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Pappy:
I use the same as Pat,just be sure to clean the point first with alcohol or something like that
the will get the oil off where they have been made,if you don't do that sometimes you will have problems with them comming off. :)
   Pappy

bobnewboy:
I use Araldite Precision 2-pack epoxy.  This takes 24 hours to fully harden.  I wipe the insides of piles clean with white spirit or acetone to remove machining lube and swarf.  One other secret, especially if you are using taper fit piles, and likely to be hitting hard targets (i.e trees etc) is to press a small groove into the taper cone which you have cut on the shaft to receive the pile.  In this way no air bubble can build up between the pile, shaft and glue faces.  The groove also ensures that excess glue is squeezed out of the joint, whcih can be used on the next shaft, saving money and ensuring even arrow lengths.  Piles fitted in this way do not have any tendency to pop off when your arrow hits a roving or wayward tree.

Hope that helps.  8)

//Bob

TRACY:
Got in a rush one day and used TBIII and it worked fine. Like said, get the lube off first.

knap_123:
pine pitch for my stone points with deer sinew.  cheap!!!! and durible

Fletcher the Arrow Maker:
I have used FerrlTite for years also and have not had problems until the last 2 years.

About the only field points available are made by PDP and sold by just about everyone.

I have had a number of complaints about points pulling off in targets (bales and 3-D)

I checked the points carefully an I have determined that there is some machine residue inside the tapered ferrule.  Worse on some points than others.

I now swab with a Q tip dipped in alcohol and it seems to get most of the oily stuff out.  I have been told that it is a good idea to also sracth the inside with a sandpaper cone to 'rough up' the surface for better bond.

This has become a lot of extra work that was not a problem with points I used to get back in ancient history.

I have not had issue with any brand of glue on broadhead I have used or sold.

The problem with 2 part epoxy on wood arrow points is that you cannot change them out if you want to.  The wood will scorch before the heat is enough to 'pop' them off.

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