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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: golden_duck on February 13, 2010, 10:14:15 PM

Title: weight reductions on bats
Post by: golden_duck on February 13, 2010, 10:14:15 PM
i am wondering who does weight reductions on the forum need 1 done asap  !!!!! need 1 done for a bat i have just purchased needs a bit off it :L

let me no please thanks
Title: Re: weight reductions on bats
Post by: slogger02 on February 13, 2010, 10:18:20 PM
redback, H4L, many others.
Title: Re: weight reductions on bats
Post by: procricket on February 13, 2010, 10:18:40 PM
hit4six will do i think
Title: Re: weight reductions on bats
Post by: golden_duck on February 13, 2010, 10:22:13 PM
ok wil contact hit 4 six and ask him
Title: Re: weight reductions on bats
Post by: slogger02 on February 13, 2010, 10:24:18 PM
no offence to craig who does a great job on refurbs but his weight reduction wont be as good as one done by redback or h4l.
Title: Re: weight reductions on bats
Post by: hit4six on February 13, 2010, 11:00:11 PM
I think now is the best time for me to explain something, and I hope admin wont ban me for "attempting to advertise"

Firstly, Slogger, no offence taken, obviously, I have had little experience when compared to the likes of H4L, Redback or other custom made companies. I can do weight reductions, but I have never done them for forum members.

Right, as you know, if you need a refurbishment, give me an email, as I will be happy to help (refurbish your bat, or point you in the right direction) and I will quite happily accept any refurbishment or repair, as I have a lot of experience doing that. I have refurbished bat for county players and all have been extremely happy (I have had some GM bats from sponsored players, some of which had 18 - 22 grains so alot of trust is put into me to refurbish them correctly and professionally. Anyone who has had a refurbishment done by me before will know the amount of time and care and attention I put into each bat!

The point I am trying to make is that yes I can do weight reductions, however, if its an important bat to you, pay the extra and get it done professionally. If its a net bat, and you want it done cheaper, then feel free to give me an email. But at the moment, I am only accepting refurbishments and repairs. Maybe in a few months time I could start practicing more and offer this service for a set price, but at the moment, I would recommend getting it done professionally.

I hope this cleared things up for all members! :)
Title: Re: weight reductions on bats
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on February 13, 2010, 11:08:37 PM
Makes sense to me mate...more than happy with the two bats you did for me :)
Title: Re: weight reductions on bats
Post by: hit4six on February 13, 2010, 11:40:02 PM
Good to know fella! :)
Title: Re: weight reductions on bats
Post by: ianbuchanan on February 14, 2010, 12:41:09 AM
definately agree with ayrtek, mine looked brand new!
Title: Re: weight reductions on bats
Post by: peplow on February 14, 2010, 09:46:34 AM
loved mine and took only 3 days door to door! Amazing :). Go for hit4six GD :)
Title: Re: weight reductions on bats
Post by: madanchikna on February 22, 2010, 06:14:15 PM
By no means I am an expert.
But I recently purchased bat that were on the heavier side. I wanted to reduce the weight, but still keep the balance.
so I went to a local hardware store and bought myself a wood planar, and a sander.
I reduced the bottom and lower middle with the planar, and sanded it to give a smoother finish.
In all I took off 3 oz of wood.
The balance is fantastic, I used it nets & games, and I love the bats even more.
Give it a shot, its not that difficult.

Title: Re: weight reductions on bats
Post by: Howzat on February 22, 2010, 06:46:43 PM
Well done madanchikna sounds like you did a good job!
Title: Re: weight reductions on bats
Post by: madanchikna on April 05, 2010, 04:44:15 PM
Here are some images.
I meant to post them a while back, but somehow forgot.

(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac243/skcricketalbum/Bat%20Weight%20Reduction/IMG_0406.jpg)
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(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac243/skcricketalbum/Bat%20Weight%20Reduction/IMG_0412.jpg)