Aluminum moon nock material?
05-04-2010 | 06:50 PM
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Spike
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Aluminum moon nock material?
Since I can't find the nocks I want I am going to turn a batch myself...the lathe needs something to occupy it's idle time anyway. 
I have made up a fixture that allows me to mount an arrow in my milling vise and index the vanes right where I want them (on the arrows that are already fletched. My Grayling jig should be here this week then the REAL fun begins!). Then I can mill out the flat nock that is already cemented in place...no alignment issues as the adhesive dries. I just need to know if 6061-T6 will be durable enough or do I need to go to 7075-T6 for this application. Any thoughts?
I have made up a fixture that allows me to mount an arrow in my milling vise and index the vanes right where I want them (on the arrows that are already fletched. My Grayling jig should be here this week then the REAL fun begins!). Then I can mill out the flat nock that is already cemented in place...no alignment issues as the adhesive dries. I just need to know if 6061-T6 will be durable enough or do I need to go to 7075-T6 for this application. Any thoughts?
05-05-2010 | 09:40 AM
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Fork Horn
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Basicly you are going to cut a groove into a flat nock and then round it down. That will work, and if you have the tools its not an issue. Ours are built like a true moon nock so there is more "groove" to seat the string. Considering plasic works OK on most bows the material of the aluminum is not much of an issue These particular photos show our original nock and the new ones we now make that are tapered so they load better. Also note the indexing mark on the new ones...
Wyvern
These particular photos show our original nock and the new ones we now make that are tapered so they load better. Also note the indexing mark on the new ones...Wyvern
