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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: RossViper on June 16, 2013, 07:03:58 PM

Title: You are not going to belive this....
Post by: RossViper on June 16, 2013, 07:03:58 PM: So, there I was driving down the road with the wife and kids, and what should I see sticking out from a pile of boxes?

http://db.tt/21nPRskE (http://db.tt/21nPRskE)

I'm on the phone so will try and sort photos tonight, gun try and get it fixed up tonight too
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Post by: lankykeeper33 on June 16, 2013, 07:39:22 PM: No way you are the luckiest guy alive .
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Post by: Colesy on June 16, 2013, 07:52:31 PM: Why can't this happen to me (Fingers crossed for a GM Icon or Flare if anyone is actually up there)
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Post by: RossViper on June 20, 2013, 08:36:43 PM: Dint get this done the other night, and since then I've been really busy with work and fixing 2 other bats, but this is where I'm at with it at the moment. You get the idea, it's glued up a treat!!!

Bit more work to do, but should be there soon!

(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/837/0ykj.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/837/0ykj.jpg/)

(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/818/4f8k.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/818/4f8k.jpg/)

(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/42/tzov.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/42/tzov.jpg/)

(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/40/53qq.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/40/53qq.jpg/)

(http://imageshack.us/scaled/large/4/n36l.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/4/n36l.jpg/)
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Post by: SkipperJ on June 20, 2013, 08:41:27 PM: Smashing work so far! Are you planning to dowel it?
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Post by: RossViper on June 20, 2013, 08:44:54 PM: Quote from: SkipperJ on June 20, 2013, 08:41:27 PM
Smashing work so far! Are you planning to dowel it?

Thanks,
Its such a big clean brake I should not need to dowel it. time will tell!
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Post by: Ryan on June 20, 2013, 08:45:33 PM: So someone had thrown it away? That's a good find, what model is it?

They normally glue up quite well, it's always a gamble if it will actually hold though.
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Post by: csnew on June 20, 2013, 08:52:01 PM: Nice find mate and great job on the refurb
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Post by: procricket on June 20, 2013, 08:52:12 PM: Is it for sale Ross
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Post by: fasteddie on June 20, 2013, 08:55:14 PM: Quality!

You're round.
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Post by: RossViper on June 20, 2013, 09:37:14 PM: Quote from: Ryan on June 20, 2013, 08:45:33 PM
So someone had thrown it away? That's a good find, what model is it?
They normally glue up quite well, it's always a gamble if it will actually hold though.

At first, because of where I found it I though it might have been one of the young pros at NCCC. I found it on a road, near the ground, I know some of them will have diggs round there. However thinking about it more, it was with a load, and i mean load of cardboard boxes, roughtly outside a sport shop. So i think they must have had it returned, and then put it out - would have thought they would send it back to GM.

I was just a lucky guy! It was fathers day after all!!!

Its a 606 the stickers have some how have come off!
I don't know how GM grades bats but it's quite responsive, with decent grains. I was surprised it was an "grade 3".

Quote from: procricket on June 20, 2013, 08:52:12 PM
Is it for sale Ross

Does not seem right to sell it, I'll see if there's anyone at the club who would benefit from it, maybe a student or something! Maybe get a few quid for the repair. They only cost 110 quid new, quite a decent bat for that money, but I guess it all depends of course, you can get a good bat at any grade, as we all know.

Thanks for the kind words re the fix up lads, :-)
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Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on June 20, 2013, 09:46:18 PM: iv got one like this if anyone fancies giving it ago fixing it?
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Post by: Vitas Cricket on June 20, 2013, 09:51:10 PM: Looks a solid repair job, very nice.

Seems odd that the sports shop didn't send it back to GM for repair/replacement.

Had a couple of similar repairs in recently, it's always satisfying to see the customers face when they see a new lease of life for their blade.
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Post by: FattusCattus on June 20, 2013, 09:58:13 PM: Quote from: Ayrtek on June 20, 2013, 09:46:18 PM
iv got one like this if anyone fancies giving it ago fixing it?

What did you break? Not the Affinity?
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Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on June 20, 2013, 10:13:22 PM: No mate one of ours that a lad from the club had went in similar area big chunk of wood came off
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Post by: LEACHY48 on June 20, 2013, 10:14:25 PM: I have PM'd you RE the repair Tom.
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Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on June 20, 2013, 10:18:06 PM: thanks mate, ill dig the bat out and get some pics up shortly
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Post by: LEACHY48 on June 20, 2013, 10:19:40 PM: okay mate, seems like it could be good fun to do :)

Jake