Slippery Pete Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) Hey guys! From what I can tell 2020 has been a great bending year for many of us. What was your favorite bends/bending related moments of 2020 and what you are looking forward to accomplish this coming year? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My favorite bends this year: * 8x180mm A2 bolt in one IMP - DO * 8x133mm CRS - DO, doubles * 160kg GBI Cert - DO, doubles * 10x180mm A2 bolt - Braced, doubles * 8x180mm 12.9 bolt - Braced, doubles * Red nail Snap. Goals: * 8.8 Horrido bolt cert * Red Nail in one IMP * 200kg GBI bar cert * Kerchhaert SSP #3 under 5 min There are more goal bends, but these means the most I guess. Lastly I most say that the Horrido bending project got me really fired up, and same with the podcast Beyond the Bend. So huge thanks to @Horrido and @Beyond the Bend Podcast Hope all of you reach your goals Edited December 27, 2020 by Slippery Pete 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckinCanuck Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 That’s a great list to get after! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippery Pete Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, ChuckinCanuck said: That’s a great list to get after! Yeah, I'm gonna do my best! Would be intresting to hear what you think of this year and coming year Edited December 27, 2020 by Slippery Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckinCanuck Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Slippery Pete said: Yeah, I'm gonna do my best! Would be intresting to hear what you think of this year and coming year I think going through A LOT of different bending feats this past year I’ve found myself “chasing the dragon” more and more. I’m hardly ever in the garage bending stock for volume anymore. I’m always trying something hard or going for a certification so I may start to slow things down as I’ve gotten to a point where my bones and ligaments have to get more conditioned or I’m going to get hurt. The Horrido 10.9 bend was an eye opener for me. It would be nice to certify on it but I need to put in the time. I’d also like to kink my first 3/8 CRS stock too at some point. The bending community has been great! Maybe I’ll get into trading some steel this year as it seems to vary from one country to the next! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennix Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 No reverse goals? Well this was my first year into bending, or well 4 months as of now. Best bends so far: 3x6mm 180mm nails DU 8mm HRS 150mm DU Full bend Grade 5 bolt 166k David Hornes Reverse 10 degree grade 8 bolt 207k Reverse Goals for next year? Fully bend Grade 8 bolt Reverse Red nail Reverse cert if possible Work on getting into DO position Win the bending event at LGC contest if run. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippery Pete Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 I don't do any reverse bends, so its hard to set goals. But I kinda want to get into it and if I do then the A4 bolt might be a good goal. If not then atleast the 4.8bolt Good luck on your goals. Red reverse cert would be really cool! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Nice topic here. 2020 was an up and down for me, but here are my favourite bends in a wild order: Red Nail 6" in one IMP CRS Square 8mm x 5,5" in doubles CRS Square 8mm x 7" in IGP's Bolt A2 8mm x 5,5" in one IMP All double overhand of course. Goals for 2021 are the following: Bolt 10.9 (as always) Red Nail 5,5" in one IMP Tsar Let's see how 2021 goes... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippery Pete Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Great bends from you Jan! Surely 10.9 bolt will fall this coming year 5,5'' A2 in one IMP is crazy. I was pretty confident after I bend 7'' A2 in one IMP easily, and cut one down to 6.5'' and got humbled. That half inch made a big differens for me and I could only kink it to 20 degrees. So 5.5'' is huge! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Horrido said: Nice topic here. 2020 was an up and down for me, but here are my favourite bends in a wild order: Red Nail 6" in one IMP CRS Square 8mm x 5,5" in doubles CRS Square 8mm x 7" in IGP's Bolt A2 8mm x 5,5" in one IMP All double overhand of course. Goals for 2021 are the following: Bolt 10.9 (as always) Red Nail 5,5" in one IMP Tsar Let's see how 2021 goes... Some very strong bends Jan! That 5.5” bolt in one pad is a very hard bend and my favorite bend I saw you do this year. Also, you started Horrido Bending, which is a big accomplishment and great for the bending world. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Thanks @Slippery Pete and @Donc101 nice to hear. Yes the Horrido Bending Project was also a Highlight for me this year. I have never thought that this would grow so fast. But that's because of all the steel benders out there who give it a chance and who are supporting this. This is really great and I am very thankfull for all of that and for all of you. In my mind we are just at 50% with this project. There will be a lot more in the future and my plan for 2021 is to let it grow more and get more professional but also keep it very personal for our great community! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donc101 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 I am very happy with my bending in 2020. I accomplished all of my main goals. These are the bends I can think of that I am most proud of: Double Overhand: Bastard in 1/3 IMP Double Overhand: Horrido 8.8 bolt x 6.5” Double Overhand: GBI 210 Bar Double Overhand: Devil’s Challenge: bending 66 x 6” Bastards in a row Double Overhand: Bending a 50 lb box of 60d nails plus 150 nails: 725 nails total Braced: Iron Grip Russian 265kg 12” Bar Braced: 2 x 6” Red Nails taped together Braced: 3 x Grade 5 bolts taped together Braced: 5 x 6” nails taped together Braced: 2 x Grade 5 Bolts and 2 x 6” nails taped together Braced: 4.5” x 3/8 CRS Gold Nail Replica from DHWOG Braced: Guinness WR of 14 x 10” x 3/8 Spikes in 1 minute Braced: 60 Gold Nails back to back Braced: 12mm x 6 7/8” Braced: Horrido 12.9 Bolt x 5.5” (took longer than 5 minute cert time) Braced: 2 x 10” x 3/8 spikes taped together I will probably focus on some longer bar bends at the start of 2021 and then focus on training for my Michigan bending comp in May. Hopefully, a big turnout for that comp. Lots of great bending all over the world in 2020. I am excited for another great year in 2021. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledCitrus Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Donc101 said: I am very happy with my bending in 2020. I accomplished all of my main goals. These are the bends I can think of that I am most proud of: Double Overhand: Bastard in 1/3 IMP Double Overhand: Horrido 8.8 bolt x 6.5” Double Overhand: GBI 210 Bar Double Overhand: Devil’s Challenge: bending 66 x 6” Bastards in a row Double Overhand: Bending a 50 lb box of 60d nails plus 150 nails: 725 nails total Braced: Iron Grip Russian 265kg 12” Bar Braced: 2 x 6” Red Nails taped together Braced: 3 x Grade 5 bolts taped together Braced: 5 x 6” nails taped together Braced: 2 x Grade 5 Bolts and 2 x 6” nails taped together Braced: 4.5” x 3/8 CRS Gold Nail Replica from DHWOG Braced: Guinness WR of 14 x 10” x 3/8 Spikes in 1 minute Braced: 60 Gold Nails back to back Braced: 12mm x 6 7/8” Braced: Horrido 12.9 Bolt x 5.5” (took longer than 5 minute cert time) Braced: 2 x 10” x 3/8 spikes taped together I will probably focus on some longer bar bends at the start of 2021 and then focus on training for my Michigan bending comp in May. Hopefully, a big turnout for that comp. Lots of great bending all over the world in 2020. I am excited for another great year in 2021. Not sure you have anything to worry about chief. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledCitrus Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Id like to bend a red. Lets start there before getting into anything crazy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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