BACK TO COMBAT ARCHERY PAGE HOW TO INSTALL NORTHSTAR SILOFLEX APDs ON BOLTS. Please read instructions thoroughly before getting started. To get the best results, please understand this is NOT A ONE-DAY PROJECT.  Take your time and do it right. Make sure you allow plenty of dryin time before using your new bolts. Glue the APD onto the bolt shaft by placing glue into the groove, then placing your clean bolt shaft into the glue filled groove and waiting for the glue to harden.  The glue holds it in place so you easily tape it.  Fast drying glue from a hot melt glue gun works great. Some crossbows need the APD glued flush with the end of the bolt shaft while others need to have the shaft extend slightly beyond the end of the APD. If you use a slow drying glue, you may want to tape it into place so you don’t have to hold it until dry.  A single piece of strapping tape will do. Take a 6-inch piece of one-inch wide strapping tape and split it lengthwise at either end. Leave the center intact.  Feed this through the APD so it sticks out evenly on either end.  The sticky part of the tape needs to contact the inside of the APD. Method One for the split tape: Pull one part of the split tape TIGHTLY over the end of the APD and around to the other side crossing over the shaft.  Do the same with the other 3 split ends forming X’s.  Pull the tape TIGHT.  Repeat with another 6-inch strip of split tape over the first. Method Two for the split tape: Take one piece of split tape and wrap it around the shaft at the base of the APD. Pull it tight.  Do the same with the other piece of split tape, but wind it the opposite way around the shaft. Repeat with another 6-inch strip of split tape over the first. Wrap strapping tape (pull tight) twice around the whole thing, and then cover with electrical tape.  The electrical tape makes it look better and is a great place to write your name. Take care of Your Arrows You just put an awful lot of work into your arrows/bolts.  Please take good loving care of them.  After shooting, you MUST inspect them.  Even if someone else has inspected them after a battle, you need to re-inspect your own arrows again.  Do not shoot them again if you find any kind of damage, or if the Blunt is not seated or taped correctly.  Arrows, like other weapons, need attention and up-keep.  You will need to fix and re-tape them occasionally.  Inspect them between battles and when you get them home.  Don’t wait until it’s time to take them back out onto the battlefield to inspect them.  Don’t store you arrows in a shed or car where the temperature is uncontrolled.  Extreme temperatures will make the tape come loose.  I find this makes the arrow inspectors grumpy. Be responsible and help me out..  SCA Society and SCA kingdom rules are always improving.  Hopefully these instructions do not conflict with any rules, but you better check for yourself.  If you find any problems with these instructions, I would love to hear from you. BACK TO COMBAT ARCHERY PAGE NorthStar Archery and its employees are not responsible for any injury resulting from abuse or misuse of its products.  Use of the arrows or bolts resulting from these kits assume participation in a contact sport with its own unique risks and hazards. The buyer and user assume ALL risk associated with this participation and holds NorthStar Archery and its staff harmless in the event of injury or death. Thank you so very much for purchasing your combat archery equipment from NorthStar Archery. Shoot Straight!  Linda Archer / Sir Erika.