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No, probably not as much protection as foam, but in my experience very much adequate.

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2.2 mm Nexy Karis M on FH and BH

Personally i find them ugly so if were used to assemble a bat of mine i would replace immediately.

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See if you can find this stuff or similar:

http://www.amazon.com/Dealglad%C2%AE-Se ... +stripping







It's actually two strips, you can separate them and use them singly. Comes in different widths, too, doesn't have to cover the entire width of the blade to protect it from bumps. If it's too wide for the blade that's OK too since it will cover some of the sponge. Comes in three colors (not red, though.. )

That was "Type D", there's also "Type E":



Of course, you do want your blade to be "waterproof, windproof"...

Iskandar

I think that might make my bat look a little odd.

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Not necessarily - a lot of the old hardbats had rounded edges.



You never know, you might start a fashion trend!

Iskandar

A guy at my club uses duct tape as edge tape - it overlaps onto the rubber by about 10mm! I wonder if the rubbers are glued on at all, or just held by the duct tape...

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Iskandar.

I did just have a consultation with Mr. Tury about those products you propound as a protective tape on the blade's edge.
Werner Tury did suggested that you might run into troubles if using those products at official events.
Due to a huge protrusion over the blade, all those duct strips have to be considered an illegal attachment to the blade, and it also does not comply with the Rule 2.4.5



With which Tury's suggestion I strongly agree.

Dirty cheap. Decent quality. 1.5 mm thick polymer material.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-sh ... 14880.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Huieson ... 57461.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/6Pcs-pa ... 10882.html

So I see. 1.5mm is OK, 2mm is an "extension of the racket" and therefore "illegal". Ridiculous.. I suppose it's a matter of how much protection you want - and whether you want to see "Huieson" on the side of your racket, you usually don't want people thinking you're using something from Huieson.. . Other than that, sure, it'll work in a fashion - especially if you put on 3 or 4 layers.. The weather stripping should be fine, especially if you find the "E" type in black - just stay away from Igor's tournaments.

Iskandar

Check this out...

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3x-EACH ... autifyAB=0

That's 2mm thick. According to Igor that should be illegal..

Iskandar

I use 3M double-sided foam tape. Stick the regular edgetape on top of the foam and it gives adequate protection.

I have had it prevent the breakages of my balsa blades quite well. Though balsa is very prone to breaking chipping and cracking if u hit it edge-on.

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Backup C-pen blades:

• TSP Black Balsa 7.0 :
  1. FH/BH-YRakza9/XOmegaVT
  2. FH/BH-TSP Spectol/Yinhe Qing OX
• 729 Bomb C-P : FH/BH-DHS H2 Orig/DHS H3 Orig
• TSP Versal :
  1. FH/BH-XOmegaVA/YJupiter-II
  2. FH/BH-*blank*

Fun blades:

• Yasaka Battle Balsa(ST) : FH/BH- DHS TG2Neo/Gewo HypeXT 47
• Dr. Neubauer
  High Technology
  Cypress-Carbon(ST)
  ***************************** : FH/BH-YRakza7/YRakza7

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Also illegal if you use Igor's criterion.

Iskandar

For those of you who tend to bang expensive carbon-arylate blades against table edges and don't live in the US - Type D and Type E weatherstripping IS available on AliExpress!

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/5M-I-D- ... 10418.html

The "Flat D" type would seem the least out-of-the-ordinary (i.e. weird) and least likely to trigger Igor's buttons. Still, I'd avoid his tournaments. Cheap, too (about $3 including shipping). Available in white, grey and black.



Iskandar

Come on now ! 3M foam tape is NOT 2mm thick !!!

And you get a wide variety of widths ! 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm etc...

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/ ... 7497&rt=r3


Surely we are not restricted by what igorponger says, but rather what the ITTF umpires / organizers find acceptable ?

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Backup C-pen blades:

• TSP Black Balsa 7.0 :
  1. FH/BH-YRakza9/XOmegaVT
  2. FH/BH-TSP Spectol/Yinhe Qing OX
• 729 Bomb C-P : FH/BH-DHS H2 Orig/DHS H3 Orig
• TSP Versal :
  1. FH/BH-XOmegaVA/YJupiter-II
  2. FH/BH-*blank*

Fun blades:

• Yasaka Battle Balsa(ST) : FH/BH- DHS TG2Neo/Gewo HypeXT 47
• Dr. Neubauer
  High Technology
  Cypress-Carbon(ST)
  ***************************** : FH/BH-YRakza7/YRakza7

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