2 pairs of vise grips, one on each side of the breakoff slot works well

 

So, basically, just smash the end of it with a hammer while it's stabilised with a vise?

 

Dremel with a cut off wheel. Is it necessary no but it helps my mental state.

 

Depends on the point. Victory for example is cut thin. Very little effort. I hold them right at the base with a pliers and break off the end with another pliers. Really easy with those.

Ethics Archery break offs have to be cut. At least enough to break them off. They are a royal pita, but really close tolerance in the shaft. Don’t try and do your vise/hammer smash bit with those. They will only bend and you’d ruin them.

 

Don’t try and do your vise/hammer smash bit with those

Yeah - finally found a YouTube video through some more by adjusting my Google searching. So, no smashing! Got it.

To be honest, not anywhere in my archery journey where I'm going to start adjusting point weight - more asking out of curiosity. So, don't worry! Won't be smashing points anytime soon. If I do, I'll be sure to tell you the horror story

 

Welcome to AT from northern Illinois. After putting the end of the shank in a vise, I‘ve used a hacksaw or pliers. No matter what method I used to break off the shank, I have always weighed them and used a file to obtain the weight I was shooting for.

 

Is there a specialised scale you use to weigh the points that you’d recommend? Not quite ready for this level of tuning detail but would be good to know.

 

There are many digital grain scales around you can use. They seem to be made by one manufacturer and are brand a million ways. They are also cheap. For example:

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