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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: 0905119 on March 28, 2013, 03:47:41 PM
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Its a cracking stick (no pun intended), and I know its entirely salvageable. Any suggestions on the best way to proceed with repairing this?
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Not 100% sure if it is salvageable, but... I would open up the crack, get some glue in it, clamp it down, then put a wide fibreglass tape around that region. :)
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You reckon its a goner? Dont have a clamp -- could cut up strips of bat grip and use that?
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Get as much glue in the crack as possible and wrap tightly in parcel tape or masking tape. either that or use bits of cut up grip to clamp it.
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Get as much glue in the crack as possible and wrap tightly in parcel tape or masking tape. either that or use bits of cut up grip to clamp it.
My thoughts exactly.
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Personally i think it needs a clamp for the pressure. Also water some PVA glue down a little, that should guarantee it gets down to the bottom of the crack.
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Personally i think it needs a clamp for the pressure. Also water some PVA glue down a little, that should guarantee it gets down to the bottom of the crack.
Thanks Ryan. I was wondering whether watering down some pva would do the trip although I did also question whether that would compromise its adhesive strength..?
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If you can get some clamps with the plastic heads that have a bit of movement in them, they might do the job. A bit of masking tape around the areas where tha clamp faces are in contact with the bat wont's go a miss. Stop you denting the wood to badly then.
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If you can get some clamps with the plastic heads that have a bit of movement in them, they might do the job. A bit of masking tape around the areas where tha clamp faces are in contact with the bat wont's go a miss. Stop you denting the wood to badly then.
All set I can get a clamp at £land.. Thanks people!
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Looks like when they've hammered the handle in they've gone a little too far and the handle has caught under the willow abit. Just whip the top couple of mm off the broken bit before you glue it back down and it should help prevent it happening again.
Failing that, a little brass screw will work ;)
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Looks like when they've hammered the handle in they've gone a little too far and the handle has caught under the willow abit. Just whip the top couple of mm off the broken bit before you glue it back down and it should help prevent it happening again.
Failing that, a little brass screw will work ;)
Thanks mate:)
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Looks like when they've hammered the handle in they've gone a little too far and the handle has caught under the willow abit. Just whip the top couple of mm off the broken bit before you glue it back down and it should help prevent it happening again.
Failing that, a little brass screw will work ;)
WTF?????
I think you'll find it hard to fix this....
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WTF?????
I think you'll find it hard to fix this....
Fixed. Netted. Great. Brass screws work a treat. Thanks:)
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Pics?
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You stuck a screw through the back of your bat :o?
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ref using clamps - you put a thin fillet of wood between the clamp and the bat (both sides) to prevent marking. Just sayin...