Homemade Lighted Nock

[jtschid0910]

Why is the second nock so much dimmer than the other one? Is it just because the battery is low?

[H2OBlueShark]

@jtschid0910 i made them used everything he did they work gr8 but the bat thing is they dont have a long light life

[c0402]

this guy is so nice and humble, glad he made the video

[stroakr]

where do you get these batteries!?!? i have looked everywhere!

[cowboyup54321]

@stroakr gander mtn.

[subungulate]

What great ingenuity! Have you made any improvements since you posted this? Also, what is the drill bit size?

[jacobstephens4]

So the cut piece of nock should only be open on one end?

[rondetten]

be sure not to buy the Beacon brand, I got two of them and niether would turn off, I used a pair of pliers to turn one off and the other fell apart before it turned off, they are about $3.30 at sports authority but are crap.

[ChiroThrower]

Definitely hardest part to this is gluing the top part of the light to the nock...try try again haha

[TheWisconsinArchers]

we are gnna try this for sure!

[gravytrain1985]

u r a damn bow huntin guru LOL!!!



[jordan1002d]

some people have asked how much they weigh...i scrolled down and look at quite a few posts and didn't see that anyone has posted weights. I just weigh all of mine and they vary from 21-23 grains. I imagine the differences are mostly due to how much glue is used and how much of the "cut" nock you are using. I'll work on getting a video of mine being shot so that ya'll can see

[jordan1002d]

I've looked for these Thill Nite Brite bobbers at Meijer and Walmart....they dont seem to carry this kind.  However, my local Gander Mountain and Dick's Sporting Goods has them all the time. We made 6 of these just before the Fall Archery season in 2010 and this now Spring 2011 and all 6 still work perfectly.

[egorbiohazchem]

budda66738, type thill nite brite on ebay and you usually get a result, if not google the same for suppliers

[buddah66738]

where can you get the lights

[mrwise71]

Will this work the same for crossbow bolt nocks?

[hunterknapp16]

I guess the biggest question I would have is, how heavy are they??

[MiniOutdoorAdventure]

you should make a video of you shooting one

[MrNacholibre21]

I have tried this; looks pretty easy and it is, but the battery lights suck and are easy to break.. they arent for consistant shooting,, they are good for about one shot and two if ur lucky.. if i would have known this i just would have bought luminoks instead.

SAVE YOUR MONEY!!

[MrNacholibre21]

I have tried this; looks pretty easy and it is, but the battery lights suck and are easy to break.. they arent for consistant shooting,, they are good for about one shot and two if ur lucky.. if i would have known this i just would have bought luminoks instead.

[trevor9671]

how much does this weigh?

[KawasakiMr69]

I bought the lite $3.99 and it works perfect thanks alot.

[squirrelkiller247]

great video, though i must say, i cringed when you were holding the nock while drilling it

[MrPoonasty]

i will say this is cool, but i tried it and just pay the 10 bucks for a illuminok. there to easy to mess up and then your out the 6 or 7$ for all your parts!very cool though!

[livinglikeaking]

I bought 10 of the Thill lights to make these lighted nocks and was only able to get 3 of the 10 to work, the Thills are so weak they kept breaking and would not turn on.

SAVE YOUR MONEY.

[JohnJosephLawrence]

this works great i made 4 today cost was $20.00 for everything took like 2 min to make shot use fleching glue works great

[BowtechmanTC]

does drilling into the nock make it weaker because anyone shooting a bow over 300fps my break the nock causing all sorts of problems just wondering

[kdhdecoys]

the problem i have with these is getting the nock to stay on the light i have tried many types of glue and they just wont stick? any specific nock i should be using? right now i am using gold tips..

[rodshockin]

@kdhdecoys Try Gorilla glue. Use very little though

[Ghostwalker1965]

@kdhdecoys have you ever tryed fobs this way you don't have to gule the nock on .

I'v been shooting them for a while works grate.

