Rebirth of an old Stiga Europa

[Liten]

Scored an old Stiga Europa today.
10 :- sek.. Thats just over a dollar..

Will be fun to see how she plays!


(You can call me SpongeBob today)

 

[raazzz]

Haha thats cheap! I like how you call it "she". Just me thinking about starting to name my blades? Like in Game Of Thrones when every sword has it own name. Any good suggestions?

 

[Liten]

Hehe.. Yeah.
Id go with fav song titles.. Like "a bat named Sue".. [emoji16]

 

[Liten]

Both sides "shaved" to the point where I hope some aceton is going to do the trick..

Needs a splash of glue between 2 ply's in one spot..
No worries..

 

[Liten]

My fingers HURT!

 

[Liten]

First impression: Crazy top heavy!!
Dhs tg2 neo in max and Stiga Boost xt in max was not what this blade needed.. Mark V in 1.8 maby..

 

[Suga D]

My fingers HURT!

Good Job.
It must have been taken quite some time (and a lot of love for the art) to get a factory-assembled racket to look like this. Well done.
Hope you find some nice rubbers that match.
How did it play (Except the head heaviness)?

 

[Liten]

Good Job.
It must have been taken quite some time (and a lot of love for the art) to get a factory-assembled racket to look like this. Well done.
Hope you find some nice rubbers that match.
How did it play (Except the head heaviness)?

Thanks!
Just finished the spongeremoval, took me 2 hours. [emoji29]
Its just past midnight here in Sweden, ill post the end result here in a week or so.
The main gun is getting new rubbers. Looking at the Rakza line.. Maby a classic Mark V in a thin sponge will suit this old 3ply blade.. We'll see.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Haha thats cheap! I like how you call it "she". Just me thinking about starting to name my blades? Like in Game Of Thrones when every sword has it own name. Any good suggestions?

I have names for most of my blades and all the ones I like. A couple names after a few of the wands from Harry Potter. A few names after swords from medieval stories or Lord of the Rings. One named after Thor's Hammer.




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[Liten]

Well, she's almost ready do go. Needs a drop of glue, one of the ply's let go in a spot. Small crack, will be solved.

Im thinking of going with short pips, 2 red sides just for homage.. I hope the low weight will suit the blade. Any suggestions what rubbers to choose?
Never played SP.. But Stiga clippa looks good on paper.. No?

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Good deal. Should be fun. I don't know much about short pips but I am sure a few people who do will chime in.

 

[Liten]

Got a super deal on a black Friendship 802-1 rubber in 1.5.. Ill be gluing that and the old Stiga boost xt on the Europa.. See how she does..

The Hybrid wood just got Rakza'd..

 

[Liten]

Some glue filled in between ply's with a toothpick.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Good deal. Nice work. They look great. Let us know how they feel when you are hitting with them.


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[Liten]

Will do!

1.5 was really thin! Will be fun to se if it works for my playstyle.

C'moooon!!! Dry!!

 

[raazzz]

I hope it plays well, let us know!

 

[Liten]

The SP rubber was pretty hard to get to stick to the blade round the edges.. But, feels pretty good now. Let's hope she plays nice.
Balance is really good now. The SP rubber was light!

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Well, she's almost ready do go. Needs a drop of glue, one of the ply's let go in a spot. Small crack, will be solved.

As promised in PM a photo. This blade is sealed:



See how hard to tell that it is sealed. The sealant has sunk into the wood but it is an ultra thin layer that will not change the playing characteristics of the blade. More will make the top ply harder.

The only reason I posted it here instead of in the PM is, I could not figure out how to post the photo in the PM.

 

[Liten]

Thanks Carl! I see what your saying.
Really nice OSP blade there.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

That is the custom one. Special, top secret plies. Same plies JO Waldner used. Only thing is, the Virtuoso Plus is just too good. It is better than anything else I have used.


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