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[Kulli]

Borax (a salt of boric acid), which you can add to Polyvinyl alcohol based glues to make flubber, as most kids who liked chemistry probably did at school.

[ajmw89]

We didn't make flubber in chemistry... Although we did set one of my friends on fire!

[Bruce]

I'm still fairly sceptical of how much this will improve the performance of the bat.

Don't get me wrong, I love the experiment aspect of it all, but I reckon its more to do with a big over dried big piece of wood on the back as opposed to sticking the face back down with differing types of glue...

[procricket]

It be interesting to get a brand new bat never touched a ball cut off then knock the fine veneer face as hard as possible to produce the crust then stick the face down back on Infact a old bat knocked in and nearly cracking face stuck onto a new blade

[Kulli]

It be interesting to get a brand new bat never touched a ball cut off then knock the fine veneer face as hard as possible to produce the crust then stick the face down back on Infact a old bat knocked in and nearly cracking face stuck onto a new blade

Or dry only the back section.

[Simmy]

I'm still fairly sceptical of how much this will improve the performance of the bat.

Don't get me wrong, I love the experiment aspect of it all, but I reckon its more to do with a big over dried big piece of wood on the back as opposed to sticking the face back down with differing types of glue...

never used a tk lam vs an big double wood one then?

[Bruce]

Yeah, used a huge CJI Sumo 3lb 8oz monstr before, this goes on sheer size. But alas, no, I've not used a Tk Lam, But have had a Malik Performance lam with the thin veneer face.
Do we know if the TK Lam's are the same bat with the face sliced off then reapplied or is a new face used?

[Simmy]

one 1's i have used had a diff face used but i cant see how this matters?

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Here's some pics of mine as promised Simdog
9 grains on the front 14 on the back...join on the face and shoulder just about visible.

[Bruce]

one 1's i have used had a diff face used but i cant see how this matters?

What I'm getting at is I think that the power is mainly from the large back piece, then a good looking face put on it.

[Number4]

I think the slice needs to be thinner to get the advantage of the glue

[Tom]

Bring the lam to the Gear Test tomorrow!

[Blazer]

With the advent of MSR bats in this forum. There might be a long queue for RK lam bats soon .

[Ryan]

I think the slice needs to be thinner to get the advantage of the glue

That could only be done before pressing. Unfortunately I haven't got a press so this isn't possible.

[Perkins17]

Ryan my hands still hurt!