Wood Baseball Bat How it's Made on CNC Woodturning Lathe

[ruroboricua]

Do you know how much is the shipping to San Juan, PR?

Also who give the repair & parts service?

There's any guarantee?

How is the maintenance?

[GoneBattyBats]

@ruroboricua ... I have never lookedi into shipping cost. Maintenance is very very low... grease, oil keep blades sharp and clean. Sold As Is Where is.

[GoneBattyBats]

INTOREX

$100,000 NEW

only asking $75,000 as it is 2 y.o.

It is fully automatic from the point the wood is placed in the centering cradle. This is a fantasic CNC Lathe.

[ruroboricua]

What is the brand, name and model of this lathe?

It is fully or semi automatic ?

How much it cost?

[GoneBattyBats]

@ruroboricua INTOREX

$100,000 NEW

only asking $75,000 as it is 2 y.o.

It is fully automatic from the point the wood is placed in the centering cradle. This is a fantasic CNC Lathe.

[GoneBattyBats]

I always recommend Northern White Ash

[SMBfan1981]

what type of wood should I use to make a baseball bat if I were to make one

[GoneBattyBats]

@SMBfan1981

It all depends on what you have available,

We sell mostly Ash and some Maple to hand turners and other bat makers with High Production Lathes.

go to: Bat Billets dot Com

[BogJuka]

that is easy to make with that CNC machine

[GoneBattyBats]

@BogJuka Simple but not easy. Not cheap either.

[cheesynounou]

that looks soo cool



[GoneBattyBats]

@woodturnerphill14

I still hand turn, but for production, time = Money.

[tbrays2216]

hey walt were do u get your cutters?

[GoneBattyBats]

@tbrays2216 I get cutters from my Machine supplier and a custom tool maker in England.

[got5at12]

is their a future in this kind of work.im going to college for it now.i ran a burr

machine in areospace work.always enjoyed that kind of work.

[GoneBattyBats]

In the Wood industry as we move more to CNC Machines... we need to hire machinists not woodworkers to run them.

So there is a future, but it is a somewhat limited market here in USA.

Overseas concerns are definitely competing.

[got5at12]

thank for the video.im planning on learning cnc in the fall at college,i have some

experence wih a small burr machine.as i made tubes smooth on the ends.most of

that was with ajusting the blades to the right spot.

[hazza931]

what do you do with the wood shavings?

[GoneBattyBats]

Most of our shavings go into Animal Bedding or Compost.

Solid wood trimmings are given away for home heating.

Nothing goes to waste.

[hazza931]

thats good to know :)

[jmm0935]

what kind of cnc controller are you using and how many axis are you using?

[GoneBattyBats]

Those are good questions... sorry to say that I can only say that we use Intorex CNC Lathes.

I have 3 controllers on the smallest and 5 or 6 on the largest.

[inflamezz7]

jee what a waste of wood

[GoneBattyBats]

What do you mean?

[inflamezz7]

its nice, but you lose like 1/2 wood to make 1 pillar.

[Damenpulse]

where do you get a lathe like that. Is there a website or something. I really want one.

[GoneBattyBats]

I have one for sale

[merunkovice]

To chce coś wypić...

[GoneBattyBats]

English Please

[shaka23h]

where can we buy bats like this?

[hockeymonster13]

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

[GoneBattyBats]

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.

[kx9999]

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

[saabturboauto]

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.

[tderr09]

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)

[saabturboauto]

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..

[Icepaxx]

derp

[IOIOOIIOIO]

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.

[GoneBattyBats]

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.

[GoneBattyBats]

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.

[bestamerica]

how about CNC can cutting lathe for a alunmium bat

[KBrogger]

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 assume yours is at work a good portion of every day.

[senorbat]

O ok, and whats the hp of the main motor?

[GoneBattyBats]

We use 5 different CNC Lathes from 7.5hp to 20hp. 3 Phase Electric boosted to 400volts.

[GoneBattyBats]

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.

[senorbat]

Whats the RPM of the lathe in the cutting?

[chrislewispam]

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.

[GoneBattyBats]

I sand with 120/150/180 then apply finish.

Done!

[arpoot]

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!

[GoneBattyBats]

No two bats are ever 100% alike even with CNC Equipment. Wood is all natural and as such every bat is different.

[CaptainMcDangle]

Damn thats sweet i should make one on my steel lathe, but that might make the boss un-happy lol

[GoneBattyBats]

Make one for your boss first.

[Griggy99]

hmmm that bat is slightly better than my attempt, tho mine still hurts wen u club ppl with it.

[ch00bz0rzz]

wow thats just amazing

[GoneBattyBats]

Some do, and your reason for stating this?

[mipp28]

Haha yeah, not many people even know what a lathe is.

[senorbat]

Hi Walter, I have a question, what kind of material are the sqare tool bit used in the video?

[GoneBattyBats]

Steel

[TreyPatt22]

ok my grampa has a lathe but i don't know what kind. i was talkin with my dad and askin about making a bat with him some weekend and i was wondering where i start. i'm from your area so if you recomend seeing you personally for some lumber then i'm fine with that. thanks

[kawasakidirtbike]

how would you make a baseball bat without using a lathe?

[GoneBattyBats]

Well... you would need to start with a rough piece of wood and using a variety of carving tools like Drawknives and spokeshaves... pare down the bat testing for round as you go.

Have you seen the movie The Natural?

[kawasakidirtbike]

thanks and no i havent but i'll look into it

[nytest23]

can any1 tell me what the name of that machine is called?

[GoneBattyBats]

The CNC Lathe is an Intorex and is now almost $200,000 new.

[sloppyoscar]

I bought a hickory billet from you a few years ago and hand turned a 33 1/2 bat from it .. kinda heavy but it'll never break.

[GoneBattyBats]

Yes, Hickory is Hard & Heavy... the way the old timers liked them.

[TodaysMachiningWorld]

Really cool video! Although I think it might make Roy Hobbs cry.:)

[GoneBattyBats]

We have access to the original Wonderboy bat...

[TodaysMachiningWorld]

Ain't it broken?:)

Do you have the bat that the boy gives him at the end too?

Baseball season's almost here! Go Cubs!

[GoneBattyBats]

Nope, they actually made dozens of bats for use in the movie including the break away one.

Not sure what happened to the "Savoy". That boy lives not far from me and is a grown man now.

[GoneBattyBats]

Actually it has 3 knives. 1 Pre-Rounder, then 2 pattern knives.

[littlestworkshop]

I assume it has two tools to avoid multiple passes? One rough the other finish?

[imcynthia79]

Beautiful!! That machine is amazing! Would make turning our Mook jong arms so easy!

[GoneBattyBats]

Yup, we can turn those arms for you if you like.

[sodaman5]

Cool- Need love to have that machine in my staircase shop. Who makes the machine and what model?

[GoneBattyBats]

This is an Intorex CNX 1600mm fully CNC and hopper fed. It has a price tag that is not for the faint of heart.

We can turn stair parts for you from a master turning, a drawing or a CAD file.