cberg Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 tried some braced bending today for the first time! did a 12" FBBC spike. i started it over my thigh. the kink was pretty tough but after i got it to about 20 degrees it just melted. the 12 inch length makes the crush a joke. it was a fun bend and I can definitely see myself getting into this braced stuff also. http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/122670101...2_990_23838.jpg I also have a couple of spikes that are dull with some rust on them. i havent tried one yet but does anyone know how much harder they are (I assume they are harder)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 tried some braced bending today for the first time! did a 12" FBBC spike. i started it over my thigh. the kink was pretty tough but after i got it to about 20 degrees it just melted. the 12 inch length makes the crush a joke. it was a fun bend and I can definitely see myself getting into this braced stuff also. http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/122670101...2_990_23838.jpg I also have a couple of spikes that are dull with some rust on them. i havent tried one yet but does anyone know how much harder they are (I assume they are harder)? Not bad man!!! Better than I did my first time PM "Tim T" and ask him. There should be marks and/or dashes near the head of the spike that can sometimes denote a certain brand. For the record, all the dull spikes I have encountered have been hard ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 Thanks Zach! just tried one of those dull 10'' spikes. nothing lol. good for isos i guess. might have to get some shiny 10 inchers. with a lot of effort I think I might be able to take down one of those. also tried my first horseshoe bend tonight, a SCF ultralite #2. It wasnt too tough except I couldnt quite heart it. It was moving smoothly the whole time and then I just hit a wall. Might try finishing it off tomorrow after some rest. It was definitely a good workout though I think I used every muscle in my entire body. Thanks again Zach for the info it was very helpful. horseshoe bend: http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/122670101...52_990_8673.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Looks like you hit the wall where the pads kept slipping off and you couldn't put enough pressure through them to move that leg further. I can't imagine it was because of a lack of strength. There comes a point where your literally pushing on the sides of the shoe to move it further. You basically hearted it Your certainly good to "S" a Polo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 Looks like you hit the wall where the pads kept slipping off and you couldn't put enough pressure through them to move that leg further. I can't imagine it was because of a lack of strength. There comes a point where your literally pushing on the sides of the shoe to move it further. You basically hearted it Your certainly good to "S" a Polo 1 too bad I dont have any polo 1s . just got a DC 0 that looks like a beast. Goona have to give John some business soon. Bent a 12" spike on vid today, kinked a little easier than last time. About the whole cert process, I just need a vid right, dont need a witness too? And do I have to fill out a form or anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Looks like you hit the wall where the pads kept slipping off and you couldn't put enough pressure through them to move that leg further. I can't imagine it was because of a lack of strength. There comes a point where your literally pushing on the sides of the shoe to move it further. You basically hearted it Your certainly good to "S" a Polo 1 too bad I dont have any polo 1s . just got a DC 0 that looks like a beast. Goona have to give John some business soon. Bent a 12" spike on vid today, kinked a little easier than last time. About the whole cert process, I just need a vid right, dont need a witness too? And do I have to fill out a form or anything? Actually, you just have to send me $20 and you're golden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 Looks like you hit the wall where the pads kept slipping off and you couldn't put enough pressure through them to move that leg further. I can't imagine it was because of a lack of strength. There comes a point where your literally pushing on the sides of the shoe to move it further. You basically hearted it Your certainly good to "S" a Polo 1 too bad I dont have any polo 1s . just got a DC 0 that looks like a beast. Goona have to give John some business soon. Bent a 12" spike on vid today, kinked a little easier than last time. About the whole cert process, I just need a vid right, dont need a witness too? And do I have to fill out a form or anything? Actually, you just have to send me $20 and you're golden. hahaha ill give you that 20$ if you trade hands with me. that thing is seriously twice as big as mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 did some unbraced bending again for the first time in ages it seems. Definitely happy with the result. In my first session I bent 4 or 5 bastards that were prekinked to about 10 degrees from a couple months ago. Wasnt too tough. Then I took a piece of 7X3/8 HRS from 30 to 90 degrees. Definitely wasnt expecting that much movement! I have a feeling its only gonna get harder from there though, real wide bend on it. In the 2nd session I tackled a 6"X5/16 piece of 1018 CRS, so basically a huge bastard. Got it to 3.5" in less than 2 minutes, but the crush took me about 20. It was a PR though, the last time I tried one of these pieces it got stuck at 90 so definitely a big improvement. 6X5/16 killed : http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/122670101...2_990_66907.