Guest Danjo Posted April 18, 2001 Share Posted April 18, 2001 Thei is another of those roll calls to see what we've got. Who can bend the 60d nail past the 90 degree angle using only their hands (and something to wrap the nail in). Honesty counts, since there is no certification for this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JD79 Posted April 18, 2001 Share Posted April 18, 2001 I can get the Ironmind blue nail. Not very easily but I can get the ends to almost touch. JD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Black Posted April 19, 2001 Share Posted April 19, 2001 I've bent a "Medium" 60-penny with 1.25" cut off and the Ironmind Blue with 5" cut off. I think these are my best bends, but I've done so many lengths and widths it's hard to say. I may have braced part of the 5" Ironmind bend to get it past the sticking point, I can't remember it's been awhile since I've done this. I know for certain that I can bend the 5" length to the sticking point with no bracing, but it's tough and something I do only when I'm at a peak and everything's "working" smoothly (i.e., no minor injuries). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryduty Posted April 19, 2001 Share Posted April 19, 2001 I've bent 60d nails and one of my goals is to u-shape the Ironmind blue nail behind my back. While I find that bending nails is great fun, for me, tackling even bigger pieces of steel is even more fun! Best regards to any and all who have accepted the challenge of bending steel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2DOGZ Posted April 19, 2001 Share Posted April 19, 2001 I went out and bought a whole selection of nails 16,20,40,60 (The Iron Mind "nails" are too expensive)... I can barely make a dent in the 16penny nails... I can close the #2 COC in my right hand (so, I have some strength)... I've incorporated a "weight + string" exercise to increase my strength for this exercise... Any ways, all I've got to say is that nail bending is a very very unique exercise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest woody36 Posted April 19, 2001 Share Posted April 19, 2001 Danjo, I've bent british 6" nails,they were tough to bend at least for me.I assume they are the same as a 60d nail,i did this over a three week period. first week=i put slight bend in nail. second week=new nail,managed to bend this one further but gave up too soon=lesson learned third week=I read the Black Log,picked up a new nail and bent it into a U. It took 4-5 tries to bend, i was'nt any stronger than on my first nail the only thing that had changed was my frame of mind. 2DOGZ, Keep pushing against the bigger nails in an isometric fashion it really helps,just try bending it with all you've got for five, 10 second pushes. most of all believe in yourself, Woody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Radiulis Posted April 20, 2001 Share Posted April 20, 2001 I have bent a small handful of 60d nails and similarly sized steel and zinc rods. Just now am i able to do so without bracing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the swiss Posted April 20, 2001 Share Posted April 20, 2001 I've bent what seem to be medium tough 60 penny nails with my hands only. there's a pic at http://www.geocities.com/david_hurzeler/pics.html train hard, david (Fixed the link above by taking out the period on the end, tblack) (Edited by Tom Black at 6:29 am on April 20, 2001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scotte Posted April 20, 2001 Share Posted April 20, 2001 Can anyone tell me how a 60d nail corresponds to the ones we have in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Danjo Posted April 20, 2001 Share Posted April 20, 2001 Scotte, the 60d is 6 inches in length and 1/4 of an inch in diameter. You'll have to get a metric conversion table to do the math comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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