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Title: Inserts in aluminum arrows
Post by: acollins on August 18, 2016, 05:11:00 PM
What Should I use for securing inserts into aluminum arrows.

Glue?
Epoxy?
Hot Melt?
Etc?
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Post by: JimB on August 18, 2016, 05:15:00 PM
I've always used epoxy.
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Post by: nek4me on August 18, 2016, 05:26:00 PM
I've always used hot melt. It allows you to reheat and adjust the inserts if off center especially if spinning broadheads shows they are off kilter.
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Post by: Rough Run on August 18, 2016, 07:06:00 PM
Hot melt for me.  So they can be adjusted if needed.
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Post by: bucknut on August 18, 2016, 07:23:00 PM
3 rivers hot melt for me.
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Post by: fireball31 on August 18, 2016, 07:28:00 PM
Hot melt. Mostly because I am a procrastinator and I can get them setup right before I head out vs waiting for the epoxy to cure.
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Post by: SC Bowhunter on August 18, 2016, 07:52:00 PM
Hot melt as well.
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Post by: The Whittler on August 18, 2016, 09:25:00 PM
Big Jim's hot melt works great on alum., carbon, and wood.
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Post by: M60gunner on August 18, 2016, 10:55:00 PM
x2 big Jim's hot melt.
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Post by: Red Beastmaster on August 18, 2016, 11:33:00 PM
Interesting, I never considered hot melt.

When fletch tite turned to crap I started using super glue with good results.
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Post by: Gooserbat on August 18, 2016, 11:43:00 PM
Hot melt
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Post by: elkhunter-27 on August 19, 2016, 12:40:00 AM
Hot melt here also.   :thumbsup:
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Post by: M60gunner on August 19, 2016, 12:50:00 AM
I was refurbishing a big nch of Green Gamegetters from the 80's. Some of the best nests were put in with super glue. Wish I knew the brand, took me forever to get them out. My benefactor does not remember glue name, just some stuff from the drug store! It was a pain getting it off the shafts as well. He used it to fletch with.
Only downside to the old Ferrel tite hot melt. After time it becomes brittle and points stay in targets with the inserts.
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Post by: stagetek on August 19, 2016, 01:09:00 AM
Hot melt works great with aluminum arrows.
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Post by: damascusdave on August 19, 2016, 11:56:00 AM
Classic use for hot melt...we never even considered anything else back in the nineties when pretty much everyone shot them

DDave
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Post by: T Lail on August 20, 2016, 10:06:00 AM
hot melt.....  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Archie on August 20, 2016, 01:34:00 PM
I use old Ferrel-tite hot melt, haven't considered anything else, it's easy to get inserts in and out.
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Post by: elkken on August 20, 2016, 10:10:00 PM
Hot melt ...
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Post by: M60gunner on August 20, 2016, 10:13:00 PM
Ferrel tite was all we had for years and years.
Title: Re: Inserts in aluminum arrows
Post by: on August 21, 2016, 12:36:00 AM
Big Jim's hot melt!

Bisch