chop163 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) I got an RGC off Chris over a year ago and it's taken me this long to get around to calibrating all my grippers. To be fair it's only been in the last few months I've been at a gym with cal'd plates (Ivankos that were used for the CAPO Australian Powerlifting Nationals ). All the measurements were made in kgs (but I've done the conversions as well, to make it a little easier for all the seppos ). Because we don't have an equivilant to 2.5lbs plates I had to use 0.5kg plates as my smallest increment. My Grippers: BBSE-------------------------97.25kgs 214lbs IM#4 2005-------------------94.75kgs 209lbs IM#3.5-----------------------78.5kgs 173lbs Soilworker’s Mutant IM#3-74kgs 163lbs (This is the one with the 3.45" spread) RB300N----------------------71.5kgs 158lbs My Original 2006 IM#3-----70.25kgs 155lbs Jason Deane’s 2005 IM#3--68.5kgs 151lbs BB In Stress’s 2006 IM#3--67.75kgs 149lbs RB240N-----------------------63.25kgs 139lbs BBSM--------------------------62.25kgs 137lbs ABT Monster Gripper---------59kgs 130lbs RB210--------------------------59kgs 130lbs IM#2.5-------------------------58.25kgs 128lbs IM#2 2006---------------------49.5kgs 109lbs IM#1.5-------------------------40kgs 88lbs IM#1 2006---------------------35.25kgs 78lbs IM Trainer 2006---------------27kgs 60lbs IM Sport 2006-----------------18.5kgs 41lbs Current Western Australia's Strongest Man Daniel Macri helped me calibrate the grippers and we did his as well. Dan's grippers: IM#2---------------------------50.25kgs 111lbs IM#1---------------------------35.75kgs 79lbs IM Trainer---------------------27.25kgs 60lbs Edited March 12, 2009 by chop163 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grippster Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 41 pounds actually seems like a lot for a Sport, considering it's probably supposed to be around an HG100 level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chop163 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 You have to take into account that the Sport I have has barely been used (it's actually my fiancee's) and it'll probably season down a little more once she can close it for reps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilkkinen Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Here is the list all of Finnish gripster´s grippers, what I have calibrated. 479 calibrated gripper: http://p2.foorumi.info/rautakoura/viewtopi...t=9&start=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Here is the list all of Finnish gripster´s grippers, what I have calibrated. 479 calibrated gripper:http://p2.foorumi.info/rautakoura/viewtopi...t=9&start=0 Matti, I've always wondered about your setup. Do you use the same RGC-style calibrator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teemu I Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Here is the list all of Finnish gripster´s grippers, what I have calibrated. 479 calibrated gripper:http://p2.foorumi.info/rautakoura/viewtopi...t=9&start=0 Matti, I've always wondered about your setup. Do you use the same RGC-style calibrator? To answer for Matti, yes he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilkkinen Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 (edited) Here is the list all of Finnish gripster´s grippers, what I have calibrated. 479 calibrated gripper:http://p2.foorumi.info/rautakoura/viewtopi...t=9&start=0 Thanks Teemu Cannon, I use exactly same device than RGC. It is 1:1 copy of that, but my setup for the device is a little bit strange looking Edited March 14, 2009 by kilkkinen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilkkinen Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Here are some pictures of my device: http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1zi0qi http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq1BgrXS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilkkinen Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Here is the video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 It's not strange looking at all! Nice setup. You've calibrated a LOT of grippers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilkkinen Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Today comes 5 more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc M Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Hey Matti, Calibrator works great. Do you have the dimensions of the "square tubing" piece and the upright pieces . Also, how far apart are the uprights? Is the round tubing the gripper handle fits into "3/4 inch"? Thanks, Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdog Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Here is the video: Thank you for sharing this Kilkkinen! It is nice seeing one in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilkkinen Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 (edited) Thank´s guys That was my friends Jarmo Meriä´s idea to take a video! Thanks goes to Jarmo Edited March 14, 2009 by kilkkinen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Thank´s guys That was my friends Jarmo Meriä´s idea to take a video! Thanks goes to Jarmo Good video! Do you do anything to ensure the same strap placement on the gripper handle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdigriz Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Great vid! I suggested this quite a few months back but until now this is the first....awesome work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Okay, after almost 4 months, and 136 posts, I combed through everything on this thread relating to IronMind Number 3 grippers, and this is what I found:1. There appeared to be 31 different Number 3's discussed. Some of them are listed multiple times, as some have been calibrated by more than one person. 