Thread: Best glue to fix cricket bat

Depends on what it was originally glued with. Some can be reglued and others require a freshly-jointed surface.

What does the residue look like? Dark brown crystals? Yellow plastic? White plastic? Hard red resin? Clear resin?

See my post below on glue repairability.

Thanks Bob.

From memory the glue was not apparent hence I assume it was transparent. I will check when I get home.

Read your meticulous thread, very informative, well done. Lacking further advice it would appear that the West Epoxy is the best and safest bet.
Jon

Actually, given the beating the stick takes, the best choice if possible is to joint the surfaces to fresh wood and reglue using epoxy or resorcinol.

Hi Bodgy

My immediate impulse was to say West Systems epoxy, with which I have had a lot of experience over the years repairing custom windsurfers. But then I reminded myself that the cricket bat handle joint and design is over 100 years old, and I'm sure epoxy was not used in the original construction. Will epoxy withstand the shock and need-to-flex of the V-joint that connects the handle to the blade when bat meets ball. I have repaired a few cricket bats in the past that had this type of separation, but these were my young son's, and I very much doubt that they had to withstand the type of stresses yours will need to withstand. In any event, I just used yellow glue on those occasions, and that worked well (no come back problems).

Should the ideal glue must be capable of a small degree of flex, or should it be perfectly rigid? I hope that this does not confuse matters.

Regards from Perth

Derek

Derek, thanks

I believe the join should be completely rigid. Bat handles are laminated (cane?)with layers of (I think) rubber, and the blade is English willow. Plenty of give there. The constant shock is the issue. I use this bat in practice, an hour a week in front of a manic bowling machine, plus the game on the weekend, where (sadly) the duration of use is often shorter.

I will try the Epoxy. If it fails there's always the $50 professional service, and I have a few others in the kit.

In fact, maybe I should get a new one - its just like buyng tools!

Jon

Went out to buy West epoxy glue or any epoxy for that matter. Not available in local shops inc Bunnies, they offered Araldite. So used a good quality PVA to glue up the half the splice that had split out from the body of the bat. Clean split, smothered in glue and clamped up. Put near fire for a couple of days (it was damp and raining). All seemed fine, played yesterday and it was as good as ever. Unfortunately I was not, so have yet to test for longevity

Since got the glue over the net ex Perth.

Bodgy

Went out to buy West epoxy glue or any epoxy for that matter. Not available in local shops inc Bunnies, they offered Araldite. So used a good quality PVA to glue up the half the splice that had split out from the body of the bat. Clean split, smothered in glue and clamped up. Put near fire for a couple of days (it was damp and raining). All seemed fine, played yesterday and it was as good as ever. Unfortunately I was not, so have yet to test for longevity

Since got the glue over the net ex Perth.

Bodgy

Originally Posted by Bodgy

Another stupid question for the collective wisdom.

I broke my cricket bat last week. The splice where handle is glued into blade has come free. It looks fairly undamaged and I think I can glue back into place.

What is the best glue? It needs to withstand the shock (when I occasionally actually manage to hit the ball) and I guess be compatible with the original glue used, as part of the splice is still firmly attached?

To get fixed professionally is around $50 and two trips to Parramatta. I'm sure I can do the job

Thanks

Depends who are batting against. You will need Gorilla glue this year

Woody, I love a sense of humour. If I was in the UK I could have have used flour paste, oh, except for the weather I guess.

Bodgy

Originally Posted by Bodgy

Woody, I love a sense of humour. If I was in the UK I could have have used flour paste, oh, except for the weather I guess.

Bodgy

the one day match due to start in about one hour.


WE SHALL SEE

We shall, but the Tests are the thing.

I think we are hijacking the forum, perhaps we need to phrase things in terms of the resilience of the willow vis a vis Tasmanian Stringy Bark!

Final word: if you're watching - Trescothick and Strauss don't seem to be proficient enough to get an edge - 4th over.

Anyway, yr wikkie comes from Toowoomba and Pieterson from Durban!

You have right of reply, before the thread gets yanked.

Bodgy

Originally Posted by Bodgy

You have right of reply, before the thread gets yanked.

Bodgy

Don't worry Bodgy, the thread won't get yanked.

It's a rare thread on this BB that doesn't get highjacked at some point in its life.


Poms are 3 fa at the mo.

End of over 15 (11 runs) England 45/3 (RR: 3.00)

End of over 16 (maiden) England 45/4 (RR: 2.81)

Hi Normally I wouldn't answer a thread such as this, as I know bugger all about cricket and bats.
However I happened on a cricket bat repair site this morning while, looking for vellum to wrap around a knife handle (long story, too long for here ).
The gist of the info is that you can use super glue or PVC. Two pack is a Big NO NO as it does flex as well as the others glues Try google and stick cricket bat repair in the browser.

Best of luck chaps
Grahame