{"id":945,"date":"2019-11-11T09:22:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T14:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/periodpersonas.com\/village\/?p=945"},"modified":"2021-08-24T21:12:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T01:12:40","slug":"combat-bolts-hammering-it-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/periodpersonas.com\/village\/2019\/11\/combat-bolts-hammering-it-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Combat Bolts – Hammering it Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

A quick missive regarding bolt construction. I recently had an issue where I simply could not hammer the shaft in to the\u00a0Fathead deep enough. It turns out the spec has changed from the Fathead, to the\u00a0Fathead 2 (at the time of writing, provisionally approved).<\/p>\n

From Northstar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Please see the attached instructions.\u00a0\u00a0If you would like to read them without\u00a0a magnifying glass\u00a0please see the “Knowledge Center” on the<\/p>\n

The Fathead-2 Blunts need a mark on the shaft at 3\/4″.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

https:\/\/www.northstararchery.com\/resources\/fathead_assembly.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.northstararchery.com\/resources\/UHMW.pdf<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In an attempt to spare the fiberglass shaft from getting destroyed in the process, I devised a method for protecting the shaft during the seating process. See attached images for details.<\/p>\n

The first is using lamp parts. a coupling threaded extension and some cap pieces. There is a variety of pieces so you only need go to a hardware store and find a combo that works.<\/p>\n

The second is using a threaded coupling nut. I think this is 1\/8″ inch inside diameter. Pictured are two versions: one uses a molded plastic handle (perhaps for using a rubber mallet), the other is simply a screw that can take the beating of a metal hammer.<\/p>\n

\"various<\/a>
various pieces used to protect the shaft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"pieces<\/a>
pieces used for protecting shown on shaft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

*edited to replace instances of Balder to Fathead<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A quick missive regarding bolt construction. I recently had an issue where I simply could not hammer the shaft in to the Fathead deep enough. It turns out the spec has changed from the Fathead, to the Fathead 2 (at the time of writing, provisionally approved). From Northstar: Please see the attached instructions.  If you would like to … Continue reading Combat Bolts – Hammering it Home<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[91,30,3,92],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6dEBX-ff","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":540,"url":"http:\/\/periodpersonas.com\/village\/2016\/07\/making-combat-bolts-fiberglass-baldars\/","url_meta":{"origin":945,"position":0},"title":"Making Combat Bolts – Fiberglass Baldars","date":"July 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Recently talked someone through making some bolts and I thought it would be helpful to have some visual references with a step by step guide. 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