paul]

ttt

[saumensch]

Originally posted by Tall Paul:
Yep, sounds like I got it backwards.  I glued in my nocks (w/inserts) first, and fletched 'em up.

With carbons, you dont have to glue the nocks in, in fact it creates more problems then not glueing them in.
Juzst leave em withput glue, you can change nock position, change em or get em out easy if they break.

[Tall Paul]

I'm not using press-in nocks; I'm using Bohning Classic Index nocks that glue in with a nock adapter.  

I was hoping someone knew a way to align the broadhead after fletching.

[KentuckyTJ]

I use hot melt glue for my inserts in my carbon express shafts. I can heat and realign when I want to.

   http://www.3RiversArchery.com/quick+stick++hot+melt+point+glue_i5492_baseitem.html

[Razorbak]

You can use a small 5 grain washer they sell on rubber o rings and align it very easy. I do that along withy g5 tool for my axis shafts and use the wager o ring combo for my glued inserts for 5/16" shafts