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Hot Melt Glue

Started by old bucky, August 04, 2013, 02:15:00 PM

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old bucky

Just wondering wich glue ya'll use on wood shafts,having a lot of tips come off in the target.

Thanks Sam

Grey Taylor

Personally, I use epoxy. I'm sure someone will come along with a good hot melt for you.
Whatever glue you use be sure to clean the inside of the tips before gluing. The oil left from manufacturing will screw up the bond of all glues.
I think not cleaning the tips is the leading cause of tips coming off when they aren't supposed to.

Guy
Tie two birds together; though they have four wings, they can not fly.
The Blind Master

TOEJAMMER

Apple low temp glue sticks.  I've been using it for years on wood, carbon and aluminum and have yet to lose a point or insert.

wooddamon1

What Grey Taylor said. Use something like rubbing alcohol or finger nail polish remover inside with a Q-tip. Haven't lost a point in a while, unless I was shooting in very cold weather at a stiff target.
"The history of the bow and arrow is the history of mankind..."-Fred Bear

Frenchymanny

I use big Jim's low temp melt glue.
What I like compared to epoxy is that it is easily reversible.

F-Manny
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Grey Taylor

Manny, epoxied points are easily removed in the same manner that hot melt glued points are removed. It may take a slight bit more heat but still not nearly enough to endanger the wood shaft.

Guy
Tie two birds together; though they have four wings, they can not fly.
The Blind Master

old bucky

Thanks everyone, maybe I did not clean inside the point well enough.

Thanks Sam

The Whittler

Big Jim's, it works great, easy to use and holds like iron.


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