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[Kalacricketer]

Hey guys

Not sure if this is the right place for this subject
But I do all the bat repairs for my club and around our league in Australia... I was wondering what sander people reckon is best for refurbs at the end of a season and also how to sand in order to get the original and all one colour look on the bat..

Hope this makes sense
Regards Kyle

[Beaup123]

Have done a little of this stuff but certainly not an expert,

From what I know it is extremely important to slowly move up in the grades of paper (120,180,240,360 then maybe 600)

If you do this it gives a far better finish on the bat I find.

Hope this helps

[ajmw89]

I have a random orbital sander (The one with a disc) and find that is easier to use than most others I've tried.  I usually start around 120 then progress to 180, 240, 320 and 400.  You don't really need to go any finer than that.

[Kalacricketer]

Thanks for the response guys !

I've been sanding by hand as funds are low and it is impossible to get the bat all one colour !

Will definantly look into an orbital sander

Kyle

[Seniorplayer]

How to sand depends on the amount of wood you need to remove  as  60 grit sandpaper will cut into the wood and 220 grit is very fine. Also  i use a carpenters pencil and  gently mark the areas where I need to sand once the pencil marks have been sanded out i then have an even finish.

[tom line]

The very best sander you could use would be a drum sander if you can get your hands on one but can be tricky to find in the right size for a cricket bat but you can get ones that have foam drum with the sand paper on the outside which attach to a drill chuck as the motor if you can find them. But if not a random orbital sander will be fine but will take you slightly longer to blend the bat together

[Kalacricketer]

Cheers for all the responses guys !

[wilkie113]

Quality of sandpaper is a biggy as well

[Kalacricketer]

Is an random orbital sander easy to use on the concaving of the bat ?
Or does the sander not get into those places ?

[Fezballoh]

It'll likely be too flat for that if the convaving is very steep. Decent P120 sandpaper will get you where you need to be. This is my new favourite thing:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/390534821645?hlpht=true&ops=true&viphx=1&lpid=95&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=95&ff19=0

In the UK you can buy them in smaller quantities from trade decorator shops so I don't see why you can't in Aus.