[Brandony85]

hell yeah cool shit them things are EXPENSIVE and you gotta make sure you get the right size and i agree with Blame11 lol........and its a till lighted bobber light

[Brandony85]

hell yeah cool shit them things are EXPENSIVE and you gotta make sure you get the right size and i agree with Blame11 lol

[FonzieV]

Smart Video! But isnt the time and equipment you need to make these in the long run MORE COST than just buying them?

[smokentarus]

these work perfictly thanks for sharing, didnt have to adjust my bow sights at all and made a kill on a 9pt buck last year they also work great for placing tracking markers for the blud trail.. thanks for sharing your video.

[smokentarus]

This was a great video thanks for sharing, I watched this last year and then tried your sugjestion and they worked perfictly. Plan on making a few more thanks

[nashoba1980]

hey that's sum good info to have i use the lumenoks and i made 5 of these noks for about the cost of 2 lumenoks brilliant idea and i've tested them works just as good as the others only thing i had trouble with was i changed arrow rest and had to rotate the nocs which when i tried to rotate the first 2 didn't go so well broke off on the inside as u said would so no big dissapointment there had to remove the inserts on the front which i took to the local shop to do but good idea thumbs up..

[gamblersruin]

hey thats great!

whats the name of the light bulb thing u used again? i listened to the vid over and over again and couldn't quite catch what you said.... something like.. ''Bother-light''??!!

[nashoba1980]

@gamblersruin ..he said bobber light as in fishing bobber

[youknowmetonyc]

So I made a couple of these today n hells yea they were bright n worked perfict

[youknowmetonyc]

Hey man great friggen idea for real man n Its going to save me alot of money

[thelungbuster1]

i made these work great but i keep haveing a problem with them breaking in my arrow any ideas on how to stop that???

[MrJordan119]

got a guestion, how long does the battery last on one of them and when the battery run dead how do u replace them if they are glue to the battery

[briarmorrow54]

could you make a video of you shooting these lighted nocks or can someone tell me they work for sure

[PSPmaster321]

Hey, great vid!

Where can I get a light like this?

[thegreatdeerhunter]

good idea, but wont it just be easier to just go buy a lighted nock?

[iworkforme]

who would give a thumbs down? a troll? I think so.,Good stuff!

[cbizzkit]

just a suggestion, intead of the trouble of cutting the other nock, i have rubber bands from braces and they work perfect. they are tiny so they fit around the light but just big enought to touch the arrow.

[timeforgear]

I tried this, it works good, the only thing I did different is - I put the light in the nock first then squirted superglue through thehole I drilled to glue the light in, that way it got a little more glue and can't get under the light to mess up the on/off switch.

[timeforgear]

Kim8839, just type in academy

[timeforgear]

Rmadison75, did you use the original nock from the arrow to make the anchoring end? It should have fit tight if you did. Might have to try different nocks for the anchor end. Hope this helps.

[foxbow15]

Does anyone know how a battery like that is called ? because I'm looking for a 3volt battery that fits in an arrow.....

[Hman731]

You should make a video shooting these and by the way im gunna try this

[Balme11]

May i say sir that you r a genious!!! lol

[forlorn1981]

@Balme11 i agree!! he is a genious!

[martinBBD09]

i cannot find this light at wal-mart.idk where to get it?

[ls1eater]

i found mine at dicks sporting goods, and sports authority

[rmadison76]

I read the comments on here you can get these, lights from any store really, you can use the Nite Brite made by Thill you will find them at Meijer, Walmart, in the fishing dept. they run around $3.19.Drill size will determine on nock size of course i used a 3/32" to drill my holes fit perfect.The only problem i am having is the anchor point its not anchoring hard enough inside the shaft to allow the push and pull on/off positions to work properly. Any suggestions would be great.

[ericanderis]

made some and they work great thanks

[manoweb1]

Just made two of these lighted nocks for my Beman ICS Venture arrows and they work GREAT!! After I thought about it a few minutes and decided what I was going to do, it only took me about 15 mins to make two of them. I've shot them about 40 times apiece and they haven't failed not once!! Bought the lights at Academy for 3 bucks and some change each.

