Gone Batty Bats uses the latest CNC Lathe tool technology to produce high quality solid wood Baseball, Softball and Youth bats.
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Wood Baseball Bat How it’s Made on CNC Woodturning Lathe
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When I hand turn a …
When I hand turn a bat, it takes me about 20min from full round to finished bat.
But, I have done this for years and made 1000’s of bats by hand before getting the CNC Lathe.
thats really fast, …
thats really fast, i have made a bat by hand on a lathe and with sanding it takes hours
their are not …
their are not wasting any wood in the video, this goes to show u guys do not know abt basic turning
Right, there is …
Right, there is only about 3mm of wood on one side of the cut that allows us to keep the wood in the lathe, and finish up with a full size Adult bat.
If I were making only Fungo Bats, or Youth Bats, I can use a smaller dowel to start.
The Wood needs to …
The Wood needs to be a certain size just to make the barrel end of the bat, and to stay in the lathe during the whole cut. there is no time wasted.
There is 4 pounds of chips made for every bat. We recyle all waste material as bedding for animals and garden mulch… No waste here. Even the end trimmings go to heat poor people’s homes in our community.
Note that when it’s …
Note that when it’s cutting the largest diameter portion of the bat it’s hardly removing any material.
If you used a skinnier piece of wood, it would be too small.
of course its a …
of course its a waste , why start with such a big bit of wood, anybody with common knowledge would, ……why waste extra time , effort turning such a big bit of wood down , it DEFINATELy aint good machining practices, and its still a waste..
if the wood was any …
if the wood was any skinnier it would break…use some common knowledge…it’s not waste..the shavings could be used for mulch or sent to shops that work on vehicles and used as a substitute for floor dry (fyi..floor dry soaks up spilt oil)
errr, bit of waste …
errr, bit of waste of wood aint it ??? why not start of with a SKINNIER bit of wood.you waste about half the wood in the vid.
how about CNC can …
how about CNC can cutting lathe for a alunmium bat
We use 5 different …
We use 5 different CNC Lathes from 7.5hp to 20hp. 3 Phase Electric boosted to 400volts.
Wow. Very …
Wow. Very impressive, I found your video poking around looking for info on CNC lathes for wood. You’re 100% correct, $200k is not for the faint of heart. I don’t think I can afford, much less justify the cost of such a machine, especially when the regular lathe I have sits idle most of the time, but I’d ume yours is at work a good portion of every day.
O ok, and whats the …
O ok, and whats the hp of the main motor?
I believe we have 3 …
I believe we have 3 or 4 RPM changes. The low of about 1500 and the high of about 3200 rpm.
It all depends on feed rate, depth of cut and the wod.
Whats the RPM of …
Whats the RPM of the lathe in the cutting?
I sand with 120/150 …
I sand with 120/150/180 then apply finish.
Done!
Make one for your …
Make one for your boss first.
No two bats are …
No two bats are ever 100% alike even with CNC Equipment. Wood is all natural and as such every bat is different.
Steel
Steel
Wow I might be used …
Wow I might be used to just steel turning but that is a very very aggressive MRR!
What is the finish of this like? I would still be inclined to run over it with steel wool.
Hi Walter, I have a …
Hi Walter, I have a question, what kind of material are the sqare tool bit used in the video?
That’s true. In …
That’s true. In theory it would be possible to have a bat making factory filled with 12 year olds with chisels cranking out bat after bat.
There is, however, a fundamental and grave problem with that. Indeed, such a factory would offend all our sensibilities- simply, no two bats would be alike!
Damn thats sweet i …
thats sweet i should make one on my steel lathe, but that might make the boss un-happy lol
hmmm that bat is …
hmmm that bat is slightly better than my attempt, tho mine still hurts wen u club ppl with it.
wow thats just …
wow thats just amazing