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Author Topic: gluing carbon arrow inserts  (Read 354 times)

Offline Shinken

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Re: gluing carbon arrow inserts
« Reply #20 on: May 15, 2011, 09:18:00 AM »
I glued a bunch in yesterday with J-B Weld after using my brass cleaning brush inside the shafts, sandpaper on the inserts, and cleaning everything with denatured ethanol.

They are ready to shoot today!

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Offline TOEJAMMER

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Re: gluing carbon arrow inserts
« Reply #21 on: May 15, 2011, 09:26:00 AM »
Ditto on low temp hot melt and with the same results as Bowmarks.

Offline illianabowhntr67

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Re: gluing carbon arrow inserts
« Reply #22 on: May 15, 2011, 03:58:00 PM »
I use a bore brush,clean with denatured alcohal and j.b.weld them never had one come out.

Offline Yolla Bolly

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Re: gluing carbon arrow inserts
« Reply #23 on: May 15, 2011, 08:48:00 PM »
I have had a lot of inserts "pop" out when using epoxy and a stump turns out to be a lot harder than it appeared when I shot.  A switch to the Quik Stik that Mookie suggested seems to have fixed the problem---I think it is flexible enough to allow the carbon tube to expand under impact without breaking the bond.
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Offline Bear Heart

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Re: gluing carbon arrow inserts
« Reply #24 on: May 17, 2011, 10:22:00 PM »
I have tried gorilla glue on my arrows before.  It holds pretty good at first but eventually becomes brittle.  One good hit and you next arrow pull finds you sans a point and insert.
I did a few up with low temp hot melt and good arrow prep as described by many on this thread.  I will test them out and see how it goes.
If hot melt doesn't hold up I will go to the long setup epoxy.
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Offline Rob DiStefano

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Re: gluing carbon arrow inserts
« Reply #25 on: May 18, 2011, 06:32:00 AM »
there is NO comparison to using a quality slow set epoxy for inserts.  prep the insert and shaft properly, use good goop, and those inserts will NEVER come out, which is what you want.
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