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Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: golders on April 01, 2012, 03:54:15 PM

Title: How do I make a round handle, oval?
Post by: golders on April 01, 2012, 03:54:15 PM: Hi guys, just received a new bat, thanks Dad. Managed to get it at trade price as the old man's good friends with someone whose club use AZsport gear, based in Woking. The bat is designed for shorter players apparantly! The only difference I can see is the blade is maybe a cm shorter and the handle a cm longer!
Anyway, I prefer (and am used to) oval handles. I remember seeing a topic on the forum on a diy method of altering the handle, can anyone help with this?

cheers,

Golders
Title: Re: How do I make a round handle, oval?
Post by: roco on April 01, 2012, 04:12:39 PM: Use the hosk method of cutting a grip in half length ways then in half vertically and sticking the bit left of back of handle then normal grip on top and round is now oval
Title: Re: How do I make a round handle, oval?
Post by: Johnny on April 01, 2012, 04:22:10 PM: A batmaker could shave the handle into an oval shape
Title: Re: How do I make a round handle, oval?
Post by: golders on April 01, 2012, 04:23:51 PM: Quote from: roco on April 01, 2012, 04:12:39 PM
Use the hosk method of cutting a grip in half length ways then in half vertically and sticking the bit left of back of handle then normal grip on top and round is now oval

Cheers Roco
Title: Re: How do I make a round handle, oval?
Post by: Talisman on April 01, 2012, 04:37:10 PM: With Pakistani made bats there is not a big enough handle to shape, quick and easy way is too add medical tape in vertical strips to form an oval shape, costlier method is to have it rehandled, you may have to get this done at some point anyway as it seems to be an inherent weakness.
Title: Re: How do I make a round handle, oval?
Post by: golders on April 01, 2012, 05:40:59 PM: Quote from: Talisman on April 01, 2012, 04:37:10 PM
With Pakistani made bats there is not a big enough handle to shape, quick and easy way is too add medical tape in vertical strips to form an oval shape, costlier method is to have it rehandled, you may have to get this done at some point anyway as it seems to be an inherent weakness.

Didn't know these were made in Pakistan....

http://www.azsport.co.uk/

I was told the bats came from India but are finished by are chap who used to work in Formula 1.
Title: Re: How do I make a round handle, oval?
Post by: Cover_Drive on April 01, 2012, 05:44:28 PM: Quote from: roco on April 01, 2012, 04:12:39 PM
Use the hosk method of cutting a grip in half length ways then in half vertically and sticking the bit left of back of handle then normal grip on top and round is now oval

It works

This is how it looks like;

(http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac91/minhasuz/IMG-20111231-00730.jpg)

(http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac91/minhasuz/IMG-20111231-00732-1.jpg)
Title: Re: How do I make a round handle, oval?
Post by: uknsaunders on April 01, 2012, 09:19:14 PM: Saunders insulating tape method. Layer on strips to the bottom of the bat as so:-

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cQwsD3olq0Y/T3jB8Wxd3tI/AAAAAAAAE5A/VZwD7ryglRU/s606/DSC_1013.JPG)

Not forgetting to use shorter strips towards the handle:-

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FBQGv4yQDiY/T3jD0Jpp3LI/AAAAAAAAE5I/AjzfhpL385s/s606/DSC_1014.JPG)

Keep adding until it feels right. It only takes 10-15 mins to get a similar shape to an oval handle:-

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NFMv_L5bpHU/T3jEo_Z7axI/AAAAAAAAE5Q/G2xOQ68Ca-0/s606/DSC_1015.JPG)

Just keep adding strips until it feels right and job done.
Title: Re: How do I make a round handle, oval?
Post by: Colesy on April 01, 2012, 11:24:57 PM: I normally use the tape technique and then wrap a couple of layers horizontally to stop any peeling.