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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: taxus_bacata on January 21, 2013, 11:22:17 am

Title: removing nocks from wooden shafts
Post by: taxus_bacata on January 21, 2013, 11:22:17 am

I have about 90 oldish shafts spined for a bow I no longer shoot. I know new plastic nocks are not expensive but I am cheap and recycle :). I would like to know if there is any way of getting the nocks off the shafts leaving them intact so they are still usable for another set of arrows?

Title: Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
Post by: carpentertimw on January 21, 2013, 11:32:41 am

what are they glued on with? probably the only way to get them off intact is to twist them with a pair of pliers and that will probably only work if they are glued with hot glue.

Title: Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
Post by: carpentertimw on January 21, 2013, 11:35:19 am

or you could just send me the arrows!  ;D

Title: Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
Post by: stringstretcher on January 21, 2013, 11:50:23 am

For me, it is not worth the price of getting or having a nock split and dry firing a bow, or worst yet, getting someone hurt.  Not for the cost of a simple nock.  JMO.

Title: Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
Post by: taxus_bacata on January 21, 2013, 11:58:56 am

STUCK ON WITH SUPER GLUE...

Title: Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
Post by: Stefan on January 21, 2013, 01:53:34 pm

sell the shafts or trade them for  a good supply of new nocks. sounds stupid to me to mess around getting the nocks of , if you can get them off how would you know if the nock is still safe to use

Title: Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
Post by: carpentertimw on January 21, 2013, 02:37:30 pm

super glue likely is brittle enough they would twist off. @stefen, why would they be any less safe?

Title: Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
Post by: Pat B on January 21, 2013, 09:08:56 pm

Dry dipping one in boiling water and see if the super glue will release.
  Another option is to make self nocks. They are more reliable than the plastic ones IMO.

Title: Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
Post by: Buckeye Guy on January 21, 2013, 10:51:58 pm

I am with Pat leave them on and start doing self nocks !
Have fun !!
GUy

Title: Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
Post by: Tom Leemans on January 22, 2013, 12:32:04 pm

I NEVER reuse nocks. Like many have said. Not worth your arm, or worse! Sell or trade the shafts if you aren't going to use them.

Title: Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
Post by: Matt G. on January 22, 2013, 08:40:36 pm

Plastic nocks can get brittle when they're real old.

Title: Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
Post by: Matt G. on January 22, 2013, 08:42:56 pm

Pm sent