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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: i12breakfree on April 22, 2014, 02:54:00 AM
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Helping a friend with his bat repair.
From all the forum knowledge i have gained, the next step after face cleanup (remove edge tape glue, light sanding etc) is to pour slightly diluted wood glue and fill up the cracks nicely.
My questions is that if i try to press the wood from edge I cannot see it moving and closing the gap created by the crack. So i am thinking should i still clamp or leave the wood glue create its binding in the crack ?
I am pretty sure that binding with grip bands or packaging tape after applying the glue will not help. May be a heavy duty clamp will put the required pressure. Still need the advice before i go and buy a clamp.
here are the pictures:
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personally I think that your friend should just buy a new bat. plus you cant have too many bats.
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Go straight past the hardware shop and head to It's Just Cricket or Uzi Sports.
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It is quite a big crack isn't it, Cam! When you say "heavy duty", don't go out and buy something that could prop up a sky scraper! Something like this will be more than good enough .
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p73583?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=googleshopping&utm_campaign=googleshopping&mkwid=At5mCZGF&pcrid=26799266783&gclid=CPL1ivS4870CFRCWtAodYWgACA (http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p73583?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=googleshopping&utm_campaign=googleshopping&mkwid=At5mCZGF&pcrid=26799266783&gclid=CPL1ivS4870CFRCWtAodYWgACA)
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I would give it a crack at repairing it if the bat is a gem. clamping it could do the job and then strengthen the bind with some filament tape (fibreglass tape) once the glue as set. you could bring it back but will more than likely crack again in my opinion after the repairs and refurbs i have done this season
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I would apply PVA glue then clamp it (place soft material between clamp and bat)leave for 24 hours and then bind tightly with fibreglass tape.with regard to the clamp a 6 inch G-Clamp should suffice.
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Applied the glue and the clamp
After some time the glue filled the gap. So left some glue on the surface and hopefully gravity will take care of this
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is that $5 off from the bat repair?
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that will work for the main crack, possibly try lifting the surface cracks on the toe with a tooth pick and get some glue in them and then clamp them with a bulldog clip or clamp.
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Good job... i think u should stick some dowels to give the repair some more strenght....
And finish it with some twine, i think it will work for a couple of seasons.
Cheers...
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Tell your friend to use the middle and not the toe
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You would have been better applying pressure along the full length of the damage not just the top. Glue also seems a little thick. It needs to be thinner to get into all of the small cracks. I'd also insert 3/4 wooden dowels through the damaged section and then bind with twine. It should hold if done properly but there's always a risk with repairing damage that bad.
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You would have been better applying pressure along the full length of the damage not just the top. Glue also seems a little thick. It needs to be thinner to get into all of the small cracks. I'd also insert 3/4 wooden dowels through the damaged section and then bind with twine. It should hold if done properly but there's always a risk with repairing damage that bad.
Can you please show me an example of how you inserted dowels ?
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its quite easy, buy a length of dowel the same diameter as one of your drill bits. drill in to the damaged section through the edge and into the blade of the bat. pour watered down glue into the hole and then hammer in the wooden dowel. cut off the excess and sand.
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My method of fitting doweling is to clamp the broken piece in place on bat ensuring a tight fit then drill through broken piece into bat remove broken piece and continue to drill holes in the bat to a depth of no less than 1 inch. Then glue dowelling into drilled bat holes once glue has Set apply glue onto exposed dowelling and where it is required etc fit broken piece onto dowelling cut dowels flush and clamp.
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I wonder if there is a way you could open up the crack with pressure and insert glue.
Gavin at autoglass style.
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Not sure as it could cause greater damage.
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Thanks Ryan and SeniorPlayer.
i'll get the dowels and try to insert those. will upload the pics once done.
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My method of fitting doweling is to clamp the broken piece in place on bat ensuring a tight fit then drill through broken piece into bat remove broken piece and continue to drill holes in the bat to a depth of no less than 1 inch. Then glue dowelling into drilled bat holes once glue has Set apply glue onto exposed dowelling and where it is required etc fit broken piece onto dowelling cut dowels flush and clamp.
you'd be better off gluing and clamping to broken piece before drilling any holes. That ensures that nothing moves and that you get a tight fit. I'd also recommend drilling them at a slight angle to keep tension on the area.
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Gluing dowelling into drilled holes should ensure tight fit particularly if holes are slightly to big.
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Dowels have been inserted
My only fear is the bottom one has a bigger hole than the size of dowel
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My method of fitting doweling is to clamp the broken piece in place on bat ensuring a tight fit then drill through broken piece into bat remove broken piece and continue to drill holes in the bat to a depth of no less than 1 inch. Then glue dowelling into drilled bat holes once glue has Set apply glue onto exposed dowelling and where it is required etc fit broken piece onto dowelling cut dowels flush and clamp.
Makes absolutely no sense what so ever, and depending on how the broken bit comes out of the bat, might not even be possible.
ALWAYS fix the crack first then fit the dowels, can't imagine why you would do it any other way.... Am I missing something.
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Also you can add another dowel to the lower end of that fix.
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Ross tightness and depth of dowelling.
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Update - the bat was used last weekend in a t20 game and my friend hit couple of fours and one big
six with this bat. So the repair seems to be working fine :)
Thanks everyone for their input.
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This bat is back with me after 10 months. My friend has used it in atleast in 10-15 matches and scored big. The last repair is going strong...so thanks to everyone for the inputs earlier.
The bat seems to be at its peak. Pings crazy but now have a new crack. looking for suggestions.
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eBay or the for sale section on here?