2. One of the Number 3's that was definitely a "mutant", rated over 190 pounds, is, as pointed out in posts numbers 115, 116, and 117, an old steel handed gripper, so it is not exactly in the spirit of calibrating recent purchases, which may not be the purpose of this thread, but is a factor for me to consider what is being produced these days. 3. The other gripper with a relatively high calibration (165) appeared to drop down to 153 after being oiled (post number 70). 4. That leaves 29 Number 3's, which, rounded to the nearest pound, break down as follows: 1@142 1@143 1@144 2@145 2@147 1@148 2@149 2@150 4@151 5@152 2@153 1@154 1@155 2@156 1@159 1@161 My "hard 3" was calibrated by one person as 158, and another at 159. I listed it as 159. For Certification purposes, I was always afraid that there was a 20% chance of getting a "mutant Number 3". Obviously, based on this data, those odds are WAY off. That being said, I was at a Weightlifting contest yesterday in Los Altos California yesterday, and there was a fellow there selling House of Pain apparel, he had some IronMind grippers for sale, as well as samples of all the strengths available for squeezing. He had a Number 3 that WAS a mutant, as it was significantly tougher than my 158/159 pound gripper. The biggest surprise is that there are as many as there are UNDER 150 pounds. Most of us are paranoid of the "mighty 3s of today". Looks to be a myth, not fact. Quite frankly, these numbers indicate these things have less variabilty than I had given IronMind credit for. So, what I got out of this is that I need to dominate my Hard Number 3, and I should be ready for Certification. Thanks everyone for your hard work weighing mailing measuring sharing the information. Mike Kilkkenen's Finnish gripper calibrations is one of the most impressive pieces of work I have seen. Wow! Too bad we are not paying you by the hour! I combed through it and found that there were 52 Number 3s, one of them filed, so 51 Number 3s. Rounding to the nearest pound, here is what I found: 1@135 2@141 1@145 5@147 6@148 1@151 2@152 8@153 3@155 1@156 4@158 6@159 1@160 5@162 1@164 1@166 2@168 1@172 Using the actual pounds as reported, the Average was 154.5 pounds. The "Median" was 153.4 pounds. All of that sounds good. However, the Finns seem to have many more "over 160 pound" grippers than the Americans. Great work Kilkkinen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Great vid! I suggested this quite a few months back but until now this is the first....awesome work Nah, it's just the first that was shared with the open board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Great vid! I suggested this quite a few months back but until now this is the first....awesome work Nah, it's just the first that was shared with the open board. I posted a video of my HG350 calibration here a few months back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae_yogi Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Using the actual pounds as reported, the Average was 154.5 pounds. The "Median" was 153.4 pounds. With such a large sample size, this is a reliable number for the "ideal" #3. Thanks for putting it all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdigriz Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Great vid! I suggested this quite a few months back but until now this is the first....awesome work Nah, it's just the first that was shared with the open board. I posted a video of my HG350 calibration here a few months back Ok, let me rephrase it, when I suggested it, no one replied to it, or even blinked at a reply...point was that to make everything standard, calibrations had to have a standard method, and the easiest way to spread the word was vids with comments and then decisions from those discussions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) Ok, let me rephrase it, when I suggested it, no one replied to it, or even blinked at a reply...point was that to make everything standard, calibrations had to have a standard method, and the easiest way to spread the word was vids with comments and then decisions from those discussions. I didn't even see it. Edited March 15, 2009 by Magnus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilkkinen Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) 6 more gripper today. Easiest #3.5 what I have calibrated. - J.Hannus IM #1 / 37 kg / 81.68 lbs / rating = 0.94 - Timo Tuukkanen IM #2 / 48 kg / 105.96 lbs / rating = 1.85 - Timo Tuukkanen IM #2.5 / 60 kg / 132.45 lbs / rating = 2.56 - Timo Tuukkanen IM #3 / 70 kg / 154.53 lbs / rating = 3.08 - Timo Tuukkanen IM #3.5 / 74.5 kg / 165.56 lbs / rating = 3.25 - Timo Tuukkanen IM #4 / 95 kg / 209.71 lbs / rating = 4.01 Total 485 Edited March 15, 2009 by kilkkinen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Wow, that's the easiest 3.5 I've heard of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilkkinen Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Wow, that's the easiest 3.5 I've heard of. Yes, Grippers varies A LITTLE Easiest #3.5 is now : - kilkkinen IM #3.5 / 74.5 kg / 165.56 lbs / rating = 3.25 Hardest #3.5 is now : - kilkkinen IM3,5 / 86 kg / 189,85 lbs / rating = 3,68 11,5kg´s ( 25.39 lbs ) different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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