So I watched a couple Youtube vids about making lighted nocks. I have tweaked their approach and made my own. I purchased a bunch of Thill bobber lights for $4.15 each. Here is the end result. Don't go running out and buy your parts just yet!. I haven't shot them enough to see if they hold up as well as the manufactured nocks. So far so good. No failures and a 100% success rate. I can tell you they are super bright and from what I understand will run a long time. First nock I dinked around with it for a couple hours. I can now make them in 5 minutes! Less if I do a assembly line type production run. I haven't weighed them but I don't see how they could possible weigh more than the production stuff from Lumenok or Doubletake. Enjoy! [video=youtube_share;kDFMghc92M0]http://youtu.be/kDFMghc92M0[/video]
I have received several messages about these so I thought I would share with everyone. 1. Make certain the bottom portion of the nock or battery butt plate has much more resistance then the top portion of the nock. I do these by filling the plate with extra glue so that it runs over the sides effectively increasing the diameter of the bottom portion of the nock. Sand the top portion of the nock that inserted into the shaft. If you still too tight then you can use a little dish soap. 2. Never twist the nock. You need to make sure you have the proper nock alignment as you insert it into the shaft. You will end up with a dead nock if you twist it! Pull it all the way back out and repeat if you didn’t get it right the first time. 3. Less is more! Don't overdo the glue on the top portion or you won't be able to turn it on/off. I ALWAYS glue the nock in place with the light in the on position. I also hold the nock in a position so that the glue runs away from the light/battery shaft. Same can be said for the drying process. 4. Be patient. You will want to try it out immediately. Don’t! Walk away for 5 min. and then come back and check it out!
