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Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: follow maggie on July 06, 2019, 09:44:52 PM

Title: New arrow trouble
Post by: follow maggie on July 06, 2019, 09:44:52 PM: So this week I picked up a dozen Easton full metal jackets. Two of them, I can’t get any type of tip in. I tried a couple different field points and a broad head. They go in a little and then I can’t turn it anymore. Is there a fix to this, or do I have to throw those expensive arrows away?
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: 92xj on July 06, 2019, 09:49:44 PM: Sounds like glue in the hits
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: Jellymon on July 06, 2019, 09:58:54 PM: Get a drill bit that barely fits and BY HAND spin it inside to remove the glue that’s in front of the insert. Whoever installed the insert used too much glue and didn’t clean glue buildup off the tool as they went.
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: Crunchy on July 06, 2019, 10:06:44 PM: acetone will do the trick. If not that screw in a field point best you can and heat the field point ONLY with a propane torch. That should allow you to get the insert out.
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: follow maggie on July 06, 2019, 10:07:56 PM: Cool. I’m going to work on this tomorrow. Thanks, everyone
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: hughjorgan on July 06, 2019, 10:28:13 PM: I tend to use too much glue on my inserts I just use the threads from a field point .to scrape the excess glue in front of the insert
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: branches on July 07, 2019, 07:52:30 PM: I think a 8/32 tap is what I use to chase the threads to get rid of the glue. Somebody can check me on that.
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: dreadi on July 08, 2019, 05:49:18 AM: Did you cut and install yourself? If not, take them back and make them do the work again.
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: follow maggie on July 08, 2019, 07:23:08 PM: No, they were done at Sportsman's Warehouse in Silverdale where I bought them. The archery people aren't there a lot of the time, so it's probably easier to do it myself.
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: Sutherland on July 09, 2019, 09:23:25 PM: Hope all the info helps. If not I would just take them back and show an archery guy the issue. sportmams always seems to take care of there customers
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: dreadi on July 09, 2019, 10:49:26 PM: Quote from: follow maggie on July 08, 2019, 07:23:08 PM
No, they were done at Sportsman's Warehouse in Silverdale where I bought them. The archery people aren't there a lot of the time, so it's probably easier to do it myself.

In that case, I’d do like Crunchy said and clean it with acetone.
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: follow maggie on July 12, 2019, 04:49:49 PM: Well, a little over an hour, 2 size drill bits & a leatherman and I got my 3 arrows fixed up. Thanks everyone for teaching me how to fix them. Is there a good place to buy the equipment to start cutting arrows, putting the inserts in, etc myself?
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: Jellymon on July 12, 2019, 05:23:36 PM: Quote from: follow maggie on July 12, 2019, 04:49:49 PM
Well, a little over an hour, 2 size drill bits & a weatherman and I got my 3 arrows fixed up. Thanks everyone for teaching me how to fix them. Is there a good place to buy the equipment to start cutting arrows, putting the inserts in, etc myself?

Poor weatherman. :chuckle:
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: follow maggie on July 12, 2019, 05:38:15 PM: Quote from: Jellymon on July 12, 2019, 05:23:36 PM
Quote from: follow maggie on July 12, 2019, 04:49:49 PM
Well, a little over an hour, 2 size drill bits & a weatherman and I got my 3 arrows fixed up. Thanks everyone for teaching me how to fix them. Is there a good place to buy the equipment to start cutting arrows, putting the inserts in, etc myself?

Poor weatherman. :chuckle:

Stupid auto-correct! Wrote leatherman & my pos Mac changed it
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: buckfvr on July 12, 2019, 06:26:13 PM: Quote from: Crunchy on July 06, 2019, 10:06:44 PM
acetone will do the trick. If not that screw in a field point best you can and heat the field point ONLY with a propane torch. That should allow you to get the insert out.

Not supposed to heat carbon, it is easily compromised by heat. They dont use hot melt on carbon for that reason, and not many insert adhesives are heat reversible.
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: thinkingman on July 12, 2019, 09:38:35 PM: Quote from: buckfvr on July 12, 2019, 06:26:13 PM
Quote from: Crunchy on July 06, 2019, 10:06:44 PM
acetone will do the trick. If not that screw in a field point best you can and heat the field point ONLY with a propane torch. That should allow you to get the insert out.

Not supposed to heat carbon, it is easily compromised by heat. They dont use hot melt on carbon for that reason, and not many insert adhesives are heat reversible.
This works fine IF YOU APPLY HEAT TO THE STEEL.

And don’t overdo it.
Title: Re: New arrow trouble
Post by: Greg Mullins on September 02, 2019, 04:45:03 PM: Or you may not have kept them flat and the insert slipped down seen it a bunch of times