Removing busted nock inserts from carbon arrows

[GingivitisKahn]

Any bright ideas?  Carbon arrows are straight and tough and (imo) cost effective -=*BUT*=- the stinking nocks that press into the butt end are silly weak points.

Once again, I've had one break off (the nock developed a crack from stump shooting I guess) back up in the shaft.  Is there some way to fish these out?  Do I push it in with a new nock and forget it?  Shake my fist and curse the nock makers of the world?

I'm open to suggestion (within reason).

[Don Batten]

use a drill bit just a tad bigger than the nock insert. It will grab the plastic and then you just pull the drill out with nock on it. DB

[Dusty Nethery]

The cheapo nocks I have had break off had a hole in the center. If this is the case with yours, simply thread a wood screw into the hole and use your fingers or a set of pliers to remove what is remaining.

If they don't have a hole...well, hopefully someone else will have a brilliant idea.

Dusty

[sleepyhollow]

Heat up a thin screw(makes it easier to screw into the plastic nock) and pull out

[$bowhunter$]

i use the woodscrew  idea said by dusty

[bendbig]

Woodscrew or a mech's seal pick. An easy-out will work on the ones with a hole in the center.

[GingivitisKahn]

Wood screws and drill bits - you guys rule!  Thanks - I'll give it a go.

 :D

[traditional beagle]

Glad you know how to get them out now. Must be having bad luck. I use mostly GT's and have never had a nock break except when another arrow hits one. I have had them pop out after hitting a solid oak stump.

[swifty99]

My grandson broke a nock for me on Christmas day while shooting in the back yard. I took a paper clip, straightened one arm and then put a little bend on the end of it. I slipped it thru the hole in the broken piece and pulled it out of the shaft.

[TSHOOTER]

cut coat hanger works as well.

[bretto]

3" deck screw.

[killinstuff]

I just push it down in the staft with another nock. That little bit of plastic doesn't hurt anything and all that screws and drill bit stuff sounds like work. I always have a spare nock in my pocket or pack just incase.

[GingivitisKahn]

Careful with the coat hanger / paperclip stuff.  I tried that last time and apparently failed to make the hook bit small enough (that and I probably horsed it a bit much) and ended up splitting the nock end of the shaft.

[JamesV]

Heat a small allen wrench red hot, push it into the broken knock, let it cool then pull the knock out

[Charlie Lamb]

With a Dremel tool and cut off wheel, cut the shaft 1/2" in front of the broken piece. Using a drill bit just smaller than the inside diameter of the shaft and holding the piece of shaft with the broken nock in it in a vice, drive the broken piece out. (a sledge or framing hammer works well for this)

Now cut a one inch piece of dowel you've whittled down to slide into the shaft. Super glue it into the short piece of shaft after putting a new nock in it.
Once the glue is set, slide it into the long piece of shaft and super glue in place.

Sand off excess glue, put on a new wrap and  refletch.

Simple as that.    

[Ray Hammond]

Charlie, Charlie, Charlie.

The only thing you left off was the nuclear powered reactor/generator so you could do it outside to avoid fouling up the workshop air quality with carbon dust - this morning I tried the framing hammer - it didn't work as well as the sledge.

 

[Charlie Lamb]

Ray... some people lack the finesse demanded by a sledge hammer.
   

[Ralphie]

I use a screw to grab it, and sometimes a hooked dental pick

[mongoose]

There is not many problems in this world that can't be solved by applying  an appropriate amount of high explosives  

[GingivitisKahn]

quote:Originally posted by Charlie Lamb:
With a Dremel tool and cut off wheel, cut the shaft 1/2" in front of the broken piece. Using a drill bit just smaller than the inside diameter of the shaft and holding the piece of shaft with the broken nock in it in a vice, drive the broken piece out. (a sledge or framing hammer works well for this)

Now cut a one inch piece of dowel you've whittled down to slide into the shaft. Super glue it into the short piece of shaft after putting a new nock in it.
Once the glue is set, slide it into the long piece of shaft and super glue in place.

Sand off excess glue, put on a new wrap and  refletch.

Simple as that.