Arrow nock removal..?

[Paul/KS]

Some of my arrows need to be re-nocked and,other than whittling, is there a good way of removing the old plastic nocks ?

[Charlie Lamb]

Some guys set them on fire and after they burn a little while they twist off with a pliers.
Boilng water might work as well.

I just whittle them off.

[M60gunner]

I use my DNA lamp. I heat up the nock and twist off with pliers. Before I had a lamp I used a candle.
I also have a tool that cleans the taper. It was made orginally for alum shafts. It leaves fine grooves in metal for glue to cling to . I use it for my woods as well.

[BOWMARKS]

Grip them with a pair of pliers in three to four areas around and they fall right off.

[BAK]

Yup, heat them up and twist off.

[The Whittler]

Hot water and use pliers. Hold just the nock under the hot water if wood arrows.

[yaderehey]

I had some old aluminum arrows with swaged end nocks and plastic vanes.  Trying to scrape the vanes off was scratching the heck out of the anodized finish.  I partially filled a jar with acetone (out in the garage) and submerged the nock end vanes and all.  Within 24 hours the vanes and nocks fell right off with no damage to the aluminum or anodized finish. Wouldn't recommend for anything but aluminum with swaged ends obviously.

[Zradix]

I heat em with a lighter till just soft.
lightly push/cut a slit on the side of the nock where the taper is.
then just peel off.

[Jon Stewart]

I use pliers and carefully pinch the sides of the nocks to get them off.  wood and metal arrows.

Works most of the time.

[PEARL DRUMS]

I use a knife, they will shave right off clean without damaging the woods taper.

[Steve D]

Use boiling/ hot water,then take them off with pliers.Been doing that for years with aluminum and no problems at all.

[creekwood]

I like Charlie's idea of setting them on fire.  

[PEARL DRUMS]

If you boil/heat wood arrows they will bend with very little pressure, best be very careful with the pliers and pull straight up.

[Kevin Winkler]

If you have heat gun, just heat the nock with it and will come off right off. Make sure you use a pliers or you will burn your fingers.

[Bjorn]

Pliers and torch. Sometimes whittle them off.

[creekwood]

Makes a nice candle.

[Stone Knife]

I use the fire method cause it works.

[pumatrax]

one of my most used tools in my archery shop is a DNA (denatured alcohol burner)