KRC Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 There is a world class mall about 10 minutes away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I look forward to seeing the results from this bending comp. Best of strength to all the competitors! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton.Torrella Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Awesome - me, Chris schoeck, and @Jose Cabrera are driving - I love all those food and beer options! ....but is there a kosher vegan option? I have a very delicate constitution - Venison burgers sound great! Thank you very much @Sapper88!! Killed with your bare hands a presume? Can't wait! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 @KRC, what set up do you use to wrap bars? Do you have a table or bench to use we can clamp wraps down on? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 I have a very stable and sturdy table that can be used for wrapping. I bought it specifically because it was so good for that purpose. https://www.garageappeal.com/gladiator6foothardwoodworkbench.aspx?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_brI95bY2gIVGLXACh3HQwhaEAYYBSABEgI9IPD_BwE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Water, Gatorade, Protein Bars, Granola Bars, Kirkland Irish Whiskey. Do not purchase these items. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton.Torrella Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, anwnate said: Water, Gatorade, Protein Bars, Granola Bars, Kirkland Irish Whiskey. Do not purchase these items. Good man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 13 minutes ago, anwnate said: Water, Gatorade, Protein Bars, Granola Bars, Kirkland Irish Whiskey. Do not purchase these items. You da man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 2 hours ago, KRC said: I have a very stable and sturdy table that can be used for wrapping. I bought it specifically because it was so good for that purpose. https://www.garageappeal.com/gladiator6foothardwoodworkbench.aspx?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_brI95bY2gIVGLXACh3HQwhaEAYYBSABEgI9IPD_BwE Looks perfect. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Does anyone coming smoke stogies? I thought it may be good to bring some stogies to smoke while we are hanging out afterwards. Let me know if you would be interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 Final unbraced steel ratings below. Each number (e.g. 15/64" at 240lbs) represents 4 bars available to choose from. As expected from my experience, the common fractional bars had the most variance . Important note: the diameter of the bar is immaterial to scoring. e.g. if competitor A bends the 1/4" bar @ 270 lbs in 10 seconds, and competitor B bends the 17/64" @ 270 lbs in 55 seconds, competitor A scores more points. They bent a bar rated the same faster than the other guy. FYI. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 Also final reminder to bring whatever bending supplies you can: bands, pads, etc. IMP's for unbraced, whatever you want for braced, and DHWOG for snap (there will be extra DH pads). Towels for snapping and braced, etc. etc. etc. As you can see there is a finite quantity of steel for all components of the comp, so in terms of strategy, I would make all 3 of my unbraced bends within a fairly tight grouping close to your max for IMPs in sub 1 minute, for example. In other words, bring steel you want to warm up with Let's get this going!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 Hooray Beer. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dube Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Good luck to everyone tomorrow! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton.Torrella Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 On 4/26/2018 at 1:45 PM, Donc101 said: Does anyone coming smoke stogies? I thought it may be good to bring some stogies to smoke while we are hanging out afterwards. Let me know if you would be interested. Does stogies mean cigarettes or cigars? I will have a cigar with you if thats whats going down - Massachusetts - smoke em if you got em 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton.Torrella Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Can't wait for tomorrow! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapMan Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 You guys dont understand the immense disappointment i have not being able to attend. It is my hope that everyone murders these bars injury free. I'll be thinking of this contest all day tomorrow. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Anton.Torrella said: Does stogies mean cigarettes or cigars? I will have a cigar with you if thats whats going down - Massachusetts - smoke em if you got em Cigar! I just bought a few to bring. I am pumped for tommorrow. You driving tommorrow or tonight? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccos1 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Just pulled in ... 11 hours!!! Time for some margaritas! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton.Torrella Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Donc101 said: Cigar! I just bought a few to bring. I am pumped for tommorrow. You driving tommorrow or tonight? Awesome, sounds good - I'm headed out tomorrow morning at 6am - see you there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton.Torrella Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Buccos1 said: Just pulled in ... 11 hours!!! Time for some margaritas! Nice! Enjoy the pre-game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 For me, this event far exceeded expectations in every way and I can't thank those who attended and contributed enough for being a part of it. I'll do a full write up later on in the trip reports forum. RESULTS: Unbraced: Winner - Don Cummings DO Don Cummings - 500, 1pt Carl Donati - 455, 2pt Anton Torrella - 455, 3pt Neal Bakerlis - 440, 4pt Kevin Collen - 360 (16s), 5pt Bill LePage - 360 (17s), 6pt Jose Cabrera - 350 Brandon LePage - 285 DU Donati - 425 (18s), 1pt Cummings - 425 (51s), 2pt Bakerlis - 420, 3pt Torrella - 285 (2s), 4pt Bill LePage - 285 (3s), 5pt Collen - 270, 6pt Cabrera - 250, 7pt Brandon LePage - 240 (dnf), 8pt Rev Bakerlis - 385, 1pt Cummings - 360, 2pt Donati - 325, 3pt Torrella - 320, 4pt Bill LePage - 275, 5pt Cabrera - 250, 6pt Collen - 240, 7pt Brandon LePage - 270 (dnf), 8pt Total Unbraced Scoring Don Cummings - 5pt Carl Donati - 6pt Neal Bakerlis - 8pt Anton Torrella - 11pt Bill LePage - 16pt Kevin Collen - 18pt Jose Cabrera - 20pt Brandon LePage - 24pt *** Braced: Winner - Don Cummings Cummings - 5/8" x 26" (25s), 1pt Donati - 5/8" x 26" (39s), 2pt Bakerlis - 5/8" x 30" (53s), 3pt Collen - 5/8" x 30" (1:44), 4pt Bill LePage - 5/8" x 34" (40s), 5pt Torrella - 5/8" x 34" (1:07), 6pt Cabrera - 5/8" x 34" (1:59.76!), 7pt Brandon LePage - 1/2" x 30" (37s), 8pt *** Endurance: Winner - Kevin Collen Snap Results Collen - 3/8" x 14" (1:45), 1pt Cummings - 3/8" x 14" (2:18), 2pt Donati - 5/16" x 12" (1:45), 3pt Bill LePage - 5/16" x 12" (2:00), 4pt Bakerlis - 3/8" x 14" (dnf), 8pt Torrella - 3/8" x 22" (dnf), 8pt Cabrera - 5/16" x 12" (dnf), 8pt Brandon LePage - 5/16" x 20" (dnf), 8pt *** OVERALL RESULTS: Winner - Don Cummings Cummings - 8 Donati - 11 Bakerlis - 19 Collen - 23 Bill LePage - 25 (5th place, Bill scored higher in more events) Torrella - 25 Cabrera - 35 Brandon LePage - 40 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NealB Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 What a great day!!! Thank you Kevin for running an awesome event. Also, big thanks to all the guys who showed up. See all of you soon. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcottrell Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I am looking forward to seeing some pictures! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccos1 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Just pulled in ... long trip home. It was an awesome competition with a great group of guys! I was very happy to finally get a chance to compete head-to-head in a bending competition again. Was thinking the past few years that it might not happen again, at least while I was still active. So, for that, I am grateful. I'll be doing a write-up soon, hopefully tomorrow, when I have a little more time and can think clearly. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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