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Hey guys,

I used Insert Iron to put a few inserts in these Legacy 2018s so I could start bare shaft tuning them. I thought I'd read somewhere that heating the shaft by the insert would allow it to be removed. This does not seem to be the case. Doh! Is there a way to remove inserts that are glued in with Insert Iron? If not, I presume I should bare shaft tune with the inserts just slid into place and not glued?

Thanks!

You'll want hot melt glue with aluminums - Big Jim's or Ferr-L-Tite.  Easy to reheat and remove.  Sorry, but I have no experience with Insert Iron.  Just a WAG here, but if it is a super-glue type adhesive, you may try dropping some acetone, or plain old nail polish remover, down the shaft - if you have the bushing-type nocks.  Good luck!

Insert a field point and heat the field point, safer that way

I use Insert Iron on a lot of stuff.  It should be fairly easy to remove the insert from an aluminum shaft by screwing in a field point and heating the field point, as noted above.  Inserts can be removed from carbon shafts the same way, but you have to be careful not to overheat carbon shafts, which makes it a little more touchy.

Don't shoot your bare shafts without putting some glue on the insert, or you risk losing your insert and point in the target.  Just put a tiny dab of hot melt on the insert for this purpose.  Low temp hot melt can be removed by holding the end of the shaft in boiling water for 15 seconds or so.

Or if you don't want to heat it, drop a drill bit in the shaft and shake it thoroughly towards the insert end. It sometime works for me... Cheers

Drill bit works great as taxus says. Whip it towards the point end but just make sure you are pointing in a safe direction.

Rough Run,

Thanks for the tip on acetone to remove super glued insert!  (Head slap)

i used to wrap plastic wrap around insert to aid removal while bareshafting. That worked on straw bales ok. I still take my glue, DNA lamp and saw to range if bareshafting aluminum arrows. I like Big Jim's glue for this these days. Aluminums should only take a couple tries to get bareshaft.

Thanks guys!!

QuoteOriginally posted by taxus_bacata:
Or if you don't want to heat it, drop a drill bit in the shaft and shake it thoroughly towards the insert end. It sometime works for me... Cheers

I you can remove the nock and pour a few drops of acetone down the shaft to soak first.
Snap downward over grass or a towel to keep the inert form coming out and flying away...

I've placed the insert on an electric stove burner to avoid an open flame near the shaft.  I recommend  checking the insert often to heat it only as much as necessary.

All I have ever used on aluminum arrows is hot melt,easy too install and easy to remove.Never lost an insert using hot melt in aluminums.With carbons I do it differently.I have bought a few aluminums that had the inserts installed with some kind of epoxy,they can be a pain in removing the inserts.That is not necessary with aluminum arrows.

Thanks guys!

After seeing a post about using the drill bit to nock out a HIT insert. I have done it with every type of glue with success. Though I did lose the drill bit somewhere in the garage on the last attempt.
Tedd