Just bought a dozen shafts that have the inserts in them.  Does any have a method for removing the inserts?

Screw in a long field point and heat it with a torch...go slowly attempting to pull the insert with pliers often...you need to get as little heat to the carbon as possible...always possible they were glued in with hot melt...I would cool the arrow tip with ice asap

DDave

Guess I assumed they are carbons...with aluminium you can get away with even more heat...plus there is a very good chance they are hot melt glued

DDave

Remove the nock, place something inside the shaft, (.223 bullet, also use a brass handled fly tying bodkin), with a downward whipping or throwing motion the object is rapidly transferred towards the insert.  This has worked well for me, but be careful the object and insert can really come flying out.  I only do this in the garage away from the window and where no one else is around.

Do as sveltri stated and use a drill bit inside the shaft.

QuoteOriginally posted by sveltri:
Remove the nock, place something inside the shaft, (.223 bullet, also use a brass handled fly tying bodkin), with a downward whipping or throwing motion the object is rapidly transferred towards the insert.  This has worked well for me, but be careful the object and insert can really come flying out.  I only do this in the garage away from the window and where no one else is around.

I have used the same method, but have used a chain saw file which is much heavier. A lot of times I have attached a small cloth bag over the end of the shaft with  a heavy ruhber band to catch the insert when it breaks free

Doug, give me a call. I can remove them for you if you want. I have a special set up for just that!!

I heat the tip and stand in front of my vice. As the tip gets hotter I put it in the vice and while twisting and pulling straight back I can get them out.

Drill bit trick usually works for me. Unless they are glued with Goat Tuff or Insert Iron... that stuff is bulletproof