[BowtechmanTC]

this a great video helps us budget hunters out a lot plus its actually great quality

[troyherm]

will these work on easton axis arrows?

[BowtechFreak]

made two of these today and they work great. the light works better if you match the nock color and light color (i.e. red light/orange nock). if you have any super glue gel, it works great for the bottom sleeve

[kdbrett1021]

i have made alot it works amazingly

[coyotevols]

It will NOT work on X nocks. The Shaft diameter is too small I tried and wasted my money finding a light.

[manoweb1]

The procedure will be a little different, but it will work on X nocks too!

[beer1fan]

what kind of light is that a bober light?

and where can you get them

[cowboyup54321]

@beer1fan gander mtn.



[BobbyBoucher2011]

deer7532 these homemade lumenocks do work for a beman ics hunter arrow me and my friend shoot the same arrow and he made enough for all of his arrows and they work great.

[deer7532]

thanks water boy greatly appreciated

[deer7532]

Just pull the nock out of the arrow

Does anyone know if these work on beaman ics arrows ? a reply would b greatly appreciated

....... these r gunna make lumenok go bankrupt

[msjoeyt]

How do you remove the nock from the arrow? My arrows already have a nock in them when I buy them.

[BowtechFreak]

all you have to do is just take a pair of plyers and pull the original nock out. it sometimes helps if you twist the nock while doing this

[dixiesouthern14]

How much dose that weigh I bet you have to elavate the crap out of it

[FA18acm]

anyone know what the size of that drill bit would be? Thank you.

[BUCKMASTER1971]

I made 6 of these for my carbon express arrows and they are great.Don't glue the nock to the light,leave it loose to turn off and on,also do not try to make these if you have Easton Axis carbons,they are too narrow.

[nathansekul]

omg please respond, were did u get your arrow knocks, fot the red and white fletched arrows. i need to know cause i cant find them anywhere, i dammaged the nocks on my arros and need to replace them, please reply, thanks so much!

[meows4life]

I made one and it works great, but i bought 2 thill lights from cabelas for 4.50 and only one of them worked

[redneck3846]

these things work awsome. do u no where to get them cheap. and some helpful hints if you need to get it out of your arrow use a coat hanger to push it out. and after the battery dies you can reuse the lighted knock by drilling out the old light

[spice121]

how long do the battery last

[Catfishtoo]

Excellent video, just got a dozen Thill lites today from Cabelas. $3.79 each plus shipping. lol

[jmiff79]

who cares retard

[catfisherman2014]

Does anybody know how many grains this adds to your arrow???

[Labyrnthdom]

around the same as a luminok

18 to 22g

Also ill add you dont need to drill a hole in the nock like he did. If you use clear nocks it is bright enough.

I wouldnt worry too much about it, it will allow more kinetic energy

[catfisherman2014]

ok thanks

[akaeldin]

great idea where do you get the bobber lites at I am in canada so to find them might be a bit harder. would like it if you could get back to me on this thanks .

[JustSurf44]

These work great, just follow the directions and you won't be disappointed. Way better than paying $5-7 a piece for pre-made ones. After combing every aisle at wal-mart for the replacement bobber lights I went to Academy and found them there. The red ones glow the best, these things are amazing.

[tylerathathan]

hello  nicky poo

[tylerathathan]

id rather buy the real thing

[zackaryhorton]

could you find them at any stores besides online.. all the sites online i found didn't seem to be very creditable

[zackaryhorton]

where can you find the bobber lite? any advice would be great thanx guys

[Catfishtoo]

Got a dozen from Cabelas today, $3.79 each. lol

[crcgeneral09]

Where do you get the nite brite batteries? great idea!!

[condo180]

these lights worked great!!! i made three my self today and am very impressed. overall they const about 2 dollars and 50 cents to make each. the lights are very small in diameter they will fit in any arrow. im sure of it. this is a much better and cheaper solution then paying 10$ a piece for luminoks or other alike products... thanks for the great video it saved me lots of time and money.

