Comments on: Wood Baseball Bat How it’s Made on CNC Woodturning Lathe

By: GoneBattyBats

GoneBattyBats — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:43:19 +0000

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.

By: hockeymonster13

hockeymonster13 — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:43:19 +0000

thats really fast, i have made a bat by hand on a lathe and with sanding it takes hours

By: kx9999

kx9999 — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:43:19 +0000

their are not wasting any wood in the video, this goes to show u guys do not know abt basic turning

By: GoneBattyBats

GoneBattyBats — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:43:19 +0000

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.

By: GoneBattyBats

GoneBattyBats — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:43:19 +0000

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.

By: IOIOOIIOIO

IOIOOIIOIO — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:43:19 +0000

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.

By: saabturboauto

saabturboauto — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:43:19 +0000

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..

By: tderr09

tderr09 — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:43:19 +0000

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)

By: saabturboauto

saabturboauto — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:43:19 +0000

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.

By: bestamerica

bestamerica — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:43:19 +0000

how about CNC can cutting lathe for a alunmium bat