Gorilla Glue, for carbon arrow inserts?

jrstegner · January 28, 2010, 06:06:00 PM

I have never had any luck with gorilla glue. JB Weld works the best of anything I have tried. The 24 hour stuff, not the 15 minute epoxy.

far rider · January 28, 2010, 10:28:00 PM

Having used it on wood panel glue ups, I'd say it would be troublesome for inserts. The glue expands a lot, and will at the least make a mess to clean up. I have to scrape the glue from the glue ups, don't know how you could do that on an arrow.

Stone Knife · January 29, 2010, 04:18:00 AM

I have also used Gorilla glue on my fishing arrows and had great success. If your having trouble with it your doing something wrong.

NDTerminator · January 29, 2010, 07:43:00 AM

I only use hot melt and have never had a problem with the insert staying in, or coming out wwhen I want to remove it...

Benner · January 29, 2010, 08:04:00 AM

Can you remove inserts by warming things up when using Gorilla Glue?

stagetek · January 29, 2010, 12:16:00 PM

I've never had good results with Gorilla Glue. One big, expandable, gooey mess. Prefer JB Weld, Powerbond or hot melt for aluminums.

John3 · January 29, 2010, 05:00:00 PM

Goat Tuff for me as well. A couple drops is all thats needed.

RUSTY1 · January 29, 2010, 05:14:00 PM

I heard that goat tuff was good stuff! For fletchings too.

davesonic444 · January 29, 2010, 05:38:00 PM

I use glue sticks from craft aisle. Low temp melt for easy remove. Clean parts is key for inserts to stay, both shaft and insert should get sanded lightly and cleaned.

TheBigRedArcher · January 29, 2010, 06:32:00 PM

Thanks for the posts guys, I think my point pulling out was directly related to the size of the point vs the size of the shaft. the 2116 that I cut and put on the end of the shaft seems to equal out the diameter and should fix the point issue. I am going to try the gorilla glue tonight.

wildgame · January 29, 2010, 06:38:00 PM

i treid gorilla glue on my feathers today and so far its holding up!