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Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: WalkingWicket37 on September 18, 2013, 07:08:10 PM
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Hi guys
I'm sure I've seen a topic on this somewhere before but I couldn't find it.
What kind of consistency should bat wax be? I've made some up using linseed oil & bees wax but will alter the ratio to get it to the right consistency.
Do I go for a melted butter type consistency or something a bit firmer than that?
Thanks in advance :)
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When I made it was quite firm like standard butter in a packet after it had hardened up in a little pot.
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When I made it was quite firm like standard butter in a packet after it had hardened up in a little pot.
I used my homemade wax today, it was the consistency of butter that had been left out. Nice and easy to work over the surface and left a lovely finish to the bat. Think I'm now converted to wax instead of oil haha
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Sounds good :D. Can I just ask , does yours make the bat go slightly yellowish , and smell quite strongly of beeswax for about 24 hours after coating it , because that's what mine did :(?
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Smells of beeswax but only if you get close to it and has darkened the willow up, but doesn't seen to have gone yellow.
(Please excuse the bat tape)
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Hi Sam, just melt it down again and stir in some more linseed oil before it sets. Should give you a softer texture that can be worked in more easily.
Unfortunately the yellow beeswax will lend a slight tinge to the bat face when applied. I've been trying to keep an eye out for some white beeswax, , maybe it will come out a better colour?
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Smells of beeswax but only if you get close to it and has darkened the willow up, but doesn't seen to have gone yellow.
(Please excuse the bat tape)
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Nice grains on that sheet !.
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I made up some yesterday, ended up using around 10grams beeswax in a 2oz tobacco tin pretty much filled with linseed oil.
So probably works out somewhere around 5 to 1 weight wise.
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Does it work with candle wax?
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Does it work with candle wax?
Wouldn't have thought so but I'm not sure as its made up of different stuff.
Just a note from earlier in the thread that there is white beeswax available on ebay, may be worth a shot :).
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Cheers might give it a go to try ;)
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Unless you've got beeswax candles? Most of them are paraffin wax I believe which I think would make it slightly softer?
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Does it work with candle wax?
Don't think so mate, I got white bees way on eBay which was quite cheap (think it was about £2 from memory).
It has a fairly low melting point so you can stir the raw linseed oil into the melted wax and it won't boil.
On another note I've made two batches now, one that's rather light (yellow ish) ands one that has model indeed oil in so is a darker colour.
I use the darker one to "properly" do the bat (start of the season or a new bat) then use the lighter one for additional coats or polishing a bat. Both seem to work quite well and don't have the drastic change in colour you get from oil.
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It's pretty cheap stuff to make, hardest thing is finding something suitable to put it in. I think a shoe polish tin would work well.
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I used equal parts beeswax, linseed oil and white spirit
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You should also melt it in a pot of water as it will ignite and burn worse that hot oil in a chip fryer and beeswax doesn't boil it just melts till it gets hot enough and will just ignite
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It's pretty cheap stuff to make, hardest thing is finding something suitable to put it in. I think a shoe polish tin would work well.
What about those tins you get travel sweets in?
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What about those tins you get travel sweets in?
Old jam jars are good I've found :)
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Old jam jars are good I've found :)
dont drop them though!
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Has anyone nailed down an exact recipe ?
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Has anyone nailed down an exact recipe ?
Just do it by eye mate.
About a 50-50 ratio to begin with.
I think I went about 60-40 with more linseed oil for my last batch, but it's not scientific at all
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Tried the 50/50 with wax from a local bee farmer and linseed oil. Easy to make, mix and apply!
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Definitely not a grade one this!
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I did a guide here. Didn't proof it well but need a pc to fix it as facebook on the ipad/android is terrible for accessing and editing notes.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/marcs-information-on-cricket-bats-repairs-and-preparation/diy-bat-wax/1483074408663361
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Can anyone give me an advantage of wax over simple linseed oil?
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Can anyone give me an advantage of wax over simple linseed oil?
As for the job they do they're fairly equal if not oil slightly better but wax is much easier to control the amount. A lot less messy and can leave the bat with a heavily desired shine. As well as this wax absorbs a lot daster typically the few days wait to apply a scuff sheet or start knocking in can be replaced with a few hours and this oiling with wax is a lot quicker and easier to maintain throughout the season with light coats here and there due to its quick absorption compared to traditional oil
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surely wax is less likely to soak in and soften the fibres like oil? I agree on the shine if you want to buff it up and would work as sealant but not as good during knocking in?
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surely wax is less likely to soak in and soften the fibres like oil? I agree on the shine if you want to buff it up and would work as sealant but not as good during knocking in?
I agree