climber511 Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Eric - about the only thing I'd like to see now is the information put into a graph type format I could hang on the wall. I'd do it but my computer skills are only exceeded by my math skills. Maybe show both the poundages and the percent in the same box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Definately help me in deciding where to go, Thanks Eric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted October 15, 2005 Author Share Posted October 15, 2005 You'll notice that I calibrated some new stock for this list. For those who request it, Fat Bastard Barbell is now offering 5/16" hexagonal bars. I calibrated 6, 6.5, and 7" bars and discovered this stuff to be an ideal bridge for the gap between the 5/16" round and 5/16" grade 5 bolts. The hexagonal is, on average, about 11% or 12% tougher than the 5/16" round. And as an added bonus it "looks cool", to quote Mr. Beatty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN PRAYDIS Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 great post eric and on the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusom1 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 thank you for the time and information Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyBoy Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Thanks for the update, Eric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Styles Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 You guys are gonna like this. I put Eric's numbers into a spread sheet and plotted them like Climber511 suggested. I've got three versions: Image (viewable in your web browser) PDF (easy printing if you have adobe reader) Excel (includes source data if you want to change it) Seeing this makes me wish I had attempted a 5/16" G2 bolt at the BBB. Feel free to do whatever you want with any of the files, assuming Eric's cool with his numbers being used in that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp76 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Great work Scott! Thanks for the work man. -Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 (edited) Thanks Scott - looking at the chart that way is both encourageing and disscourageing. Nice to see where I am but bad to see how far I have to go. Thanks fellows! Edited October 27, 2005 by climber511 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaner Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Wow, thats great! Thanks for all the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyBoy Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Good stuff, Scott. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusom1 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Scott- thank you for doing this! I like it, it looks like a good hill to climb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Styles Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Yeah the hill is tempting. I just sent John an order for a beginners bag. With the progression of stock laid out like this and available from one place, I'm eager to return to bending again. I stopped largely because it is a hassle to get stock together and bending pointy bars hurts. When I tried the FBBC stock at the BBB last weekend, I found that John rounds off the ends of the bars and it makes them much less painful to bend. A lot nicer than the sharp ends on the Ironmind nails or stuff you cut with bolt cutters. I used to file those down with a bastard mill file, but it was a total pain in the butt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lipinski Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Scott- Like Eric said though, you can only meaningfully compare steel of the same length. That chart has the 5/16 7" listed easier than a grade 8, which there is no way, not even close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Styles Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Bob, this is where you're supposed to download the Excel file and re-plot it in a more logical way for us Here's a shot at representing it by length. Short of ordering the different steel by hand, it's hard to compare the difficulties of all the different stocks in one plot. Web Browser Friendly http://www.gripfaq.com/gb/FBBCSteelProgressionByLength.JPG Good for printing, requires Adobe Reader http://www.gripfaq.com/gb/FBBCSteelProgressionByLength.PDF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted October 28, 2005 Author Share Posted October 28, 2005 Thanks for doing that, Scott! It's helpful to have a visual element added to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmmicklabs Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Awesome work Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lipinski Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Ha, didn't mean to crap over your hard work Scott! It looks great, cool info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Fantastic Eric and Scott! I've printed off a copy for every room in the house. The Red will die before next year is over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 I've added the calibrations for a 6" grade 9 bolt, as well as as 5.5" grade 8. The grade 9 happens to rank equal to the 1/4" square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp76 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 just love this list and reply to refresh it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 just love this list agreed. i appreciate all the hard work eric; you did a great job question for you. with the FBBC round stock, i see you have only calibrated up to the 5.5" at 695lbs. would the 5" and 4.5" follow the same 15% increase from a reduction of a half-inch? in other words, would it be proper to estimate that the 5" is calibrated at 799lbs and the 4.5" at 919lbs? thanx for the response in advance, and thanx again for the work you have contributed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Side Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Fantastic work Eric. Thanks for the great info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 just love this list agreed. i appreciate all the hard work eric; you did a great job question for you. with the FBBC round stock, i see you have only calibrated up to the 5.5" at 695lbs. would the 5" and 4.5" follow the same 15% increase from a reduction of a half-inch? in other words, would it be proper to estimate that the 5" is calibrated at 799lbs and the 4.5" at 919lbs? thanx for the response in advance, and thanx again for the work you have contributed. Ya'll are very welcome! On paper it works out that way, but I've got a hunch that the actual calibration results might come out even higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Thankyou Eric Much Appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.