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Nice job man! I hate going much shorter than 6", always gets super akward. You'll get that 3/8 HRS piece soon enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 Nice job man! I hate going much shorter than 6", always gets super akward. You'll get that 3/8 HRS piece soon enough Same here. 6"-7" is where I seem to be most comfortable. Moved that 3/8 some more last night but Im not posting a pic until that sucker is done! Im ordering some shinys today . Cant wait to see where I stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 nice bending! keep killin'em - you have to get some stainless! defenitly ask for some for in your stocking - prolly be one heavy stocking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 nice bending! keep killin'em - you have to get some stainless! defenitly ask for some for in your stocking - prolly be one heavy stocking Thanks Paul! The stainless is on its way!! prolly wont be here in time for xmas tho so the stocking will have to wait till next year Has another bending session tonight. Cut 1/8" off of a 6" piece of CRS and went to work. Didnt get it in 5 mins but ill blame that on yesterdays heavy pressing workout . Also ordered some crush pads from FBBC today. Cant wait to try em out! http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/122848676...2_990_59247.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 nice bending! keep killin'em - you have to get some stainless! defenitly ask for some for in your stocking - prolly be one heavy stocking Thanks Paul! The stainless is on its way!! prolly wont be here in time for xmas tho so the stocking will have to wait till next year Has another bending session tonight. Cut 1/8" off of a 6" piece of CRS and went to work. Didnt get it in 5 mins but ill blame that on yesterdays heavy pressing workout . Also ordered some crush pads from FBBC today. Cant wait to try em out! http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/122848676...2_990_59247.jpg Didn't get it in 5 minutes but destroyed it nonetheless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 Had my best day EVER as a bender today. Started off with a volume workout, bending all sorts of stuff. Was about to call it a day when I discovered an unharmed piece of brutal hex so I just had to give it a go. Did some damage to it and I think I could have finished it had I not tore a flap of skin off my palm. My previous best with it was about 20 degrees but the kink just melted for some reason. Definitely the easiest part which is strange cause Ive mostly been working my crush lately. Gonna let this hand heal and when I come back, this thing is gonna get killed! http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/122848676...2_990_16897.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/122848676..._990_111217.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 :rock :rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 had a go at an edgin of the triangle variety today. Kink felt surprinsingly easy, pretty similar to the brutal hex, maybe a tad harder. Thought it was going pretty good till I got to about 90 and hit my dreaded sticking point, Exactly where I thought it would stop me! Got some stainless on the way so hopefully thatll help me break through. http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/122937577...2_990_24400.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Great job on the Brutal Hex and especially the Edgin man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 NOT BAD CAOLAN!!! That's a hell of a lot more movement than I put in my first Edgin!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Great job on the Brutal Hex and especially the Edgin man! Thanks Ben! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 NOT BAD CAOLAN!!! That's a hell of a lot more movement than I put in my first Edgin!!! Thanks Zach Im comin for ya ! kinda disappointed though, that was my only edgin!! you know if home depot carries any?? thats the only hardware store thats near me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Had my first bending workout in a very long time yesterday!!!! had pneumonia from dec. 23 until about a week ago. Not Fun. Didnt seem to lose much strength though. Had my first try at some stainless, a huge shiny. The kink to 90 degrees felt pretty easy but after that it was a different story. Man that stuff freezes up. Managed to get it to about 3 1/8". Hopefully next workout I can finish it off or at least get close! http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/123159050...2_990_87286.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Had my first bending workout in a very long time yesterday!!!! had pneumonia from dec. 23 until about a week ago. Not Fun. Didnt seem to lose much strength though. Had my first try at some stainless, a huge shiny. The kink to 90 degrees felt pretty easy but after that it was a different story. Man that stuff freezes up. Managed to get it to about 3 1/8". Hopefully next workout I can finish it off or at least get close! http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/123159050...2_990_87286.jpg No joke, that's where my first huge shiny attempt ended up; Right around 4". I haven't attempted one since but I don't think the damage would be much better. Though, I got a 6" Edgin stuck in exactly the same spot Glad to see your back at it! I was worried for a bit that you might've ended up being another brief flame on the GB Your too good to quit!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 Had my first bending workout in a very long time yesterday!!!! had pneumonia from dec. 23 until about a week ago. Not Fun. Didnt seem to lose much strength though. Had my first try at some stainless, a huge shiny. The kink to 90 degrees felt pretty easy but after that it was a different story. Man that stuff freezes up. Managed to get it to about 3 1/8". Hopefully next workout I can finish it off or at least get close! http://www.gripboard.com/uploads/123159050...2_990_87286.jpg No joke, that's where my first huge shiny attempt ended up; Right around 4". I haven't attempted one since but I don't think the damage would be much better. Though, I got a 6" Edgin stuck in exactly the same spot Glad to see your back at it! I was worried for a bit that you might've ended up being another brief flame on the GB Your too good to quit!!! No way man. This stuff is too addicting, I cant quit! Feels good to be back at it too! Tried to crush that huge shiny down just now. Got maybe 1 mm of movement. That was fun haha. Gonna try a shiny in a couple days. I think I should be able to get that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 did a little damage to a big square today. my kink is definitely stronger than its ever been. I need to stop postponing my shiny bend though. This weekend, the shiny is going down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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