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No worries buddy, hope it goes well for you!

Greg

Hey Carry,

The glue used in the handles is only a standard contact cement, so isn't hard to re-glue, just jam a putty knife into them to force some glue in.

the string for the binding's is...

Hey,

DanP, sorry mate but i've been flat out these last two days and haven't compiled that data yet...but I will endevour to do it in a timely manner. Feel free to fire any other questions off!
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Hey DanP,

Glad to hear you getting back into the great sport mate, make a bat and you'll definatley relish your wicket and batting time!!

I'll gladly e-mail you some dimensions and pickup...

Hey Carry,

You've got me interested...I'd love to hear more about these Bradman stamped bats...and offer any assistance I can give??

Cheers,
Greg.

Hey boys,

Thanks for the kind words G.W and g'day Bodgy!
Any questions on bat making I will gladly answer or research for you all!!

I'm making cricket bats from Canberra and have some info...

Hey Chris,

I dont check the post for two days, and you go and let Kylie have little Sarah. Now my swmbo is going to FLOG me for not finding out sooner....Cheers!

Seriously, Congratulations...

I'm all over that stuff Shrek! Cheers for the tip!

Pitty about your weekend though! :rolleyes:

Cheers,

Greg

Zed, you know too much!

:D :D

Hey, talk about lucky ACT woodies! I visisted Manaro timber on thursday to buy some blanks and after leaving empty handed I happened to whinge to SHWMBO about having no timber left. Then on friday I ...

Hey Brett,

Hey let us know if you find out anything! I'm pretty keen to go shopping!

Greg

Eugowra,

thanks for the tip mate, I hadn't even thought up along those lines!

Cheers,
Greg

Hey Steve,

yeah, Woden is the only market i've ever found anything good at. But I don't go often enough to get the REALLY good stuff!

I'm actually a northsider, but never see anything up...

hey Clinton,

don't spend to much time listening to Green Woodships, he'll have you converted to shaving horses and drawknives in one two minute trial go with his!

Seriously!!!!!!!!

He's...

G'day Waldo set,

Great News mate, another day done......keep it up!

My wife today said that if I didn't hurry up and post our well wishes, I would never again get close enough to her to try...

Hey ZSteve,

I notice that your from the ACT. What localmarkets are you referring too? After three years of living in the ACT, i'm only now looking for the local markets! The Bus depot markets and...

Gday,

The bearings in the bat tray are fine, it is the bearings in the roller that are shot. They have been machined out and replaced a few to many times (they just dont like the pressure! Who...

Thanks Andy and GregoryQ,

Eucalypts were exactly what I was thinking of when refering to our native timbers.....They just dont like having any blade cut through them!!

Thanks also for the...

For the collective wisdom, and the encyclopedia Andy Mac.

Why is the drawknive hard to get in Australia?
Why are they not as popular as in America?

Is it due to the difficulty of use on our...

Best hand-tooling experience is a sharp drawknife through a quality english willow cleft! A Drawknife for me thanks!

your talking sense there.... and your bloody well right about the whole shizam!

Guess it was a little to do with the challenge of getting/making one, and a little to do with the "I just want one"...

Yeah, tried that.....seems they arn't too talkative. I e-mailed both of them twice. No reply.

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Assembled persons of knowledge,
Here are some links to sites showing similar presses. hope that gives people a better idea of what i'm after.

www.laverwood.co.nz/html/batmaking/shaping.htm
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Thanks heaps for the advice,

Screw threads are out because of the loads required..hydraulic being the only other option I can think could work.

Bodgy your spot on with the requirement to be a...

Bloody Pom's come out of the woodwork literally, when they finally (accidently) wield the willow with a little success!http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon8.gif

I've been told by every bat maker I have talked too that because of the looseness of the grain and softness of the willow when dried too 12% moisture content, the grains need to be compressed. This...

Yeah, that makes some sense. I am hoping someone out there has some plans though...just so i dont have to use my imagination!


Cheers mate.

Greg...

G'day,

Just wondering if anyone has any plans or idea's where I can get some plans for a rolling press, used to exert 2 tons per square inch on the blade of a cricket bat??

Any ideas are...

Normal PVA should work fine, just be carefull of getting it wet! That's when it'll let go. Not that you play cricket when it's raining heavy enough to soak the bat enough for the handle to go.....but...

An old thread I know, but just in case anyone came across this and cared:

the glue used in the cricket bat splice is Urea Formaldehyde PVA... found in bunnings etc. as Selleys 308 high strength...