[actionsports111]

That's a really good idea and it looks like it works well, but it seems easier to go buy one. I may try it that way too. Anyway, really good idea and design.

[BenVoltmer]

hey i was wondering if tey would work in the X-nocks in the easton axis arrows? I think they might be a little smaller. Do you happen to know the diameter of the light complex?

[condo180]

i just made some today and the lights are more than small enough in diameter for even the smallest of arrows. they work fantastis. even better than the luminoks. i compared them side by side and these homemade ones destroyed teh luminoks... for only a quarter of the price!!!! you cant beat em

[Easterguard]

i wan't a nock like that too!!!

[traiter82]

How many grains do this nock setup weigh? If it is 13 grains or less, then it is worth building. Too heavy of a nock makes arrow flight bad IMO.

[msjhockey09]

made some tonight the only lights i could find actually came with the bobber too. they were like 7 bucks a dicks by the time you do all the math plus your time your not saving much money and they are no where near as strong as the origional luminock

[wesisbad]

thanks man they work great how long did it take you to figure out how to do this?Had trouble trying to find the night brite bobber lights.Where do you get yours?

[cityboysaregay]

Hey i was wondering if you put glue below the bulb part like above that little nick if the battery would still work.

[kdbrett1021]

hey can you please make a video of you shooting your homeade nocks

thanks

[TheWrightMen]

Thanks just made some and they work great. YOU CAN FIND SOME AT THE BOBBER LIGHT AT ACADEMY!! not the same model light but works well.

[kim8839]

I'm going to try and make some of these lighted nocks, do you have a website to Academy?

[leserz]

great video. thanks for sharing it with us

[blaze17s]

I have made a couple of these about 12 to 16 if you had trouble finding the thrill replacement lights you can also use blue fox firefly replacement lights also, they are cheaper and last the same amount of time as the thrill brand, i found them at dicks sporting goods and walmart. Cant beat each one of them costing about 1.99.

[turbonegroclutch]

may i ask where to buy the light ??

[00FordExp]

How much weight does it add to the arrow and where do I get the lights?

[bigal3967]

Does it fit in the Easton Axis arrows?

[buford12345]

I've made four of these exactly as explained here and I've had zero problems. Shot each one 5 times last night and had no failures.

[bowhunterman79]

does not work did,t the way you said?

[millertp36]

looks good, but these are for carbon arrows, not for easton with super uni bushings

[millertp36]

great idea, but they will not work for a easton arrow with a super uni bushing. these are for carbon arrows.

[GreenManalichi]

But what is the purpose of a lighted nock?

[billprxs]

you can tune your bow,see where your arrow is going when you shoot,find sorrows if lost,see where you make a hit on your deer,and find a hit deer.

[morgan7484]

ITS a great idea!! (BUT) The lights are to Fragile!!! they are good for 1 or 2 shots and the light breaks and starts to flicker from the force of pushing the nock into the arrow and pulling it back out! after a couple of times light breaks and stops working from turning it on and off. Also the part that acts as the stop will never be snug enough, and if it is snug enough it just helps break the light switch even faster when you push it in the first time! its basicly a waste of time

[williamwcollins]

I tried this and it works really well. However, for my Maxima TCX nocks, I did not have to drill the nock and using superglue gel seemed to work better and faster in both cementing steps.

[Stantonusmc]

thank you sooooo much better then 30 dollars for 3 nocks

[billprxs]

yepper its cool/

[amrubiks]

thank you thank you thank you!!! ive been looking for a cheap lighted nock that works and they get pretty pricy so ill give these a try thanks a lot!

[DaBuckHunt]

Tried making these, some worked, most did not....

I have Easton Axis and the Thill light needs a 5/32" hole to fit into nock, which is to large for the nock because it starts to cut though the nock wall making it very unstable.

With bigger diameter nocks this works great!!!

(Anyone know of a light I could use with a smaller diameter?)

[gooseslayer92]

i just made two of them and they are no joke! they are bright and very easy and quick to make.

[DaBuckHunt]

I've been having trouble getting the glue the bond where you glue the nock the the light.

