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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: Grant_1991 on March 13, 2018, 09:45:33 PM

Title: bat repair
Post by: Grant_1991 on March 13, 2018, 09:45:33 PM

Hi all,

New to the forum! Do you guys think this is repairable?

(https://ibb.co/d60hpc)

Cheers,

Title: Re: bat repair
Post by: KD4 on March 13, 2018, 09:49:36 PM

@Grant_1991

You haven't uploaded the pics

Title: Re: bat repair
Post by: Grant_1991 on March 13, 2018, 09:50:25 PM

Image available here

(http://i67.tinypic.com/2mcdpwo.jpg)

http://tinypic.com/r/2mcdpwo/9 (http://tinypic.com/r/2mcdpwo/9)

Title: Re: bat repair
Post by: Gurujames on March 13, 2018, 09:54:55 PM

Does the crack show on the back of the bat?
It probably is repairable, I just did one with a longer front to back split. The only thing is you never know how long the repair will last.

Title: Re: bat repair
Post by: edge on March 13, 2018, 10:04:16 PM

Welcome mate, that'll be fixable no bother at all. I've repaired worse myself and then continued to use the bat for several years.

Title: Re: bat repair
Post by: Grant_1991 on March 13, 2018, 10:06:38 PM

Quote from: Gurujames on March 13, 2018, 09:54:55 PM

Does the crack show on the back of the bat?
It probably is repairable, I just did one with a longer front to back split. The only thing is you never know how long the repair will last.

The crack does not show on the back, no. The crack is about 2 inches in length, can’t really tell how deep

Title: Re: bat repair
Post by: Gurujames on March 13, 2018, 10:08:58 PM

Use a thin knife/strip of metal to stuff PVA glue as deep into the split as possible then clamp it up. If you don't have any clamps use parcel tape.
Leave overnight then bob's your uncle.

Title: Re: bat repair
Post by: brokenbat on March 13, 2018, 11:21:38 PM

Best to remove toe guard first. To see if the toe is also cracked.

Title: Re: bat repair
Post by: delazy on March 14, 2018, 01:19:12 AM

Definitely doable...had a split very similar on a kookaburra that has shown no signs of being an issue nearly 4 months on now...

Title: Re: bat repair
Post by: Cricket_PTY on March 14, 2018, 03:31:24 PM

Open the crack and fill it with glue... clamp it for 24 hours....

Then reinforce with tape or twine...

Not a big task !

cheers..

Title: Re: bat repair
Post by: Grant_1991 on March 14, 2018, 06:55:29 PM

Thanks for the info all!