What glue can use to fix a cracked blade BTW the plies?
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If I bang up the edge of my blade and it gets chipped or cracked then I just fill it up with polyurethane to make sure it doesn't get worse. I figure it won't affect the playing properties too much if it's just the edges.
If you have a crack that goes deep into the player surface of the blade, then that probably requires a more professional solution. Good luck
If you have a crack that goes deep into the player surface of the blade, then that probably requires a more professional solution. Good luck
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Thanks, like an inch deep in the middle of the edge, will see if some other ppl have this problem before.
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How did it happened ?
Are we talking about delamination ?
If the individual layers of the plywood have come apart fixing is relatively easy.
I normally make some tiny wedges from balsawood to spread the layers apart then let a lightly thinned down epoxy glue seep into the cracks.
after a couple of minutes i remove the wedges, apply sheets of Mylar on both sides of the blade, backed by pieces of stiff plywood. Then of course apply pressure with
g- clamps. remove excess dribble of glue.
Messy business but somebody has got to do it
Are we talking about delamination ?
If the individual layers of the plywood have come apart fixing is relatively easy.
I normally make some tiny wedges from balsawood to spread the layers apart then let a lightly thinned down epoxy glue seep into the cracks.
after a couple of minutes i remove the wedges, apply sheets of Mylar on both sides of the blade, backed by pieces of stiff plywood. Then of course apply pressure with
g- clamps. remove excess dribble of glue.
Messy business but somebody has got to do it
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Hit the edge of the table, thanks for the info.How did it happened ?
Are we talking about delamination ?
If the individual layers of the plywood have come apart fixing is relatively easy.
I normally make some tiny wedges from balsawood to spread the layers apart then let a lightly thinned down epoxy glue seep into the cracks.
after a couple of minutes i remove the wedges, apply sheets of Mylar on both sides of the blade, backed by pieces of stiff plywood. Then of course apply pressure with
g- clamps. remove excess dribble of glue.
Messy business but somebody has got to do it
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Nah, a nittaku Mima Ito . My daughter's blade.If it's your W968 that it happened to, then I'm afraid it's ruined and you'll have to sell it for pennies, preferably to me.
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After you have done what I suggested before, you can fill the holes with some filler and put an edge-tape on the blade. After that it will be out of sight - out of mind
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-- Slight mechanical damage all along blade margins is generally admissible, on the premise that the outer perimeter of rubber is hit in play on most seldom occasion.☝🆙
-- Slight mechanical damage all along blade margins is generally admissible, on the premise that the outer perimeter of rubber is hit in play on most seldom occasion.☝🆙
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please igor we are talking delamination of the blade 1 inch deep
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Delamination cannot be cured fully, unfortunately. If the top ply is delaminated then though it can be fixed with an appropriate glue but the feel of the blade changes. I have a first hand experience with this situation. After I got one of my blade repaired due to poor manufacturing QC, though the plies are well stuck together it does not feels right anymore.
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agreed in principal, but we are not talking about a total delamination here but a relatively small, accident created blemish.
Yes, the spot of repair will always feel different but the proper repair will at least make this blade still usable. If one chooses the placing of the rubbers (FH/BH) carefully, the repaired spot might only come into play very rarely.
Naturally, Ben will be using a new blade at the Olympics next year
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