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Offline taxus_bacata

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removing nocks from wooden shafts
« 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?
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Offline carpentertimw

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Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
« Reply #1 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.
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Offline carpentertimw

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Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2013, 11:35:19 am »
or you could just send me the arrows!  ;D
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Offline stringstretcher

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Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
« Reply #3 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.
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Offline taxus_bacata

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Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2013, 11:58:56 am »
STUCK ON WITH SUPER GLUE...
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Offline Stefan

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Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
« Reply #5 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
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Offline carpentertimw

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Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
« Reply #6 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?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
« Reply #7 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.
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2013, 10:51:58 pm »
I am with Pat leave them on and start doing self nocks !
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Offline Tom Leemans

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Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
« Reply #9 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.
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Offline Matt G.

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Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2013, 08:40:36 pm »
Plastic nocks can get brittle when they're real old.
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Offline Matt G.

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Re: removing nocks from wooden shafts
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2013, 08:42:56 pm »
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