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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: madanchikna on January 17, 2011, 04:02:46 PM

Title: Looking for suggestions to repair this bat
Post by: madanchikna on January 17, 2011, 04:02:46 PM: I broke this bat over the weekend because the ball used by the other team was cheap and too hard.
For now I have just put fiber tape around it.

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Title: Re: Looking for suggestions to repair this bat
Post by: uknsaunders on January 17, 2011, 04:09:53 PM: sand, glue and cover in anti scuff (keep your fingers crossed as well)
Title: Re: Looking for suggestions to repair this bat
Post by: Perkins17 on January 17, 2011, 04:11:58 PM: scuff sheet could hold it together for a season with some tape
Title: Re: Looking for suggestions to repair this bat
Post by: steelcouch on January 17, 2011, 04:13:23 PM: Would you open that up, vice it or even that natty wet string trick?
Title: Re: Looking for suggestions to repair this bat
Post by: keysersolze on January 17, 2011, 04:13:32 PM: Easily fixable remove scuff sheet, inject PVA wood glue into cracks and clamp bat blade tightly. After a couple of days clamped sand bat down till its flush then reapply scuff sheet and maybe some fibreglass tape to finish of on the edges. Should play just fine.
Title: Re: Looking for suggestions to repair this bat
Post by: Howzat on January 17, 2011, 04:16:41 PM: Quote from: steelcouch on January 17, 2011, 04:13:23 PM
Would you open that up, vice it or even that natty wet string trick?
String trick wouldn't be much use as the crack appears to be fairly near the middle!
Title: Re: Looking for suggestions to repair this bat
Post by: iand123 on January 17, 2011, 04:56:17 PM: What is the string trick?
Title: Re: Looking for suggestions to repair this bat
Post by: madanchikna on January 17, 2011, 04:57:54 PM: I was about to ask the same question
Title: Re: Looking for suggestions to repair this bat
Post by: Howzat on January 17, 2011, 05:31:32 PM: Get some sort of string dip in PVA wrap around breakage tightly and in theory if correct string is used it will contract when it dries and hold the breakage shut tightly.

Can also use string to clamp the break once its been glued and drive wedges under the string to hold the break really tight until it dries.