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Hector cole heads have arrived with a slight problem.

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youngbowyer:
Hi,

Today the heads from hector cole have arrived but the sockets are quite shallow. The type 13 even fits one of my 5/16 shafts! Is this supposed to be like that? Here is a pic of the type 13 on a 5/16 shafts(i didnt glue it on)

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Lloyd:
these are usually mounted flush to the exterior of the shaft. What's the exterior diameter of the socket at the base?

youngbowyer:
I'll give you the measurements tomorrow.

triton:
There's a few blacksmiths you can rely on to make arrow heads as exact as possible to surviving artefacts. Hector is one of them.  In some periods, barelled shafts were used, so the socket will reflect that. Lloyd is correct, in saying the shaft comes flush with the OD of the socket.  I use a pencil to guage the depth of the socket, then mark the shaft to that depth.  A small pipe cutter from a hadware shop is useful for cutting the shoulder on the shaft.  don't cut too deep as that will be where the shaft breaks.

youngbowyer:
thanks Triton! Hector cole snet me an email back too sayng the same thing that you did. Is it possible to cut the shoullder with just a very sharp knife?

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