Topic: Laminated Bats in Cricket (Read 33628 times)

SillyShilly · « **Reply #60 on:** June 08, 2010, 09:32:57 AM »

PVA seems to be the weapon of choice for many people, in the handle this is just fine, not sure about the laminated layer though - i can see no reason why it should be any different?
I've only seen and used a few laminates so my knowledge is pretty poor - i suppose the ihsan pictured is rather abviously laminated, whereas the one i have it is almost impossible to recognise, i suppose it's down to the skill of the batmaker.

Vantage Cricket · « **Reply #61 on:** June 08, 2010, 09:43:41 AM »

I spoke to a recently released county player this weekend and he was saying the majority of the side he was playing for used laminated bats with upto 3 layers... Im not naming names though but they were very high profile players!

Uzi Sports · « **Reply #62 on:** June 08, 2010, 09:55:41 AM »

Quote from: Vantage Cricket on June 08, 2010, 09:43:41 AM

I spoke to a recently released county player this weekend and he was saying the majority of the side he was playing for used laminated bats with upto 3 layers... Im not naming names though but they were very high profile players!

I agree with that, as I know quite a few players who use these bats.

Regards

Asad

Beachcricket · « **Reply #63 on:** June 08, 2010, 10:03:12 AM »

Vantage - you mentioned before someone turned up to your workshop with a bat with a thin sheet of rubber in it. I thought they were just wood and the stiffness created the power?

Is the face layer hard and the subsequent layers lighter or softer.

James Laver uses a "aliphatic glue" for the handles according to L&W facebook page.

n80krr · « **Reply #64 on:** June 08, 2010, 10:13:43 AM »

Thats just what I was thinking Beach. I've got access to polyurethane foam and also a selction of rubber compounds. so was wondering if i could hollow out a bat, using a cnc router then fill it with a product then put a veneer on the top face?

Buzz · « **Reply #65 on:** June 08, 2010, 10:23:32 AM »

Quote from: Vantage Cricket on June 08, 2010, 09:43:41 AM

I spoke to a recently released county player this weekend and he was saying the majority of the side he was playing for used laminated bats with upto 3 layers... Im not naming names though but they were very high profile players!

Surely the first class umpires must be noticing this and saying something?

Quote from: n80krr on June 08, 2010, 10:13:43 AM

Thats just what I was thinking Beach. I've got access to polyurethane foam and also a selction of rubber compounds. so was wondering if i could hollow out a bat, using a cnc router then fill it with a product then put a veneer on the top face?

forget J-Lo's bum - with that technique you could have a bat with the bum the size of serena williams'

n80krr · « **Reply #66 on:** June 08, 2010, 11:14:10 AM »

think that curvature is just abit too much, lol.

norbs · « **Reply #67 on:** June 08, 2010, 12:05:38 PM »

Quote from: n80krr on June 08, 2010, 10:13:43 AM

Thats just what I was thinking Beach. I've got access to polyurethane foam and also a selction of rubber compounds. so was wondering if i could hollow out a bat, using a cnc router then fill it with a product then put a veneer on the top face?

You and your CNC machine....

How are you going to get any performance gains for your bat with PU and rubber compounds and some veneer?

petehosk · « **Reply #68 on:** June 08, 2010, 12:08:27 PM »

Buzz - excellent example of curvature!

n80krr · « **Reply #69 on:** June 08, 2010, 12:12:16 PM »

So theoretically speaking, if i were to get a bat (pre made), take the front face off (around 10mm), make a groove (not sure on size), place some bouncy material in the groove(rubber) then place a small piece of willow (higher quality then the donor bat) back on the face and laminate it using some adhesive and a lot of weight. You reckon I'd have made a decent bat for catching practice?

Quote from: norbs on June 08, 2010, 12:05:38 PM

You and your CNC machine....

How are you going to get any performance gains for your bat with PU and rubber compounds and some veneer?

I know boys and their toys, I'm just getting use to using it so right now I'm practicing on anything and everything. Thought might as well try something that I might use.
Just trying to think of springy materials that I could access to fill a cavity within a laminated bat.

SillyShilly · « **Reply #70 on:** June 08, 2010, 12:16:13 PM »

why springy, why not rigid?

n80krr · « **Reply #71 on:** June 08, 2010, 12:18:19 PM »

thinking of rubber as it holds a rigid form but has some give. Or would perhaps some resin and something be a better option much more rigid. I was afraid of breaking the material on high impact.

norbs · « **Reply #72 on:** June 08, 2010, 12:19:31 PM »

Quote from: n80krr on June 08, 2010, 12:12:16 PM

So theoretically speaking, if i were to get a bat (pre made), take the front face off (around 10mm), make a groove (not sure on size), place some bouncy material in the groove(rubber) then place a small piece of willow (higher quality then the donor bat) back on the face and laminate it using some adhesive and a lot of weight. You reckon I'd have made a decent bat for catching practice?

I know boys and their toys, I'm just getting use to using it so right now I'm practicing on anything and everything. Thought might as well try something that I might use.
Just trying to think of springy materials that I could access to fill a cavity within a laminated bat.

Recommend you buy a Skyer

petehosk · « **Reply #73 on:** June 08, 2010, 12:31:06 PM »

I picked up a pink skyer off ebay for around �30 and the ball goes like a trampoline off it!
Makes catching practice better fun!

n80krr · « **Reply #74 on:** June 08, 2010, 12:46:30 PM »

thanks pete, I don't really want to buy something I could possibly make. It's not just to have a bat for catching practice it's to start to understand more about what makes a good bat. Thats why I posted in the Bat Making forum.

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