How to Make a Lighted Arrow Nock
Lighted arrow nocks help keep you from losing your arrows or your quarry in the darkness. The pressure of the bowstring against the nock will turn the light on for you automatically, and once you recover the arrow, a quick tug will turn the light off. Make sure that you get a push-button bobber light, not a twist light, which won't work for this project.
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Things You'll Need
- Push-button float or bobber light Two translucent arrow nocks Shears or a razor blade Hot glue gun Power drill Superglue
Instructions
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Remove the battery and attached light from the bobber light. It should be a slender cylinder that fits into the shaft of your arrow with room to spare.
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Cut a ¼-inch piece off the insert piece of an old arrow nock. Discard the rest.
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Check to make sure the non-lighting end of the battery will fit inside the cut-off piece. You can drill out the inside of the nock to make room for the battery, and it's okay for there to be a little bit of wiggle here. Check to make sure the cut-off piece fits tightly inside the shaft of the arrow.
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Hot glue the non-lighting end of the battery into the cut-off piece. While this is drying, check to make sure that the lighted push-button end of the battery will fit into your other, still-intact translucent nock. It's okay for there to be a little bit of wiggle room.
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Insert the drill bit into the still-intact nock and drill a small hole through the slot where the bowstring sits.
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Apply a thin bead of superglue to the button on the push end of the battery. Make sure not to get any glue on the body of the battery.
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Slide the push end of the battery into the intact translucent arrow nock. Make sure the superglue touches the inside of the nock, then let it dry.
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Test your completed assembly. Pressure on the push-button end should cause it to illuminate, and a light tug on the nock should turn the light off without separating the assembly.
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Work your lighted assembly into the shaft of the bow. The cut-off piece of nock keeps your battery from sliding into the bow and may need to be sanded down to fit.
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