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Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: Tumo on July 20, 2012, 06:21:34 PM

Title: Toe split - Unfixable?
Post by: Tumo on July 20, 2012, 06:21:34 PM

Alright chaps, now my beloved bat, after 3 years, has a developed a hairline crack (classic innuendo!) along the bottom (even better!) and the back of the bat, wouldn't be able to tell you how deep it is, but I thought I'd get your thoughts on it. Sorry for the poor photos, the camera wouldn't focus, stupid thing!

(http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m225/tumo_2006/DSCN0038.jpg)
(http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m225/tumo_2006/DSCN0034.jpg)
(http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m225/tumo_2006/DSCN0035.jpg)
(http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m225/tumo_2006/DSCN0037.jpg)
(http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m225/tumo_2006/DSCN0041.jpg)

It doesn't look too thick, but I'm just wondering if anyone has had anything particularly similar!

Cheers,

Ben

Title: Re: Toe split - Unfixable?
Post by: RossViper on July 20, 2012, 06:41:07 PM

Easy fix, open her up and glue no promblems

Title: Re: Toe split - Unfixable?
Post by: Tumo on July 20, 2012, 07:10:07 PM

Quote from: RossViper on July 20, 2012, 06:41:07 PM

Easy fix, open her up and glue no promblems

Wood glue, I assume, as opposed to anything else?

Title: Re: Toe split - Unfixable?
Post by: Watsontotty on July 20, 2012, 07:12:22 PM

pva glue bud although the pics aint great it doesn't look bad at all and should be fine if you get it sorted now rather than later.

Title: Re: Toe split - Unfixable?
Post by: Alvaro on July 20, 2012, 07:16:03 PM

Agree, there isn't anything too bad there, glue and clamp; just invest in some good quality tape to hold the wood together for afters.

Title: Re: Toe split - Unfixable?
Post by: Watsontotty on July 20, 2012, 07:34:39 PM

google Julian's vt and it shows you exactly what to do and how to do it.

Title: Re: Toe split - Unfixable?
Post by: Tumo on July 20, 2012, 07:55:57 PM

Cheers chaps, opened it up - not split all the way through, which is good, maybe 4mm deep. Will PVA it tomorrow, and have to use one of the spares on Sunday if needed!

Title: Re: Toe split - Unfixable?
Post by: Watsontotty on July 20, 2012, 07:57:31 PM

get the pva as deep as possible and wrap as tight as you can get it in parcel tape should you not have a vice.

Title: Re: Toe split - Unfixable?
Post by: Tumo on July 20, 2012, 08:04:03 PM

Got a vice in the garage, but will do both just to be safe!

Title: Re: Toe split - Unfixable?
Post by: Watsontotty on July 20, 2012, 08:07:24 PM

yer do it no harm done and should be fine.