Sports inventory is often worth quite expensive, and not every newcomer or amateur agrees to lay out a lot of money for the subject that may be used not so often. Fortunately, some adaptations for sports games are quite possible, and we will tell you how to make a baseball bat do it yourself.
How to make a bit - what you need to start
Professional bits are often made by metallic, but wooden suitable for their own use. To do it, you must first decide on the wood. As a rule, solid rocks are taken for such a product: white ash, maple, hyphari or bamboo. In addition to the material itself, you will need tools and devices:
- saw ordinary and round;
- lathe;
- roulette;
- wooden varnish;
- sandpaper;
- hammer, chisel, ax and other woodworking tools.
Determine the size of the bits is important before it started. A professional bit has a length of 106.7 cm and a diameter of no more than 7 cm, but you can choose the size yourself, focusing, for example, to the player's growth.
How to make a bit - creating a blank
Deciding with the type of wood and choose the right bar, from it it is necessary to make a blank. Please note that the diameter and length of the bar must slightly exceed the future bit, because you will cut over it from it.
Bruck needs to give the bits in any way convenient for you, for example, with the help of the chisels and hammer or a small hatch. The most important thing is to comply with the forms and outlines of the future product. So that it was easier to navigate in the parameters, note that the handle at the bits must be about 3 times thinner than the widest part of the tool, and the length is at least 4 cm. All edges need to round up.
How to make a bit - processing and grinding
If you have a lathe, then make a bit on it easier than manually. Just do not forget about safety technician. Before turning on the unit, cleanse the workplace from garbage and wood sawdust. Put the protective clothing and glasses. Delete garbage during operation only when the engine is turned off and using a special hook.
Baseball bits should be neat and smooth, for which it will have to get across. For this, sandpaper is suitable with large and small fractions. First, the grinding is produced by coarse-grained material, then fine-grained.
Final stage of bits
Smooth, smooth and polished bit must be opened with a wood lacquer. It must be applied in several layers, each time a drying product. When the last layer of varnish is driving, take the smallest sandpaper and it is prematurely going through the instrument, to finally remove all the roughness. Then open the battle bit last time and dry.
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