so i bought my own arrows (easton st epic), fletched them, and now i just have to have them cut. only thing i am missing is the inserts, should i have the shop that will cute the arrows for me do it? or should i do them myself? i am a bit worried the glue will come off if i do it by myself, also i dont know what inserts will fit or belong in there. Is this easy enough that i should do it myself? also my shop doesnt charge me for anything since i bought my bow from them.
Usally the shop where you get them has a packet of inserts with the arrows when you get them. If your going to have the shop cut them they will have the inserts there. I have made my own for years, aluminum and now carbon. It's easy,IMO, and fun. There are several glues out there that work great and will stay put. Having clean shafts first is the most important step. Easton has a chart online for all the facts and specs, I used to use the ST Epics myself and really liked them, I think they use the "H" nocks and inserts, check with easton or your pro shop to be sure, when in doubt I take a shaft in and "fit" the nock end to check the size, I shoot discontinued Trophy Ridge arrows now and have to use easton nocks and inserts that are for "x" nock size since no one makes mine (TR) anymore.
I made a cutting saw out of a small table grinder, table clamp, and bought a cutting wheel for the grinder. probably spent $40 at harbor freight. then I bought a squaring tool. for glue I use gorilla glue. never had any issue yet.
Did you buy the shafts from your archery shop? Wherever you got them they should have came with inserts. I'd be shocked if you bought them elsewhere and they didn't charge you per arrow and to add the inserts. If you've never cut them on your own you are probably better off letting them do it for ya!
Did you order the shafts off the internet or buy them in a store? I've never seen where the inserts did not come with the shafts. However, no worries, this can be fixed. Go to their and see which inserts and nocks are needed. If your local shop has them, great, if not, get them ordered. You can take them a lot of places to have them cut to length. A local shop is the best choice, if you don't have one though, most chains (gander mountain, bass pro, cabelas) can cut the arrows to length. At this point, I like to use the G5 squaring tool to clean up the ends. If you don't have one, it's not the end of the world, but if you're going to keep building arrows, it's a good investment. Now, gluing in the inserts... I really like the loctite super glue professional. You can just buy it from walmart. It comes in a blue tube. I've never once had a problem with it not holding. It also dries quick. The nocks just toss them in the back of course. For the future, fletch them last. use the squaring tool on both ends. I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't bother with it or think it's petty, but I like my stuff as close to perfection as possible.
