Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: jturner on February 27, 2010, 01:44:03 am
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Does anyone else burn the nocks on their arrows? I just did a dozen in about five minutes, beats cutting them. I took a piece of wire from a muskrat strecher about 4 inches long drilled a hole in a dowel handle for it. heat it on the gas stove red hot and burn the nocks in my shafts. no splinters and it hardens them too. Never had a problem with them
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You can get a wire called nichrome wire that get really hot and can be powered by a 9 volt battery so you don't have to worry about doing it by a stove... Its the same stuff i use to light off fireworks on the 4th!!!
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...sounds great. 8)
any pics?
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Where can I get the wire?
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I get mine off eBay and its only 3 bucks or so... Id recommend the larger wires or even a ribbon, but when you get big enough, you have to get a bigger battery. ;D
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I get mine off eBay and its only 3 bucks or so... Id recommend the larger wires or even a ribbon, but when you get big enough, you have to get a bigger battery. ;D
This is the same type of wire used on me feather burner isn't it? If you have a burner you could just put the wire in it couldn't you?
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This wire is also used in electric space heaters. It is a bit brittle and will break if you bend it to much.
David
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sounds good! but, ill stick with my tile saw nock cutter. same size as my bow strings:)
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Takes me a flip of the switch with my bandsaw.
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A good way to avoid splintering boo is to wrap masking tape around the nock end and saw through it while cutting the groove. It works for me ;)
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i drill a hole in it, then cut to the hole and run some sand paper through it, that way it "pops" onto the string like factory nocks. ;D