I've been using Gorilla super glue.

[Turmmy]

how do you know if its the push or the twisty kind?????

[tmasjukes]

I just got done making three of my own. It worked gread I shot it several times and seems to be dependable!  Just be careful with that glue I messed my second one up! Don't twist either my buddy twisted one and it no longer works.

[bbbeemz]

Deer have the SAME disease Chronic Wasting Disease look it up) - just like BSE (MAD COW) in cattle = you get CJD or vCJD.

Enjoy the meat n Your Maker

[Rurazim]

CWD is not in all deer or in all states and it has been shown not to pass to humans...so you worry about it ... i'll hunt

[7warlord7]

very good what was the end cost?

[deerhunter4200]

That was pretty cool. Thanks, I think I'll try that.

[mitchcarlson1]

you can order those lights at thill

[bparkhunting]

could i buy some of these from you?

[zerosk8eri]

dumb

[ethans333]

Have you ever tried making these with an Easton Axis Shaft? I tried and it was a failure, the shaft's nock is too small for the light to slip up into, even when rilling it.

[winchesterman2]

where can I buy those lights I can't seem to find them

[nymetsrule12]

really cool, i like to shoot my bow at night and always have trouble finding the arrow, this is gonna help alot thanks man

o and it would have been even cooler if u would have shown how it worked on a target.

but the video was still really cool

[longhornbuzz]

I want to try to make some- My question is will it work with a acc 3/49 carbon arrow.

uses a uni bushing with lrg. groove "G" nocks

but can use anything that works. Thank you

for the vidio.

[ARdeerHUNTER]

Excellent tutorial, much easier than the others I have seen. I can't wait to try it now. I just might this weekend. Thanks for sharing your expertise!!

[HoustonR6ryda]

done screwed over Burt coyote,

sounds like the ole woodshop teacher in jr-high-"whutcha gotta du" "whut-i-like to do" "second thing ya wanna do"...smart idea though

[ryngiggs21]

does this work with aluminum arrows??

[antimatt13]

Dude you awswem you realy know how to explain stuff man i might not be able to make one but i think you realy good at explaining things

[SDGFSDGDF]

Moro. Onko tietoo saako näitä Suomessa mistään?

[fasteddie63004]

Great idea . Excellent video !

[dtdy]

where can i get the lights

[nelsenk9]

i have made many of theese now im making them for my friends,, very cool thanks

[ubassfisher]

where can i buy the light

[nelsenk9]

you can get them from walmart,sportsmans warehouse,for $2.50 or cabelas for like $4

[loki1066]

Shouldn't mess with a nock.... Kimosabe say - BIG DANGER

[viper24k]

did it and it works great....word of advice for all you viewers...when he talks about the super glue....be careful...my first one worked great...second one i glued up wrong and effed the whole thing...but it works

[Southbowhunter]

Hi, exellent Job! Were I can buy the Light!?

[foscarimx]

Excelente Amigo !

Excellent job, you made look that so easy...congrats..

Do you have a video of the arrow flighting ? Would be great look that thing flying dark...

[Predatorbybow]

Excellent job !

[jrbtech]

Glad to hear it!

[frankk125]

Followed your video, went through a few nocks but finally completed one. Doubled lunged a 7pt. and the nock worked like advertised. Thanks

[frankk125]

Lost a Lumenock last week. Popped out after I hit a spike. Can't wait to try your project. What size drill did you use? thanks, frank

[jrbtech]

None at all actually.

[lordphobus]

Nice job!!!! Have you noticed much change in arrow performance with the added weight to the end?

[txbowhntrbra]

No. I haven't yet, but I'll try and get one done. Saw one at Wal-Mart, though. Really did not feel like paying nine bucks for one that can cost only around $3.Have a good one.

[dark3zz]

watch for safety damn ! i cant look lol !!

[txbowhntrbra]

Nice job on the lighted nock and even nicer job explaining it to where it is really simple and easy to understand.Great job, jr.

[jrbtech]

Great. Did you make one ?