You guys who use woodies what have you found to be the best adhesive for gluing on field points/broadheads?
Hot melt.
Preparation and proper application, and it is one of the strongest, and the point can be removed, readjusted and aligned with little difficulty.
Honestly, I use Gorilla glue and have never had a problem.
QuoteOriginally posted by Pepper:
Hot melt.
Preparation and proper application, and it is one of the strongest, and the point can be removed, readjusted and aligned with little difficulty.
Yup, Ferr-L-Tite.
Ferr-L-Tite. For best results, dunk the point in water while it's still hot.
Be sure to clean off any rust-inhibitor from new points before gluing.
Ferr-l-tite
I have been experimenting with the Ferr-l-tite low temp (blue) and have had good luck with it so far.
30 minute epoxy.
Easy to use, easy to adjust the point without having to heat it or burn my fingers, easy to remove to change heads.
Best of all, I simply do not lose points in the targets... ever.
Guy
Low temp hot melt...
QuoteOriginally posted by SELFBOW19953:
Ferr-L-Tite. For best results, dunk the point in water while it's still hot.
Exactly. I use a propane torch to heat the glue and smear it on the tip of the arrow, then heat the point with a propane torch stick on arrow get situated then a quick quench in water to set the head in place.
I've had problems with Ferr-L-tite in cold weather.
It gets to hard and brittle in the cold.
Now I use an industrial glue stick.
The glue stick stays softer and adheres better than the ferr-l-tite in most temps ESPECIALLY in the cold.
I've done testing on it..freezer and all.
The glue stick melts at a lower temp. I've heard of it softening too much for some in really hot temps.
do yourself a favor just use gorilla glue super glue. i went through a million points using everything else hotmelt etc. have not lost a point since swithching to the super glue. u can get it at the mart store in hardware by the rest of the glues. cheap and it works
Ferr-L-Tite.
x3 on the gorilla super glue
so far so good
Ferr-L-Tite :thumbsup:
24 hours two components epoxy
hot melt all the way...... :archer:
I'm sure glad I don't live where it's too cold for Ferr-L-Tite! It's all I use, and I "third" the cold water dunk when the point is set but still hot.
I clean out the inside of the point with a .38cal stainless brush mounted in a drill, then use Ferr-l-tite hot glue. Works well and I can change or adjust easily.
CJ
I have been using Ferr-L-Tite for more than 50 years I guess I will stick (pun intended) with it.
Jack
I've tried epoxy, gorilla glue, and hot melt. I believe they can all work. The quickest and easiest way to do it is gorilla glue in my opinion. I use hot melt more often though. I like being able to change which point i'm shooting with ease.
Yup hot melt, i get mine from fishing tackle shops its the same stuff. They use it for fishing rod tips,its a little cheaper to.
Ferr-l-tite. I reglue my stumping arrow points every couple weeks. The beating seems to bust the glue joints on occasion.
I use milky whtie dual temp glue sticks from Ace Hardware. They come in a six-pack. Before glueing, I prepare the point by spinning the point on a piece of rolled-up sandpaper to score the inside. Then I wipe out the shavings and oil from the manufacturing process with denatured alcohol on a Q-tip or rolled-up paper towel. Immediately after heating and glueing point, dip in cold water. I have never had a point come off when shooting. They can be taken off easily with alittle heat when I want to switch them out.
for heads that need to be removed/replaced, "guru's green goop" is best for me - don't look for it the stores, it's private stock only! :laughing:
but any good quality hot melt *made for arrow points* works just fine.
it you want the point to stay on forever, nothing beats slow set epoxy.
The field pts. I buy from Mike at the Nocking Point are textured inside. Just a little added bonus for hot melt to get a grip on. I like being able to change out field pts. for broadheads and visa versa. I also use a small torch to heat the tip up with. I insert the flame inside of the tip and burn out any residue. Then swab it out with some denatured alcohol. If I made up some wood arrows that I was going to designate strictly for hunting arrows I would epoxy the heads on.