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Knocking in Machine arrival
« on: November 02, 2014, 02:43:51 PM »
B&S are looking to receive  and commission there machine early December.
The machine can be fully automatic or manually operated
Certain areas of the bat can be targeted for longer periods of knocking
Different firmness of knocking can be adjusted to certain areas of the bat
The total no of hits can be adjusted per bat
After speaking to Paul Bradbury in Australia his comment to me was that any bats he has made and has been put through his machine his return % has been ZERO

An option of knocked in service will be added to our site any bats bought through our site will attract a £10.00 pound charge
Any bats not purchased through us will be charged out at £20.00 inclusive of return postage
Any manufacturers interested in bulk price please don't hesitate to contact me
Regards
Gary

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Re: Knocking in Machine arrival
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2014, 02:58:49 PM »
That is a great price . So do you oil the bats before knocking ? 
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Re: Knocking in Machine arrival
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2014, 03:21:28 PM »
Yes all our bats will be oiled before knocking in if its not one of ours and it has a scuff sheet attached we obviously won't oil
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Re: Knocking in Machine arrival
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2014, 03:24:57 PM »
Quote from: B&S UK on November 02, 2014, 02:43:51 PM
After speaking to Paul Bradbury in Australia his comment to me was that any bats he has made and has been put through his machine his return % has been ZERO

I would argue this is a mute point.

This could be more of a comment on his returns policy than the quality of the machine knocking process.
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Re: Knocking in Machine arrival
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2014, 03:32:57 PM »
We are not saying your bat won't break crack or split because it been through the machine what Paul was saying that all bats that were made by him and the customer requested the knocking in service he is yet too have one returned
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Re: Knocking in Machine arrival
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2014, 03:34:38 PM »
Interesting stuff would a short video be available, rather than posting here which I appreciate is probably not something you'd be keen on maybe show at the vitas event with the kit launch?

Thanks!
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Re: Knocking in Machine arrival
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2014, 03:40:07 PM »
I will post a video here  and on our web site once the machine is installed hopefully we can compare a non knocked in bat and a knocked in one at Vitas can't promise though
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Re: Knocking in Machine arrival
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2014, 04:05:56 PM »
Would there be a discount if I sent 4 bats at once?
All oiled & scuffed so would just need to be left unattended on the machine (I would've also knocked the toe and edges myself so an even knocking is all they'd need) :)
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Re: Knocking in Machine arrival
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2014, 03:58:38 PM »
Quote from: B&S UK on November 02, 2014, 02:43:51 PM
B&S are looking to receive  and commission there machine early December.
The machine can be fully automatic or manually operated
Certain areas of the bat can be targeted for longer periods of knocking
Different firmness of knocking can be adjusted to certain areas of the bat
The total no of hits can be adjusted per bat
After speaking to Paul Bradbury in Australia his comment to me was that any bats he has made and has been put through his machine his return % has been ZERO

An option of knocked in service will be added to our site any bats bought through our site will attract a £10.00 pound charge
Any bats not purchased through us will be charged out at £20.00 inclusive of return postage
Any manufacturers interested in bulk price please don't hesitate to contact me
Regards
Gary

Hi Gary, how does it round / "bone" the edges?
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Re: Knocking in Machine arrival
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2014, 04:32:34 PM »
Quote from: ItsJustCricket on November 03, 2014, 03:58:38 PM
Hi Gary, how does it round / "bone" the edges?
Do you personally bone all the bats knocked-in in-store Paul, or does everyone who works in the shop get to bone their fair share??  ;) :D
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Re: Knocking in Machine arrival
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2014, 04:57:53 PM »
I have a silly question, since nothing is a 100% lets say this eliminates the returned bat by 95% then would the avoided cost of a returned bat (not usable again) and having to ship out a new one, customer service impact (time, money and reputation of brand/ retailer) not justify having this service offered free of charge? that would/attract more customers increasing sales and profits!!

I am not financially/economically savvy but having worked on large capital projects I know that sometimes the putting in a little extra value add for no extra cost to customers will diminish the expense incurred by returned product and gain you more customers.

Don't know if what I am trying to say here makes sense to anybody but to summarize eat the cost of the machine knocking, offer it as a value add, gain more customers and recoup more in avoided cost of damages bat.

Good to have a machine like this nonetheless, would love to see it in action via pics or video
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Re: Knocking in Machine arrival
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2014, 05:23:43 PM »
Not a bad idea Tushar. Perhaps limit that offer to your own bats though, otherwise you'd get everyone sending in 3rd party bats and you'd end up knocking in bats all day. You could still charge for bats that you didn't make/sell.
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Re: Knocking in Machine arrival
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2014, 05:55:09 PM »
Paul I will answer your question once the machine arrives and has been
 commissioned.
Imran my intention is to be knocking in bats all day wether they are mine or a 3rd parties
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Re: Knocking in Machine arrival
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2014, 06:22:34 PM »
@ B&S: Is this same machine from some company in India and machine is called Knock knock?
@Tushar: I think you can find the video of the machine at work on this website.....I am not sure if B&S is talking about the same machine or not. 
http://www.smarttechindia.com/
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Re: Knocking in Machine arrival
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2014, 06:56:34 PM »
The very one
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