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wilkie113

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Bat repair/refurb
« on: April 18, 2011, 08:05:46 PM »

Well im new to the forum so i thought id post a topic.
I repaired a bat for a guy at the club recently, wondering if you thought i did a good job or not. Anyway ill let the pictures do the talking!
This is the damage







And this is after its been sanded/hammer edge applied







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Re: Bat repair/refurb
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2011, 08:12:02 PM »

not bad mate, next time if the willow has split away glue then masking tape tight,peel off when dry and sand down
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Re: Bat repair/refurb
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2011, 08:30:18 PM »

I kept it tight with string, i didnt take a picture though!
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Re: Bat repair/refurb
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2011, 08:42:00 PM »

Tidy job boss!
Is it me or do those square bradbury edges mean a lot of cracked/split edges in the long run??
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Re: Bat repair/refurb
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2011, 09:22:53 PM »

Cheers bud. Yeah the edges were full of cracks. Love the look.of the bats though. Shame its not mine haha
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Re: Bat repair/refurb
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2011, 09:35:52 PM »

Was warned anbout the square edges when I got my bradbury a couple of years ago rounded them off a bit.

Good bats asa long as they last though
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