Easy DIY Lighted Arrow Nocks for bowhunting [step-by-step instructions!] | N1 Outdoors

Learn how to make your own lighted nocks step-by-step! Josh Wells of N1 Outdoors will show you exactly what all you DIY bowhunters need to know to make quality lighted nocks that won’t break the bank.
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[@georgeyork8975]

I am doing this as described but getting slightly different results. Let me explain, first off i followed your directions exactly to a T but i noticed that after a few shots the light goes out and then i can hear that the inner battery insert has move towards the front of the arrow after several impacts(Momentum force from the impact of the target). I think i may have solved this issue by gluing the battery section into the arrow first at the proper distance from the end ( inject the glue down into the correct distance). After the glue dries with the battery inserted into place, I then can inert the light part into the arrow for it to function without the battery sliding down towards the tip direction anymore etc. I wonder if anyone else is having this concern as well? Anyways its a good cheap fix to make bravo for posting this video!

[@danielvrieze532]

Thanks for the video. How do you get the battery out of the arrow when you need to?

[@N1outdoors]

The battery will have been glued inside the nock. Just pull the nock out to remove nock from shaft

[@danielvrieze532]

@@N1outdoors The light pulled off the top of the battery and the battery stuck in the shaft. I think for $14 I'm just going to buy some. Thanks.

[@danielvrieze532]

I blew it out with the air compressor.

[@robertmiller2629]

I like this idea but I have the Chinese knock offs that have a battery slid inside of the knock with a lighted diode inserted into the knock with 2 legs off of it that come in contact with the battery but I want to make this from a manual lighted Nick to an automatic one for hunting what do I do

[@N1outdoors]

HI Robert... Not sure we quite understand the question...

[@danieltatum3477]

Josh, great idea! Do you think it will work with Goldtip arrows?

[@N1outdoors]

should work as long as the inner nock fits the shaft snugly

[@TKTrooper]

You could get an acrylic tube of the correct diameter and cut that down save destroying a second nock

[@jonathana.p.4808]

Im brazilian, when searching for bobber light i dont find anything, is there any other name for those lights? Qhere are they usually used beside nocks?

[@N1outdoors]

You can search for “bobber battery light”

[@bucksonabudget9186]

How much do these weigh in grains once finished using the bobber light? I think these are great!

[@N1outdoors]

About 15-20 grains depending on the size of the collar you insert into the shaft

[@bucksonabudget9186]

@@N1outdoors that’s awesome! Thanks, I will have to give this a shot when I build my next set of arrows this summer

[@jeremymcclanahan2389]

Radial x weave arrows?

[@raymondbrown3216]

I have premade lighted knocks that the battery fits very loose in the shaft but the knock fits very tight and work on the pressure type of inertia, I am wondering if I tried something similar with what you did on your knocks if they would work because the factory knocks keep popping off the arrows when fired and stay on the string while the shaft goes down range what do you think?

[@N1outdoors]

Raymond, it’s important that you have nocks that fit very snugly in the shaft. The glue that you apply to the end of the battery light, as shown in the video is what holdss the nock together.

[@richardcranium3579]

You can also adjust your nock ears so they don’t grip the string so tight. Gently put a screwdriver tip between them and pry out on one at a time checking how tight they are on you bowstring when you get done. It may take a couple times to get them the way you want them. Sounds like yours are fitting pretty tight.

[@scottcoulson5956]

Do you think this would work in a H size nock? .234 size

[@N1outdoors]

Scott, not sure on that. The batteries may not fit in that size nock diameter

[@raymondbrown3216]

Thank you for getting back to me. So what your saying is that even thoe the knocks that were already installed on the arrows when bought keep popping off that once the back end is glued to the battery it will prevent this from happening should I lightly sand the new knocks base that goes into the shaft or coat them with a lite coating of wax or something so that they will operate the way that I want with the release of the arrow because the company that made these is saying that I need to turn them on first. I am wondering please let me know

[@N1outdoors]

@@raymondbrown3216 It would be good to first start with whether light/battery will fit inside of your nock. You may need to buy nocks other than the ones came with your shaft. They do need to fit snugly in the shaft, but if they are too tight, yes, you can lightly sand. If they not go into the shaft too easily, you’re going to have problems with slippage. When you insert a finished product into the shaft, it should be somewhat difficult to get it into the shaft. That’s a good thing, because it will ensure that the back end of the nock will stay in the shaft. So, if you do that and the light is collude well into the nock, it will work well. There is some trial and error to the process. But once you know which batteries and which nocks work well with your shaft, you will be set. Also, there are some slight variations in battery diameters as well, so you may have to buy a couple different packs to find which work well with your nocks.

[@matthewyu3531]

It's fantastic! Would you tell me the details information about this battery? What is the model of this battery? Your help will be deeply appreciated.

[@N1outdoors]

Not exactly sure of the model, but they were lots of them on Amazon.

[@matthewyu3531]

@@N1outdoors Thank you very much.

[@N1outdoors]

@@matthewyu3531 they all seem to be pretty much the same.

[@jeremymcclanahan2389]

Check out using an activator for CA glue...instant setup

[@lukeaday]

Hey bud. Just wondering what brand of nock you use for this. And I asume the shafts you are using are .245 dia? Cheers

[@N1outdoors]

Hey there. Josh actually uses NAP nocks in the video, however the newest models don’t have a large enough inner diameter to slide the battery into... Carbon Express Launchpad nocks work well... .245

[@lukeaday]

@@N1outdoors awesome. I have the thill bobber lights and some victory vforce sports in .245 but the nicks that are already fitted are a loose fit for the battery. Cheers, time to go shopping

[@N1outdoors]

@@lukeaday It’s OK for them to be a little loose. The glue on the light end of the battery will hold them in place

[@geoffreydaymond851]

You should sell em

[@inskinov412]

I guess you could say these are some inexpensive knockoffs, lol

[@N1outdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@inskinov412]

@@N1outdoors thanks for the idea! I'm going to make some for troglodyte season.