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[i12breakfree]

Helping a friend with his bat repair.
From all the forum knowledge i have gained, the next step after face cleanup (remove edge tape glue, light sanding etc)  is to pour slightly diluted wood glue and fill up the cracks nicely.
My questions is that if i try to press the wood from edge I cannot see it moving and closing the gap created by the crack. So i am thinking should i still clamp or leave the wood glue create its binding in the crack ?
I am pretty sure that binding with grip bands or packaging tape after applying the glue will not help. May be a heavy duty clamp will put the required pressure. Still need the advice before i go and buy a clamp.

here are the pictures:

[cam66]

personally I think that your friend should just buy a new bat. plus you cant have too many bats.

[Wickets-then-runs]

Go straight past the hardware shop and head to It's Just Cricket or Uzi Sports.

[Fezballoh]

It is quite a big crack isn't it, Cam! When you say "heavy duty", don't go out and buy something that could prop up a sky scraper! Something like this will be more than good enough .

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p73583?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=googleshopping&utm_campaign=googleshopping&mkwid=At5mCZGF&pcrid=26799266783&gclid=CPL1ivS4870CFRCWtAodYWgACA

[Fearless Fly]

I would give it a crack at repairing it if the bat is a gem. clamping it could do the job and then strengthen the bind with some filament tape (fibreglass tape) once the glue as set. you could bring it back but will more than likely crack again in my opinion after the repairs and refurbs i have done this season

[Seniorplayer]

I would apply PVA glue then clamp it (place soft material between clamp and bat)leave for  24 hours and then bind tightly with fibreglass tape.with regard to the clamp a 6 inch G-Clamp should suffice.

[i12breakfree]

Applied the glue and the clamp
After some time the glue filled the gap. So left some glue on the surface and hopefully gravity will take care of this

[rajesh500]

is that $5 off from the bat repair?

[Fearless Fly]

that will work for the main crack, possibly try lifting the surface cracks on the toe with a tooth pick and get some glue in them and then clamp them with a bulldog clip or clamp.

[Cricket_PTY]

Good job... i think u should stick some dowels to give the repair some more strenght....

And finish it with some twine, i think it will work for a couple of seasons.

Cheers...

[Colesy]

Tell your friend to use the middle and not the toe

[Ryan]

You would have been better applying pressure along the full length of the damage not just the top. Glue also seems a little thick. It needs to be thinner to get into all of the small cracks. I'd also insert 3/4 wooden dowels through the damaged section and then bind with twine.  It should hold if done properly but there's always a risk with repairing damage that bad.

[i12breakfree]

You would have been better applying pressure along the full length of the damage not just the top. Glue also seems a little thick. It needs to be thinner to get into all of the small cracks. I'd also insert 3/4 wooden dowels through the damaged section and then bind with twine.  It should hold if done properly but there's always a risk with repairing damage that bad.

Can you please show me an example of how you inserted dowels ?

[Ryan]

its quite easy, buy a length of dowel the same diameter as one of your drill bits. drill in to the damaged section through the edge and into the blade of the bat. pour watered down glue into the hole and then hammer in the wooden dowel. cut off the excess and sand.

[Seniorplayer]

My method of fitting doweling is to clamp the broken piece in place on bat ensuring a tight fit then  drill through broken piece into bat remove broken piece and continue to drill holes in the  bat to a depth of no less than 1 inch. Then glue dowelling into drilled bat holes once glue has Set apply glue onto exposed dowelling and where it is required etc fit broken piece onto dowelling cut dowels flush and clamp.