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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: uknsaunders on December 21, 2011, 06:46:30 PM

Title: Refurbing Bat Cracks
Post by: uknsaunders on December 21, 2011, 06:46:30 PM

Anyone got any tips on reducing or removing cracks. Apart from gluing and sanding.

Title: Re: Refurbing Bat Cracks
Post by: NathRobbo88 on December 21, 2011, 06:59:41 PM

It doesn't remove or reduce them, but if you cut your old grips into 1 inch sections they are good at clamping cracks whilst gluing.

Title: Re: Refurbing Bat Cracks
Post by: uknsaunders on December 21, 2011, 07:17:06 PM

yes, I use rubber bands for the edges.

Title: Re: Refurbing Bat Cracks
Post by: Joe on December 21, 2011, 07:18:49 PM

Plane it to strip it down to bare wood. Works a treat.

Title: Re: Refurbing Bat Cracks
Post by: uknsaunders on December 21, 2011, 07:24:50 PM

sounds a bit drastic. Doesn't that take alot of wood off the surface?

Title: Re: Refurbing Bat Cracks
Post by: Joe on December 21, 2011, 07:29:33 PM

You have to do it pretty carefully without the blade extruding too much, and you need to of practised a bit as well or you might just ruin your bat. I just practised on a pine plank until I was confident enough to do it on my bat.