Insert Removal

[chilly_willy]

Just wondering if there is a way to remove glued in inserts or is it a waste of time?? Thanks

[newbie]

Removal depends on what kind of glue.
epoxy... best to cut off the insert.
crazy glue you can soak in acetone for a few min and try pulling them out.
Hot melt just heat them gently and remove.

[papabear1]

Removal depends on what kind of glue.
epoxy... best to cut off the insert.
crazy glue you can soak in acetone for a few min and try pulling them out.
Hot melt just heat them gently and remove.

Hot melt is what I use, so they are easy to heat, and remove,
It's the only way to go, as far as i'm concerned, IMHO !

Dave

[Oppie]

I'use used a small soldering iron to heat the insert then pull it with pliers.
Method number 2 is run a 10/32 screw in half way, heat the screw with a small torch, pull it out with pliers, be careful screw is hot!

[WVCBH]

On carbon arrows, I just clamp a field tip in my vice, heat it up until the threads are red, then screw the arrow on it a ways and then pull the insert right out. It's easy, and better than trying to heat up the field tip while it is in the arrow.

[L. E. Carroll]

On those cut off shafts I sent you, I'm pretty sure those brass inserts were put in with some type of epoxy.. Since they were just in the short piece left over when I cut off the BE's down to the 17",

I tried hot water and then using a rod to tap them out with no success.

I heated the one I got removed with a "Bick lighter" until the shaft crushed when squeezed with channel locks while holding a blunt tip I screwed in to it with plyers, and then I pealed the carbon off in pieces....

As you can see with the one I sent after it was removed, it looks great and cleaned up nicely with acetone on a rag afterwards.
I got the shaft off with the threads still "in tact" due to the Blunt tip that was screwd in during the removal process.. You only have 11 more to go.

Beings as they are 80 grn and brass they should be worth the effort.

Gene

[flightattendant100]

On those cut off shafts I sent you, I'm pretty sure those brass inserts were put in with some type of epoxy.. Since they were just in the short piece left over when I cut off the BE's down to the 17",

I tried hot water and then using a rod to tap them out with no success.

I heated the one I got removed with a "Bick lighter" until the shaft crushed when squeezed with channel locks while holding a blunt tip I screwed in to it with plyers, and then I pealed the carbon off in pieces....

As you can see with the one I sent after it was removed, it looks great and cleaned up nicely with acetone on a rag afterwards.
I got the shaft off with the threads still "in tact" due to the Blunt tip that was screwd in during the removal process.. You only have 11 more to go.

Beings as they are 80 grn and brass they should be worth the effort.

Gene

THEY STILL SELL 'EM !!!!!

[flightattendant100]

I asked that same question a few years ago, got most of the same answers, then a highly respected member on this forum said "Cut 'em off.... that's the easy way." I laughed. Then he said in all seriousness, "Nobody will know or be able to tell the difference" Well, he was right! No one can tell the difference in a 20" arrow and an 18 3/4" one. It doesn't stress the carbon, and is quick and easy. Jmho.

[Boo]

I asked that same question a few years ago, got most of the same answers, then a highly respected member on this forum said "Cut 'em off.... that's the easy way." I laughed. Then he said in all seriousness, "Nobody will know or be able to tell the difference" Well, he was right! No one can tell the difference in a 20" arrow and an 18 3/4" one. It doesn't stress the carbon, and is quick and easy. Jmho.

Absolutely agree! The inserts can be saved by soaking in acetone for a week or two and then screwing a target point in so you have something to hold on to while you're peeling off the leftover shaft.

[robertyb]

I have removed several from broken arrows by taking a hand torch and burning the carbon and then simply peeling it off the inserts.

[flightattendant100]

I asked that same question a few years ago, got most of the same answers, then a highly respected member on this forum said "Cut 'em off.... that's the easy way." I laughed. Then he said in all seriousness, "Nobody will know or be able to tell the difference" Well, he was right! No one can tell the difference in a 20" arrow and an 18 3/4" one. It doesn't stress the carbon, and is quick and easy. Jmho.

Absolutely agree! The inserts can be saved by soaking in acetone for a week or two and then screwing a target point in so you have something to hold on to while you're peeling off the leftover shaft.

You are " The Highly Respected Member"!!!

[Boo]

I asked that same question a few years ago, got most of the same answers, then a highly respected member on this forum said "Cut 'em off.... that's the easy way." I laughed. Then he said in all seriousness, "Nobody will know or be able to tell the difference" Well, he was right! No one can tell the difference in a 20" arrow and an 18 3/4" one. It doesn't stress the carbon, and is quick and easy. Jmho.

Absolutely agree! The inserts can be saved by soaking in acetone for a week or two and then screwing a target point in so you have something to hold on to while you're peeling off the leftover shaft.

You are " The Highly Respected Member"!!!