Durability of the Balsa Carbo X5

Hey, about a month ago some of the ply in my Balsa Carbo X5 splintered, I hadn't banged the blade or seriously damaged it in anyway to make it splinter like it did, a player at my local club offered to fix it for me so he inserted glue into the crack and clamped it back together, it seemed to solve the problem and the bat was playing well again until tonight when it splintered, this time worse, in almost exactly the same place.  I've wrote an e-mail to the site that I got it from explaining it and hope to receive some type of correspondance.  But it's likely that I'll now have to get another new blade, the BCX5 suits my style well and I love the feel and light weight to it so I'd rather get the same blade if I had to get another one, basically I was just wondering if anyone else has ever had any problems with the blade, as I'm not sure if it'd become a recurring problem.

Agh, kk thanks for the info, just wish I could have an unbreakable one.  >_<

I was afraid this would be the case, so what would you suggest?  Repair it every time it splinters?  Get a new one every time it splinters?  Or go for an alternative blade?

Have you tried sealing the blade ? Seal the blade face until it is (very) slightly shiny and seal the sides of the blade rather heavily (more coats). After each coat, wait until it is dry. I use polyurethane or wood varnish. I believe this will prevent the blade from splintering. I seal all my blades regardless of the material.

Some say that it affects performance, some say it doesn't. Personally I cannot tell the difference. Sealing is meant to prevent splintering, and some are using also hairspray but I don't like it as I have the feeling it is not strong enough to bond the wood fibers. There are some threads about this matter, however here is what I do :
Stir the polyurethane or wood varnish thouroughly. In case you are using a spray one, then shake the can thoroughly. Apply it to a rag (neatly folded) which originates from an old T-shirt, and wipe it to the blade along the line of the wood fiber giving it one coat, then leave it to dry completely, and when you think it is not enough, give it another coat. For the sides of the blade, you can use the same method or you can also use a brush to give it a rather thick coat. Also in this case you can give it several coats.
As far as weight is concerned, I cannot detect the difference on my digital scale, so I guess if it does make any difference, it can only be in the region of around 1 gram. When you buy the polyurethane wood varnish, I would choose the matte (dull) finish.

edge tape should help,but make sure to seal the edge first,you could even try doubling up with the edge tape for more cushion

I have a Balsa Carbo x5 and have glued it twice.  The second time I removed the rubber it pulled the screen print completely off the blade and it stuck to my rubber, so it has no print now.  A printing defect, who knows???  It is not that important to me anyway but its too slow for me, so I would be willing to make you a good deal on it....... used 2 times.  I can even seal it for you if you'd like.   No dings or splinters.... as close to brand new as you can get, just without the screenprint.  PM me if interested.