how a racquet is made,from kawasiki.

[youngwind]

the factory is kawasiki in China, lots of photoes ,enjoy yourself.if necessary , I can translate the Chinese for you.

http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=2478

[Anatolii]

I can translate the Chinese for you.

http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=2478
that'd be so nice of you. please? :o

[youngwind]

the carbon fibre we heard before is knitted to be pieces from this machine,
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231089_KHms.jpg

from this machine, the carbon fibre which likes string can be knitted to be a piece ,just like caddice to sweater.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231088_KSn3.jpg

after knitted,the carbon fibre must be covered by some special paper,for the sake of preventing induration.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231083_HN4p.jpg

the fibre , long and dark, is the original form of a racquet.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231093_91vv.jpg

smoothing machine, makes the fibre to be smooth.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231090_J2NX.jpg

insert air pipe, which shaped the racquet when hitted. guess what the racquet is. ^__^
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231092_v6tE.jpg

this one is tennis racquet. inserting air pipe too.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231091_KWWq.jpg

the fibre after inserting air pipe , will be sent here
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231094_mIqZ.jpg

sent to the mold, different racquets need different mold.after heating, the shape can be molded.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231099_KI8W.jpg

after heating the original fibre and blowing the air pipe, can a racquet be made.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231100_G2H7.jpg

rosin spills over after heating, the racquets need burnished.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231101_fLTk.jpg

this is called carbon mid-pipe ,which forms the shafts of badminton racquets
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231104_j1bZ.jpg

near shoot,the yellow scrip on it tells the which model it suits.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231105_JH7g.jpg

the toughness and the torsion of a racquet lie on the thickness of those iron sticks .
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231106_4OG9.jpg
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231107_otk6.jpg

sticking air-mouth ,which makes the air can be blowed into its.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231109_kgJn.jpg

join the mid-pipe to the frame.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231111_NSai.jpg

here is in the second department, process. now the man is opening holes in the frame.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231112_haLh.jpg

process flow, all in Chinese ,sorry.
they are spray fibre, water washing,firing,fill inside frame,firing,drill holds,follow heat,rough operate,firing,water grinb,spray paint,firing,delicate operete,firing,delicatly grinb,spray paint,firing,open holes in frame.
standard temperature for firing:75+-5degree
time: 1H
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231114_5BBs.jpg

[youngwind]

delicate operation
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231116_LUb4.jpg

rough operation
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231117_J9YL.jpg

water grind.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231124_dr4C.jpg
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231121_PpvG.jpg
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231125_VZHc.jpg


http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231130_Xh0g.jpg

the storehouse for racquets.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231132_DcmB.jpg

join the wooden handle and cone.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231131_vCO1.jpg

after join , waiting the gluewater to be dry.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231133_avS8.jpg

spray paint
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231136_OX3S.jpg
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231138_GdAW.jpg
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231139_x8L6.jpg
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231140_szls.jpg

paint in point
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231134_aNCL.jpg

stick brand ,LOGO, model,pounds etc into the racquet.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231142_V11G.jpg
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231141_N7gA.jpg

racquets for sample from clients, the painting masters can directly reconize the color of the racquets and kown how to mix such color.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231143_nCGd.jpg

send to the firing room after painting.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231144_yWkx.jpg

the handles of these two racquets are made from carbon,
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231145_7R6c.jpg

the general manager of this factory (with the name LiQing),where is in Donggua ,Guanddong Province ,China, he is the expert of the racquets making.
http://www.xyqh.com/bbs/attachments/PC231151_Veaw.jpg


the photos are from www.xyqh.com, a famous badminton club in Shenzhen ,China.thanks for them.

my English is just so so, I have tried myself to translate them,sorry for the mistakes that beyond my translating ability.

[Anatolii]

it's comprehensive enough. thank you. :)

[john10235]

So is there any way to get a racket re-painted? The paints on my racket falls a little every time I scratched it with the ground. Now the damage even makes the graphite indie shows up.

[604badder]

So is there any way to get a racket re-painted? The paints on my racket falls a little every time I scratched it with the ground. Now the damage even makes the graphite indie shows up.

You have already started a thread on this matter, please don't double post on the topic, or hijack this thread on racquet making. :) Just patiently wait for responses on your other thread.

http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21785

[604badder]

Thank you so much for the translation youngwind!! Really appreciate it.

[2love2live]

thanks youngwind :)

[wood_22_chuck]

Nice work, youngwind! :D

Thanks for the effort. Any legalities in getting the images downloaded into BadmintonForum with appropriate references?

-dave