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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: RF on October 16, 2014, 07:38:05 AM

Title: School Boy Errors
Post by: RF on October 16, 2014, 07:38:05 AM

I'm very new to this bat refurbishment and I'm just messing around with a couple of my brother's bats.

So far the forum has been very helpful but I've made a few school boy errors that I thought I'd share to stop anyone else doing the same.  It would be good if othrs could share as well.

1  I glued a fairly big crack at the toe but I clamped it too hard and left a bit of mark on the face (I did put carboard between the clamp and bat, maybe I should have used wooden blocks?).  It hasn't affected the performance but it just doesn't look too good. 

The mark is a little too to sand out so I think I'll put tape or maybe string at the bottom.

Title: Re: School Boy Errors
Post by: Seniorplayer on October 16, 2014, 08:28:35 AM

Errors lead to perfection  i use  2 inch thick rubber blocks similar to what you find on the floor of children's playgrounds not to soft but hard enough to prevent clamp marks.

Title: Re: School Boy Errors
Post by: RF on October 16, 2014, 10:59:52 AM

Thanks mate.

Have you ever put string at the bottom of the bat hold the cracks together?  Is it better than tape?

Title: Re: School Boy Errors
Post by: Seniorplayer on October 16, 2014, 12:47:46 PM

String around the bottom of the Bat is a stronger repair than fibreglass tape and  less likely to snap but to be effective it needs to be bound tight and glued.