Removing brass inserts?

[Bodork]

What's the best way to remove brass inserts from carbon shafts?  Thanks, Mike

[mcgroundstalker]

Put a "big" field point on the shaft and heat only the point...Then pull the whole kaboddle out with your leatherman...This works for me...Don't heat the carbon shaft...But you already knew that... ...

Good Luck!
... mike ...

[Big_Al]

this is what works for me:

1) Find the biggest field point you have and chuck it up in a vice, parallell with the floor.

2) Screw the arrow on the field point, but not all the way, just enough to engage the threads.

3) Using a torch, heat the field point in the vice.  Do not get the flame anywhere near the threads.  Apply steady pressure by pulling on the arrow at the same time.

4) As soon as the glue gets hot enough, the arrow should slide right off the insert.

The reason I like doing it this way is twofold - first, When the arrow is not totally screwed onto the point, the heat is directed into the center of the insert and not along the entire insert which can damage the carbon shaft (too much heat with the field point screwed completely in can melt the glue between the layers of carbon before it melts the insert glue).  Secondly, if you keep pulling steadily, you get just enough heat to the insert to break it loose, without any excess heat and potential shaft damage.

I've pulled many, many inserts like this without any shaft damage.  Good luck!

[shortstroke 91]

Find a screwdriver with a shaft that will fit into the arrow, cut it off on both ends as long as possible. Remove the nock and insert the shaft, now whip the arrow towards the insert in a quick downward motion. This will act like a slam hammer and nock out the insert after a few tries. I've found this to be the easiest way to ensure that you don't damage the shaft with heat.

[Bodork]

Great advice from all three. I removed three last night by heating the points. I guess I wasn't getting it hot enough before I asked for help. I will back the point off as suggested when I use heat but I am going to try the screwdriver trick also. I was trying to think of what to stick in the shaft that was stiff and long enough to 'beat' the insert out. Didn't think of a short shaft and some percussion. Thanks all, Mike

[hormoan]

If you mess with them much (brass weigths that is) buy one of the super long allen wrenchs for them. Then you can remove them from the back, and not mess up any shafts. Not sure how much they cost but they can't be more than one good carbon!

                   Brent