Squeezus Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 So, last night I decided that it was time to take another swing at the Red Nail. It’d been a month at least since I wobbled one and I have gotten a lot stronger since then so why not? I warmed up with a 1/4” x 7” CRS, then some O1 Drill rod at the same size, then a grade 8 at the same size. Everything was looking great. Then I decided to hit a 5/16” x 7” grade 2 bolt...and it ate my lunch. I barely wobbled it with everything I had. I’ve bent 3 or 4 of these before and rated a few and they are supposed to be easier than a red nail. Wtf was happening? Rather than keep dumping energy into this bolt, I decided to rest a minute and go after the red nail. Fighting seeds of doubt, I laid into the nail with everything I had and felt it start to move. The second it started to kink I knew I had it. I held the hit as long as I could and it was well within the zone where I am strongest, it was done. I bent my first red nail in well under a minute. Now, I just have to do it without rubber bands on my wraps, which I think won’t be an issue at all. Now, back to that G2 bolt. I was pissed. How dare it be metallurgically dissimilar to its fellow “307A LB” head stamps? So, I did like any reasonable meat head who had just accomplished a goal safely. I picked that bastard up and torqued on it until I burst a blood vessel in my eye. It had a hard spot and started bending off center and stopped cold in the position you can see in the picture. I managed to escape with no hand tears, but I’m feeling it today. Rest assured, I’ll be coming back for revenge. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 @SqueezusHell yeah man!!! That is awesome. First Red Nail is something you'll never ever forget. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Nice to see your first red going down! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccos1 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Congrats! That was a massive first hit. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertmiller67 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Awesome bending Gil! well done brother! Cert time!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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