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Equipment => Bats => Bat Making => Topic started by: Howzat on March 02, 2010, 06:02:40 PM

Title: Taken a dig out of the bat
Post by: Howzat on March 02, 2010, 06:02:40 PM

Was doing some concaving with the Snell & Atherton no 5 thingy and it got stuck and I ended up taking a larger shaving than I wanted, now its got a big tear in the bacK!!
Shall I just sand it out?! :(

Title: Re: Taken a dig out of the bat
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on March 02, 2010, 06:04:36 PM

prob the best plan just smooth into into the rest of the bat and blend it in! but then im not bat expert

Title: Re: Taken a dig out of the bat
Post by: Talisman on March 02, 2010, 06:17:20 PM

Reverse the direction of the cut.

Title: Re: Taken a dig out of the bat
Post by: Howzat on March 02, 2010, 06:18:47 PM

Genious! Why didnt i tihnk of that

Title: Re: Taken a dig out of the bat
Post by: SAF Bats on March 02, 2010, 09:22:26 PM

Quote from: Talisman on March 02, 2010, 06:17:20 PM

Reverse the direction of the cut.

Quote from: Leo on March 02, 2010, 06:18:47 PM

Genious! Why didnt i tihnk of that

Did you tear the willow because of the direction of the grain on the willow or did it dig in?

Title: Re: Taken a dig out of the bat
Post by: Howzat on March 02, 2010, 09:36:28 PM

It dug in

Title: Re: Taken a dig out of the bat
Post by: SAF Bats on March 02, 2010, 10:23:28 PM

if you are going with the grain then you either need to slow down or angle it slightly

Unless you got to the point were the grain changes and it dig in because of that, then talisman is right

Title: Re: Taken a dig out of the bat
Post by: Talisman on March 02, 2010, 10:24:09 PM

I'm always right, even when I'm wrong....