All wood Blade Choice?

TTjhonel04 · May 10, 2014

tabletennis11.com said:
Generally speaking Stiga and Nittaku are best known for having a high level of touch and feel balanced with speed and spin ability. The Stiga Clipper series are good and also the Nittaku Violin and Acoustic which are marginally faster than Allround but have superb feeling.

Yep.. and I'm observing the reviews about the clipper wood... but.. it bothers me the number of its ply.... even though I do not know the difference between number of plies.

tabletennis11.com · May 10, 2014

It can depends on the composition of the plies but a 5 ply blade is often more controlled than a 7 ply, a 7 ply offers more speed.

TTjhonel04 · May 10, 2014

tabletennis11.com said:
It can depends on the composition of the plies but a 5 ply blade is often more controlled than a 7 ply, a 7 ply offers more speed.

ahhh.. I see. but even a 7 ply blade still can offer a good feel in control right?

agold · May 10, 2014

I know you are not looking for this company, but the YinHe n series is a great series for little money. I used the n-4.

TTjhonel04 · May 12, 2014

tabletennis11.com said:
Generally speaking Stiga and Nittaku are best known for having a high level of touch and feel balanced with speed and spin ability. The Stiga Clipper series are good and also the Nittaku Violin and Acoustic which are marginally faster than Allround but have superb feeling.

But Some say that the Stiga Clipper's outer veneer is to vulnerable that sometimes it easily breaks.. even when removing the glue.. is it true? if it is.. what should I do to make it more durable?

Rajah* · May 12, 2014

TTjhonel04 said:
But Some say that the Stiga Clipper's outer veneer is to vulnerable that sometimes it easily breaks.. even when removing the glue.. is it true? if it is.. what should I do to make it more durable?

Waterbased glue
Remove the rubber slowly
Avoid reglue-ing too much it becomes psychological

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beeray1 · May 12, 2014

Seal the blade if you get a clipper very lightly. Something like TSP varnish will do the trick so it splinters much less

TTjhonel04 · May 12, 2014

beeray1 said:
Seal the blade if you get a clipper very lightly. Something like TSP varnish will do the trick so it splinters much less

ahhhh... but will it affect the blade's speed? and feeling?

TTjhonel04 · May 12, 2014

Rajah* said:
Waterbased glue
Remove the rubber slowly
Avoid reglue-ing too much it becomes psychological

That Waterbased glue you were saying.. is it the one that says VOC free?

UpSideDownCarl · May 13, 2014

TTjhonel04 said:
ahhhh... but will it affect the blade's speed? and feeling?

It is a good idea to seal any blade. There are lots of ways to do it. I use Minwax Wipe On Poly. But anything that will seal the blade surface is fine. Most TT companies have some simple version. It will not change the way the blade plays to put a small amount of finish on the blade face on each side. Some blades come sealed when you get them. But most blades need to be sealed.

Bishop Rasta 27 · May 13, 2014

UpSideDownCarl said:
It is a good idea to seal any blade. There are lots of ways to do it. I use Minwax Wipe On Poly. But anything that will seal the blade surface is fine. Most TT companies have some simple version. It will not change the way the blade plays to put a small amount of finish on the blade face on each side. Some blades come sealed when you get them. But most blades need to be sealed.

would any kind of wood varnish will do?
or maybe a small amount or thin layer of glue will do it..?

UpSideDownCarl · May 13, 2014

Bishop Rasta 27 said:
would any kind of wood varnish will do?
or maybe a small amount or thin layer of glue will do it..?

Glue will not do it. Some people use hair spray. But any kind of varnish will do. The stuff that some of the TT manufacturers sell, that is water based and dries in about 10 min is really perfect. Easy to put on and more than enough. I like Minwax Wipe on Poly because you can add a super thin layer with a piece of cloth and once it is fully dry, the finish sinks into the wood and you can barely tell it is there.

Scorpnox · May 13, 2014

I played with the Clipper WRB 2 years ago and it helped me developing my short game (flicks etc.)
Now i play with the Stiga VPS and I like it

my rubbers are used so cant wait to put new ones on it and see what it does!

TTjhonel04 · May 13, 2014

UpSideDownCarl said:
Glue will not do it. Some people use hair spray. But any kind of varnish will do. The stuff that some of the TT manufacturers sell, that is water based and dries in about 10 min is really perfect. Easy to put on and more than enough. I like Minwax Wipe on Poly because you can add a super thin layer with a piece of cloth and once it is fully dry, the finish sinks into the wood and you can barely tell it is there.

Ah.... I don't know anything about sealing it with varnish and never been heard of sealing a blade.. hehehe... Just now that I just got the idea from what you said

UpSideDownCarl · May 13, 2014

TTjhonel04 said:
Ah.... I don't know anything about sealing it with varnish and never been heard of sealing a blade.. hehehe... Just now that I just got the idea from what you said

Here, read all about it:

http://tabletennis.about.com/od/blades/a/sealing_blade.htm

Greg Letts is great at writing about subjects like this.

TTjhonel04 · May 13, 2014

UpSideDownCarl said:
Here, read all about it:

http://tabletennis.about.com/od/blades/a/sealing_blade.htm

Greg Letts is great at writing about subjects like this.

Thanks for sharing the link

. hope to learn it very soon

UpSideDownCarl · May 13, 2014

Here, I have seen this used and it works really well and is less expensive than others from table tennis companies that I have seen:

TSP Racket Coat: http://www.tabletennisstore.us/p-424-tsp-racket-coat-table-tennis-blade-protector.aspx

That dries in about 10 min. Very easy. I still would recommend my choice, Minwax Wipe On Poly even though it takes 24 hours to dry:

http://www.thepaintstore.com/Search...Store+Minwax&gclid=COCwyOX3qL4CFaNj7Aod-EcArw

hipnotic · May 13, 2014

If you are on a budget you can also use hair spray, works just as well

Der_Echte · May 13, 2014

I used a very tiny bottle of Andro water based blade sealer and sealed maybe 15 blades before even using 1/2 of the tiny bottle. You do not need much at all. Just spread it on very thin and even. dries faster than 10 minutes if coat is light.

Just about anyone's blade sealer will do the job for you if you do it thin and careful.

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mahomedy13 · May 13, 2014

How about lacquer?What does that do?Doesnt that form a seal on blades?,and it is also what Yasaka uses on their blades.

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