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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: Cricket_PTY on January 22, 2015, 04:55:52 PM

Title: Bat Repair gone wrong help needed...
Post by: Cricket_PTY on January 22, 2015, 04:55:52 PM: Hey guys...

Working in a minor repair with this bat....

When the guy who works for me was drilling the bat to insert the dowel... i dont know wht he was thinking or doing and just beside the hole for the dowel he did like another hole or gap...

How i can fix it or have to fill it with wood filler or something like that...

Please advice...

(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/Saleh_Bhana/bas.jpg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/user/Saleh_Bhana/media/bas.jpg.html)

(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/Saleh_Bhana/bas1.jpg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/user/Saleh_Bhana/media/bas1.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Bat Repair gone wrong help needed...
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on January 22, 2015, 06:41:35 PM: Ur gonna have to chop put the hollowed out section and replace it Id suggest.

I'm sure a few threads on here will demonstrate this method but wood filler on a toe isn't going to end well.
Title: Re: Bat Repair gone wrong help needed...
Post by: Gurujames on January 22, 2015, 06:56:19 PM: Either square it off with a chisel, An easy job in a soft timber, and splice in a new piece. Or, as it is at the bottom of the bat just sand it out. Filler/epoxy will just fall out after a hit.
Title: Re: Bat Repair gone wrong help needed...
Post by: jamferg on January 22, 2015, 07:13:48 PM: looks like the drill slipped when he started.. just sand it, its on the edge and won't look pretty....or buy another bat! :-) can't belive it wasn't the first reply
Title: Re: Bat Repair gone wrong help needed...
Post by: Seniorplayer on January 22, 2015, 08:07:33 PM: Because of where it is i wouldn't bother with filler etc just sand and blend the shape.
Title: Re: Bat Repair gone wrong help needed...
Post by: Cricket_PTY on January 22, 2015, 09:44:24 PM: Quote from: jamferg on January 22, 2015, 07:13:48 PM
looks like the drill slipped when he started.. just sand it, its on the edge and won't look pretty....or buy another bat! :-) can't belive it wasn't the first reply

Thats what really happenend :(
Title: Re: Bat Repair gone wrong help needed...
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on January 22, 2015, 09:45:58 PM: My inner pikey is thinking put a bit of dowel in there, then blend the shape once its stuck ;)
Title: Re: Bat Repair gone wrong help needed...
Post by: sarg on January 23, 2015, 09:13:34 AM: Then twine the toe and it will look great and hold well.
Title: Re: Bat Repair gone wrong help needed...
Post by: Ryan on January 24, 2015, 08:19:24 AM: Glue in a piece of dowel assuming it's a half round hole, trim the first dowel back and then plane the edge back flush. Simple repair.
Title: Re: Bat Repair gone wrong help needed...
Post by: Cricket_PTY on January 25, 2015, 12:36:29 AM: Quote from: Ryan on January 24, 2015, 08:19:24 AM
Glue in a piece of dowel assuming it's a half round hole, trim the first dowel back and then plane the edge back flush. Simple repair.

Thats exact what i did....

Repair done...

(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/Saleh_Bhana/IMG-20150123-WA0005.jpeg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/user/Saleh_Bhana/media/IMG-20150123-WA0005.jpeg.html)

(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/Saleh_Bhana/IMG-20150123-WA0007.jpeg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/user/Saleh_Bhana/media/IMG-20150123-WA0007.jpeg.html)

(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/Saleh_Bhana/IMG-20150124-WA0001.jpeg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/user/Saleh_Bhana/media/IMG-20150124-WA0001.jpeg.html)

Cheers...