Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
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Chad

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Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« on: July 29, 2012, 10:01:50 PM »
So, my friend decided not to take my advice to prepare his bat properly by oiling and knocking. After having a big swipe at a ball, the bat sounds a bit weird, but he plays on with it. Then he attempts to drive my yorker and found his bat like this... I think these pictures speak for themselves...














I will be trying to repair this for him, although it looks unlikely it will last. I did warn him though! Poor bat... :( Has 40mm edges and about 60mm spine at 2lb 9.75oz with 7 very nice evenly spaced out grains.
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Re: Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2012, 10:10:36 PM »
Its a shame, what are the chances that it was overdried?
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Re: Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2012, 10:11:19 PM »
Ive seen a few ca's split like that
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Re: Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2012, 10:14:51 PM »
It's not a brand I would ever feel totally comfortable buying.....

Looks really, really dry.....ugly crack...all in all a bit of a mess!

An expensive mistake I imagine?
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Re: Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2012, 10:19:29 PM »
Chances are pretty high, but I think the fact he hadn't oiled it and had it for a year probably dried it even more! A very stupid mistake indeed! I will post up pictures when I have finished the attempted repair and sanded and oiled it. It went like an absolute gun as well... :( Now that I have found my handle preference, I would never buy a CA unless it was on a very good offer. You would think that they would make an oval handle version for these (especially at prices around £200), but I hear players in Pakistan play more wristy shots, so I guess it's what is best for them. :)
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Re: Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2012, 10:38:38 PM »
That is very broken lol
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Re: Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2012, 11:10:50 PM »
Ive tried a few CA, super bats and play fantastic from day one. Great if you want something for a quick thrash as they are huge.
Too pricey for me and they dont last very long either for what you pay for a top end model. Incidently the CA lam I have has taken some punishment and is going strong!!
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Re: Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2012, 11:11:09 PM »
Quote from: wilkie113 on July 29, 2012, 10:38:38 PM
That is very broken lol

Indeed, and you thought your Hattori was bad! :P This was done by a proper cricket ball too!
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Re: Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2012, 11:40:06 PM »
You can easily get oval handl bats in Pakistan.
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Re: Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2012, 12:10:43 AM »
Yup. Looks really dry.

Quote from: PedalsMcgrew on July 29, 2012, 10:14:51 PM
It's not a brand I would ever feel totally comfortable buying.....

Looks really, really dry.....ugly crack...all in all a bit of a mess!

An expensive mistake I imagine?
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Re: Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2012, 12:14:50 AM »
Quote from: PM7 on July 29, 2012, 11:10:50 PM
Ive tried a few CA, super bats and play fantastic from day one. Great if you want something for a quick thrash as they are huge.
Too pricey for me and they dont last very long either for what you pay for a top end model. Incidently the CA lam I have has taken some punishment and is going strong!!

Yeah, they are far too pricey. I would rather go with a sponsor on the forum than buy a CA tbh! I agree that they do hit well, but I have seen about 4 broken CAs so far. MB Malik are the worst though; I have seen many of them break. However, I don't know why, but everytime I used an MB Malik, all I could think about was hitting the ball as hard as I could! I guess it's because I think of them as sloggers bats, although some of them are very nice indeed. Wouldn't really ever think of buying one though!

Quote from: Cover_Drive on July 29, 2012, 11:40:06 PM
You can easily get oval handl bats in Pakistan.
I'm sure you can! I just find it odd how they never really make CAs with oval handles. None that I have seen anyways...  ???
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Re: Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2012, 01:11:45 AM »
Right, here are pics of the bat in my house, and what I have done to it...

















 Will post up pics later on after the glue has dried. :)
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Re: Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2012, 10:49:03 AM »
I wouldn't totally write it off. A carpenter that I know reckons that glued wood is stronger than the parts that are not glued, and breakages usually come in other areas. Mind you, he wasn't talking about cricket bats. But I suppose the bottom line is that it might go again somewhere else.
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Re: Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2012, 10:54:33 AM »
guys from Kippax told me the same thing. The glue is stronger than the wood so if it binds ok it should hold. I glued up a bat for a team mate in worse condition pre-season and it's still going strong.
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Re: Damaged CA 12000 TRD Repair Attempt
« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2012, 11:26:01 AM »
Plenty of runs left in that bat, i have fixed alot worse.

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