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Offline toomanyknots

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Tightbond 2/3 to glue on horn nocks?
« on: September 24, 2011, 01:59:57 am »
I have heard some people say this works. Sounds funner than getting super glue all over my horn nocks. I have also heard that under normal use, horn nocks do not usually come off. Anybody know?
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline Pat B

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Re: Tightbond 2/3 to glue on horn nocks?
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2011, 02:14:17 am »
I've used TB glues for horn nocks and tip overlays.
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Tightbond 2/3 to glue on horn nocks?
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2011, 03:10:20 am »
I like the gorilla thick super glue.  I use a pair of those craft size quick grip style clamps.  It dries faster and is crystal clear and sands nicely.  TB glues can be a little gummy for a while if you are feathering the seams. 

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Re: Tightbond 2/3 to glue on horn nocks?
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2011, 04:49:04 am »
I always use industrial superglue mainly because it's dry enough within 30mins. I wouldn't fancy waiting for TB to cure! If you mean horn nocks like on a ELB where you are fitting the cones together then it can be tricky to clamp them with a glue that doesn't have any intial grab.

Offline Del the cat

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Re: Tightbond 2/3 to glue on horn nocks?
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2011, 09:42:12 am »
I use a good 10 minute epoxy,for ELB conical type nocks and I just stand the bow up resting down onto the nock.
Gravity keeps it firmly in place.
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Offline johnston

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Re: Tightbond 2/3 to glue on horn nocks?
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2011, 01:42:48 pm »
For me it depends on the surface finish of what I am gluing up. If it mates well go with super glue and if not TBII.

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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Tightbond 2/3 to glue on horn nocks?
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2011, 03:46:19 pm »
I have also always used super glue (the gel kind), but I am getting tired of it. The biggest problem is if the nocks get glued on crooked. I also do not have very much faith in super glue for the long term. It always fails on me eventually when gluing things like field points, even though they do take a good beating obviously, and I have heard people say they have had failures when trying to use it for tip overlays.
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair