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Big G8 Snap!


EJ Livesey

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Guys this is what happens when you wrap your bolts too shallow. As far as i know Hannes and I are the only ones to have done this. Needless to say I was very, very lucky. This could have ended very badly. After the break i decided to call it a day while i was still whole.

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I'm not sure if the throat-slicing break or your brute strength is more terrifying. Call it a tie.

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I've had that happen too on a Big G8 in a comp. Well the snap anyway. Stings like a motha! Different head marking than usual. Not a Triangle and can't remember what it was now.

Glad you are ok,

Aaron

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thanks for checking it out guys. I honestly felt nothing, it just happened. i wasn't too surprised, I've snapped a lot of stuff, but nothing this strong.

Please be very careful how you wrap bolts. i wrapped too shallow and put too much force too quickly on it.

Needless to say this angered me.

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Wow! That is an awesome bend but very scary. Question for your professionals....would be pointless if I were to wrap an IM pad around my neck when bending? Say as, like a protective handkerchief?

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Wow! That is an awesome bend but very scary. Question for your professionals....would be pointless if I were to wrap an IM pad around my neck when bending? Say as, like a protective handkerchief?

possibly a waste. When i used to DO 8" wrenches i never knew how they would bend. i snapped more that a few of those. so what i would do was wrap the entire wrench then wrap the ends. when they snapped it was caught in the wraps.

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thanks for checking it out guys. I honestly felt nothing, it just happened. i wasn't too surprised, I've snapped a lot of stuff, but nothing this strong.

Please be very careful how you wrap bolts. i wrapped too shallow and put too much force too quickly on it.

Needless to say this angered me.

Hulk Smash?

:)

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Brutally strong....glad to see you are fine though.

Same thing was happening to me when I would go all out on a regular Gr8 they would snap. Then I think it was you who pointed out I was wrapping them to shallow.

Definitely a good point for everyone to remember with bolts.

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thanks for checking it out guys. I honestly felt nothing, it just happened. i wasn't too surprised, I've snapped a lot of stuff, but nothing this strong.

Please be very careful how you wrap bolts. i wrapped too shallow and put too much force too quickly on it.

Needless to say this angered me.

Hulk Smash?

:)

yes, Hulk will smash this very soon

Brutally strong....glad to see you are fine though.

Same thing was happening to me when I would go all out on a regular Gr8 they would snap. Then I think it was you who pointed out I was wrapping them to shallow.

Definitely a good point for everyone to remember with bolts.

I got careless and wrapped 1/8" too shallow. it happens, usually i can bend bolts without bending or wobbling the threads at all, not this time

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Glad you're all right - sometimes an eighth of an inch matters :)

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Damn that will startle a guy. What does it take for you to put the bar on the wall behind you? Rail road spike, pipe wrench bend? Apollon axle bend??

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I'm glad you're ok EJ! With a bit of bad luck that could've ended badly. It was a good idea to feel around the neck and check it closely right after the break. A cut don't always feel that much immediately after the cut. And if a cut is severe, every second before it is treated will count!

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Has anyone seen or had reds or drill rod snap? Or is it just bolts usually due to threading

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Has anyone seen or had reds or drill rod snap? Or is it just bolts usually due to threading

I had seen it in other things when I was still bending. Seemed to be very dependent for me on strength level compared to what I was bending. If it was a max effort bend stuff never broke. But if I could move something very fast sometimes it did. Had it happen on some FBBC Hex one time, a 60d I was bending very fast to show off, Drill rod, etc.

- Aaron

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Wow!

Glad you didn't stab yourself in the throat.

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I have some pretty hard squares that snap during the crushdown on every other bend.

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I have a couple of class 10.9 black bolts at 5/16'' and I'm very skeptical of trying them. Now, I don't think I'll try them ever.

Glad you're OK EJ.

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Wrap one fully in a imp then wrap as normal. That would make me very comfortable with anything

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Ouch. Did it hurt your wrist any at all with the sudden jolt?

Was it a course thread bolt? Theoretically, those would snap easier than the fine thread.

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Holy crap. I am glad you are okay dude.

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