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Equipment => Bats => Bat Making => Topic started by: Kulli on December 15, 2020, 05:48:30 PM

Title: Making a ‘bat rest’
Post by: Kulli on December 15, 2020, 05:48:30 PM

I’ve got a workbench with a pretty good vice set up but I see on a lot of videos and photos that most bat makers have some sort of rest for the non clamped end of the bat, anyone got any good pics or tips on how I can DIY one?

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Making a ‘bat rest’
Post by: LEACHY48 on December 15, 2020, 06:05:03 PM

Bit of 2x4 with pipe lagging wrapped around it and then fixed  to the bench is what I’ve seen a lot of people use.

Title: Re: Making a ‘bat rest’
Post by: Kulli on December 15, 2020, 06:09:45 PM

Is you’re just bolted through the bench, and loose enough so it can be swivelled?

Title: Re: Making a ‘bat rest’
Post by: LEACHY48 on December 15, 2020, 06:16:31 PM

Yes mate, I have also made the hole for the bolt a little bigger than the diameter of the bolt so it doesn’t twist and unscrew the washer and nut. The  only difference with mine is I’ve used a manicure cushion for the padding rather than pipe lagging, but lagging is significantly cheaper.

Title: Re: Making a ‘bat rest’
Post by: Kulli on December 15, 2020, 06:19:35 PM

Cheers, got plenty of time so no excuse not to sort it now 😬

Title: Re: Making a ‘bat rest’
Post by: Kulli on December 19, 2020, 11:06:30 AM

Not sure if anyone other than @LEACHY48 read this, but thanks for the help. Here’s what I have so far, bit Blue Peter bit will do the job to start with.

(https://i.ibb.co/DKHKrbL/1-A43-B106-0461-4710-9502-F3-BEE9-B89-EA5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6s7sXZN)
(https://i.ibb.co/8xnmRgc/FCD148-D1-18-DB-4-DE7-A51-B-E21-CD0074-CA1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HPLKMTd)

Title: Re: Making a ‘bat rest’
Post by: LEACHY48 on December 19, 2020, 11:11:25 AM

Looks good mate!

Title: Re: Making a ‘bat rest’
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on December 19, 2020, 07:59:44 PM

Looks very similar to what i use mate, as long as it does the job. Mine is actually the foam from an old office chair over half an old cigar box I found covered in Gorilla tape. Looks basically the same as your set up mate.

Good effort

Title: Re: Making a ‘bat rest’
Post by: Kulli on December 19, 2020, 08:55:52 PM

Have ordered a manicure cushion of Leachys recommendation to pimp it out but coming for HK so probably won’t be here before next Xmas.

Have balanced bat toes on my knee while shaping and sanding on one leg that anything would have been an improvement.