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Point & nock alignment

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Red Dwarf:
Being pretty new to the whole archery scene I would appreciate some suggestions on the best way(s) to get the points (incl. broadheads) and knocks correctly aligned on my arrows.

Thanks


Red Dwarf

Hillbilly:
Depends on what kind of shafts and nocks you're using. With doweled commercial shafts or hand-planed shafts from boards, if you're cutting self nocks, you want to cut the groove across the grain so that the shaft doesn't split on you. With cane or shoot shafts it doesn't make much difference which way you align the nock, except that many people like to put the stiffest side of the arrow against the bow. With broadheads or stone points, I usually align them with the string. Some people align them perpendicular to the string. It doesn't really matter as long as the point spins true with no wobble when you spin it on its tip.

Red Dwarf:
Hillbilly

I should have been more specific with my question.
What I would like to know is how to make sure that your points spin true?


Red Dwarf

Pat B:
RD, I use pitch glue to set stone and trade points in shoot and cane arrows. If the point needs adjusting I just heat it a bit, adjust and them wrap them. Even after wrapping, adjusting is possible with a little heat. Pat

Hillbilly:
Like Pat said. Just spin them on their tips and if they wobble, heat it up and adjust. Same with glue-on field points and broadheads. Use hot-melt glue to put them on, and you can spin, heat, and adjust if neccessary.

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