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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: Cricket_PTY on February 28, 2016, 02:06:17 AM

Title: My lastest Repair...
Post by: Cricket_PTY on February 28, 2016, 02:06:17 AM: Hey guys.. attached pictures of the last bat i repaired, is a Gray Nicolls Predator of a good friend...

It was in really bad shape, but he loves this bat so decided to go ahead with the repair

Damaged area...
(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/Saleh_Bhana/IMG-20160226-WA0013.jpg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/user/Saleh_Bhana/media/IMG-20160226-WA0013.jpg.html)

Glued and clamped it with parcel tape....
(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/Saleh_Bhana/IMG-20160226-WA0014.jpg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/user/Saleh_Bhana/media/IMG-20160226-WA0014.jpg.html)

After removing tape...
(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/Saleh_Bhana/IMG-20160226-WA0016.jpg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/user/Saleh_Bhana/media/IMG-20160226-WA0016.jpg.html)

Used a small piece of willow to seal the gap...
(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/Saleh_Bhana/IMG-20160223-WA0003%201_1.jpeg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/user/Saleh_Bhana/media/IMG-20160223-WA0003%201_1.jpeg.html)

Used 4 dowels...
(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/Saleh_Bhana/IMG-20160226-WA0006.jpeg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/user/Saleh_Bhana/media/IMG-20160226-WA0006.jpeg.html)

Binded with twine and ready to use...
(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/Saleh_Bhana/IMG-20160227-WA0011.jpeg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/user/Saleh_Bhana/media/IMG-20160227-WA0011.jpeg.html)

As always will love to hear what u guys think....

CHeers...
Title: Re: My lastest Repair...
Post by: InternalTraining on February 28, 2016, 02:41:24 AM: Questions:

1. How did you shape the filler piece for the gap? Exact fit or close enough?
2. What kind of a glue did you use?
3. How deep are those dowels?
4. What's the benefit of those dowels? Sorry, I know very little about wood working. :)
Title: Re: My lastest Repair...
Post by: well past my peak on February 28, 2016, 03:04:23 AM: My question is why do you have the dowels running front to back? shouldn't it been from the edge to edge through the crack?

on a second look perhaps that just the angle of photo
Title: Re: My lastest Repair...
Post by: langer17 on February 28, 2016, 03:36:13 AM: Quote from: well past my peak on February 28, 2016, 03:04:23 AM
My question is why do you have the dowels running front to back? shouldn't it been from the edge to edge through the crack?

on a second look perhaps that just the angle of photo

Yeah would be the angle.
Title: Re: My lastest Repair...
Post by: Seniorplayer on February 28, 2016, 11:17:17 AM: You have done a decent job repairing that
Title: Re: My lastest Repair...
Post by: Cricket_PTY on February 28, 2016, 12:58:39 PM: Quote from: Seniorplayer on February 28, 2016, 11:17:17 AM
You have done a decent job repairing that

Thanks...
Title: Re: My lastest Repair...
Post by: Cricket_PTY on February 28, 2016, 01:00:34 PM: Quote from: well past my peak on February 28, 2016, 03:04:23 AM
My question is why do you have the dowels running front to back? shouldn't it been from the edge to edge through the crack?

on a second look perhaps that just the angle of photo

Its just the angle of the picture.... dowels are from edge to edge trough the crack....
Title: Re: My lastest Repair...
Post by: tm66 on February 28, 2016, 01:03:12 PM: As a long time member but non poster this grabbed my attention.... Looks like a super effort!
Title: Re: My lastest Repair...
Post by: Ridenmarke on February 28, 2016, 01:07:52 PM: Superb effort to save that bat !
Title: Re: My lastest Repair...
Post by: Alvaro on February 28, 2016, 01:50:10 PM: This is what GN PP/LE used to look like.

Lovely bat, great repair
Title: Re: My lastest Repair...
Post by: Vitas Cricket on February 28, 2016, 02:11:45 PM: Quote from: Alvaro on February 28, 2016, 01:50:10 PM
This is what GN PP/LE used to look like.

Lovely bat, great repair

@Alvaro

(https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/12725213_577958715689868_1698504999_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTE4Mjc0NTg5Mjc1MjY3NjQ1Ng%3D%3D.2)

;)
Title: Re: My lastest Repair...
Post by: Buzz on February 28, 2016, 02:57:36 PM: I am loving the use of twine in the fix, although I do think it may be time for a new bat, it does look a brilliant fix.
Title: Re: My lastest Repair...
Post by: Cricket_PTY on February 29, 2016, 01:37:19 AM: Thanks guys.... i do think the same about a new bat.... but my friend loves this bat... so i did my best in order to fix it... hope it holds and he can score some runs....

Cheers...