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Author Topic: Cleaning out ferrules?  (Read 333 times)

Offline skychief

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Cleaning out ferrules?
« on: August 24, 2014, 03:53:00 PM »
How do you all clean broadhead and field point ferrules of old "ferrule-tite"?

I've been doing a lot of point removals and replacements and can't get them seated well with all the old adhesive clogged in them.

Any help appreciated. Thanks.

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Re: Cleaning out ferrules?
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2014, 03:59:00 PM »
I bought a wire brush from 3 rivers,fits in drill.. Best thing i have found. Befor that i used aceton . Good luck
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Offline Dave Lay

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Re: Cleaning out ferrules?
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2014, 04:10:00 PM »
I just heat em good and take the taper part of a old wooden arrow and insert and twist   I like the wire brush idea
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Re: Cleaning out ferrules?
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2014, 04:14:00 PM »
Thanks for the quick replies. Dave, some have so much in them that they won't seat all the way down on the taper!

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Re: Cleaning out ferrules?
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2014, 04:19:00 PM »
Also bear in mind that different points/broadheads have different seating depths.  Recently decided that some of my arrows shot better with 100 grain points than 125 grain points.  Removed all the 125 grain points and discovered that I had to trim about 1/8" off the taper to get them to seat.
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Re: Cleaning out ferrules?
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2014, 05:09:00 PM »
I did a 'How To' a couple of years back......

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Offline m midd

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Re: Cleaning out ferrules?
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2014, 07:55:00 PM »
I use a glue on adapter split half way down the middle with sandpaper in it on a drill. I also hold the point with a pair of channel locks or vise
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Offline Jon Stewart

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Re: Cleaning out ferrules?
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2014, 05:42:00 PM »
If you eat out at Chinese restaurants  when you leave ask for some chop sticks.  They come to a nice point.  Now heat up your field point and use the chop stick to clean the old hot melt out.  Do this a few times and you are ready to go.  At this this is how I do it.

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Re: Cleaning out ferrules?
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2014, 08:18:00 PM »
Get your propane going and with pliers hold over the flam until its really hot. Then when you push the point down over the taper it should sizzle and the glue that comes out is burnt.

An other suggestion when you apply your glue to the shaft taper do not put any on the very tip, just the sides of the taper.

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Re: Cleaning out ferrules?
« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2014, 08:24:00 PM »
2nd on the wire brush from 3R, they do a great job on old glue.
Rob I remember that "How To" used that method until I found the wire brush.

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