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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: felix on February 10, 2017, 07:06:14 PM
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Just started refurbing my Aldred. Removed the sticker on the back and found this....
(http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/Malcburt/image_zpsjyru13ds.jpg) (http://s1380.photobucket.com/user/Malcburt/media/image_zpsjyru13ds.jpg.html)
I can't decide how worried I should be about it. It seems like a very shallow crack (hard to see on the photo), but surely a very nasty place for this to happen to my inexpert eye. Any thoughts?
On the plus side, the anti scuff left behind loads of glue but white spirit took it off excellently.
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Nothing to worry about. It's just when the band saw has cut the splice.
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I think you have to enjoy it while lasts. Which may be one hit or may be 300+ more runs.
Ryan there is a crack going across to the edge of the bat I think
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Actually just seen the tiny crack, not a lot you can do about that. Carry on using it as normal, just keep an eye on it
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I think you have to enjoy it while lasts. Which may be one hit or may be 300+ more runs.
Ryan there is a crack going across to the edge of the bat I think
A 300 run bat would last me a few years buzz ;)
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Hmmmm... I really don't like seeing this on any bat... Pretty much any crack can be repaired, even some shoulder splits have been done successfully by Tom and cam who are both excellent with repairs
But when it's here I just think the bat is a goner.
I hope someone else posts the complete opposite to my views but I had two go last year right in the same place.they both split in half. The were however storm damaged so there's no guarantee at all with those type of bats which you accept when buying them(presuming you know at the time that is-first I didn't , second one I did)
But I hope someone has something positive to say....I don't think so thou
Good luck
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Unfortunately Carlo is right I think. This type of crack is terminal really, and it's hard to repair or prevent it going any further. Normally a result of the handle being put in too tight the crack will expand over time as the flex of the handle puts strain on that area. Also looking at the photo it seems to stretch across the back a little bit as well.
My advice, put any glue you can in there without opening it up as you don't want to make it any worse. Refurb as you would and then bind/tape or both and have a good prayer. As buzz said could be 3 balls or 300 runs
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Have you contact Paul and asked his opinion @felix ?
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Well TBH you're all confirming my worst suspicions :( very sad, my favourite ever bat...
Have you contact Paul and asked his opinion @felix ?
No, but given I've had it since 2014 I can hardly complain. One of those things I guess... I'll sticker her up anyway and keep my fingers crossed.
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Doesn't look great that! Not very neat with the splice cutting, doesn't seem typical for Aldred. Can't help but feel that's probably led to the crack...
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Stick some glue in there - tape it up and see how it goes! Could last you years!
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Not sure there's really much can be done, just keep using it as normal until one day the bloke at cover ends up catching half your bat!
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Well TBH you're all confirming my worst suspicions :( very sad, my favourite ever bat...
No, but given I've had it since 2014 I can hardly complain. One of those things I guess... I'll sticker her up anyway and keep my fingers crossed.
Nice to see this kind of attitude. Social media these days is far too full of people using the internet to try and get free stuff.
Saw someone try and get a new coat of blacks the other day on Facebook because his stitching came loose after five years!! Five god dam years.
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Also terminal
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Nice to see this kind of attitude. Social media these days is far too full of people using the internet to try and get free stuff.
No, I've no beef with Paul at all, I know some people here were very critical of him but from my experience that was unwarranted. I just hope I can find something as good as a replacement when she dies, it'll cost me more than £130 this time though.
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Do as Tom suggested Normally you will know when the bats on the way out as the handle will become lose .
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If you retain the attitute of its one of those things you may find something comes your way in the right price range-certainly theres always good bats on the forum, theres 2 crackers in the for sale section.
I try myself.....to think a bat is a natural thing and could break at any time.
When it does go its gutting(your one is going to go im sure) but something else might be round the corner price wise
:)
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@felix ..... I feel sad, what a bat that is, loved it both times you were Generous enough to let me borrow it.
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My advice, put any glue you can in there without opening it up as you don't want to make it any worse. Refurb as you would and then bind/tape or both and have a good prayer. As buzz said could be 3 balls or 300 runs
@tom line, if I thought this would help in any way I'd try it. But the crack is so fine there's no chance of getting any meaningful glue in there. And as for binding it, that would be fine if it were a vertical crack, but for a horizontal one like this I can't see what good it would do... or is there a specific way of binding it that I'd not thought of? It looks like prayer is my best bet. One thing, of course I've no idea how long the crack's been there since the area's been hidden all this time. With luck it's been there some time and it's not opening up. The Kudos stickers I'm going to put on are mostly transparent so I'll be able to see whether it's getting worse.
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Try model makers penetrating glue for the crack
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Well, sad to say it looks like you were all correct. After I finished my refurb (my very own Newbery stickered Aldred, how prescient ;)) it looked lovely and I couldn't even see the crack. However I netted with it last night and it's opened up some more, there's even a crease in the sticker where it must have flexed. It's going to be firewood very soon :(
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Well, sad to say it looks like you were all correct. After I finished my refurb (my very own Newbery stickered Aldred, how prescient ;)) it looked lovely and I couldn't even see the crack. However I netted with it last night and it's opened up some more, there's even a crease in the sticker where it must have flexed. It's going to be firewood very soon :(
Sad times! :(
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If it's been your favourite all these years have you considered getting it copied by one of the sponsors? B3 specialise in it obviously or I'm sure Matt at H4L could copy it if that's your preference? Or are you just going to try something completely new?
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I don't know, I think for the meantime I'll probably go back to my hattori even though I couldn't quite get on with it last season, though don't think I can really blame it for my loss of form. I think if I add to my (tiny) collection I'll make a break with the past, I'm sure if I tried to reproduce it I'd end up disappointed.
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Yes no joy reading the update felix some of us only knew what would happen because we have suffered the same issues - there's really nothing can be done when it goes like this, when my h4l spilt in half last year(unseen storm damage ) whilst everyone else thought it hilarious in my team, I was quietly shedding a tear, it was a lovely bat :)
Still....onwards and upwards as has been said. The for sale section of the forum has been great recently for second hand and has been said B3 everyone seems happy with on here(top service) and h4l have proved themselves excellent to deal with.
There's lots of choice thou for new bats, as northern says, if you really like the shape maybe a copy of the deceased one may be better.
Good luck, there's prob somethings just as good round the corner.
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Could always get Paul to make you another.
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Just started refurbing my Aldred. Removed the sticker on the back and found this....
([url]http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah185/Malcburt/image_zpsjyru13ds.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://s1380.photobucket.com/user/Malcburt/media/image_zpsjyru13ds.jpg.html[/url])
I can't decide how worried I should be about it. It seems like a very shallow crack (hard to see on the photo), but surely a very nasty place for this to happen to my inexpert eye. Any thoughts?
On the plus side, the anti scuff left behind loads of glue but white spirit took it off excellently.
I see the crack progressing towards the edge. Unfortunately this is going to be terminal. The bat may have some runs left in it though it is going to break soon!
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I'm resigned to its inevitable demise, so on an impulse bought @tom line 's Charlie French last night to replace it. Same weight and looks like a similar kind of profile
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I'm resigned to its inevitable demise, so on an impulse bought @tom line 's Charlie French last night to replace it. Same weight and looks like a similar kind of profile
That's the spirit, plenty more bats in the sea ;)