cane arrow nocks, fast

[jturner]

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

[Jmhoff10500]

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!!!

[michbowguy]

...sounds great.
any pics?

[D. Tiller]

Where can I get the wire?

[Jmhoff10500]

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. 

[Justin Snyder]

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. 

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?

[RidgeRunner]

This wire is also used in electric space heaters.  It is a bit brittle and will break if you bend it to much.

David

[aero86]

sounds good!  but, ill stick with my tile saw nock cutter.  same size as my bow strings:)

[mullet]

 Takes me a flip of the switch with my bandsaw.

[FlintWalker]

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

[recurve shooter]

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.