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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp
So on another forum, guys frequently ask about fixing their bats. End caps come off (Mizunos are notorious for that), rivets come out, and so on.
Some guys say it's perfectly fine to push the rivets back in. Some say it's fine to glue the end cap back on. I had one guy ask if he could pound the end cap back into place when it had gapped slightly (about 3mm).
So where do you draw the line between normal "fixing" of a bat and "altering?"
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The rivet issue should disappear at many of those bats are leaving the market. Replacing the cap is shouldn't be necessary as it had to come off somehow. Manufacturers state that it shouldn't happen, so.....
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