twig Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 (edited) Not that I'm desperately clutching at straws or anything, but... What's the likelyhood that my #3 is a mis-stamped #4? I can TNS the RB240, get the HG300 and RB 260 to a quarter inch (again, TNS) but I can barely get my #3 to parallel. Now, this (2004)#3 is the only one I have access to, and I have no access at all to a #4, so I have no comparisson, but is the #3 really that much of a step up? Someone planted the seed of this idea a while ago, but I just laughed it off, I didn't think mis-stamping a gripper was possible, but my RB240 is stamped 260 and my RB260 is stamped 240 (I've measured the wire sizes to make sure). I hope it IS a #4 undercover, because otherwise it'll take AGES to certify! Hmmm EDIT: Bollox, thought I was in the Reborn forum when I posted this, sorry! Edited December 7, 2004 by twig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tspinillo Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Twig, Measure the spring of the 3, that will tell you if it is mismarked. Does the 3 have a wider spread than the rest of your grippers? The HG's seem to weaken quick. Put a little oil on the 3 and keep plugging away. As it breaks in, it may get smoother. T! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twig Posted December 7, 2004 Author Share Posted December 7, 2004 Measure the spring of the 3, that will tell you if it is mismarked. ← I probably should have thought of that myself, shouldn't I?Does the 3 have a wider spread than the rest of your grippers? ← Yes it does, almost a full half inch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tspinillo Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Does the 3 have a wider spread than the rest of your grippers? ← Yes it does, almost a full half inch. ← Then you are going to be one happy guy when you close it. T! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdoire Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Measure the spring of the 3, that will tell you if it is mismarked. ← I probably should have thought of that myself, shouldn't I?Does the 3 have a wider spread than the rest of your grippers? ← Yes it does, almost a full half inch. ← Twig, Is your #3 seasoned? That can make a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twig Posted December 7, 2004 Author Share Posted December 7, 2004 No, it's not, I don't have a seasoning process, I just grab em and squeeze! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdoire Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 (edited) No, it's not, I don't have a seasoning process, I just grab em and squeeze! ← For greater consistency...you may want to season them. A tip I got from Clay that I used on all my grippers is to get a pipe that barely fits thru the spring, then put the pipe and gripper on the ground. The gripper would have a handle sticking up in the air. Put one foot on the pipe, the other on the gripper handle and press it closed 100 times...it is now seasoned...and will be more consistent. Edited December 7, 2004 by pdoire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Styles Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 I think it's unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdoire Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 I think it's unlikely. ← Seasoning a gripper has merits. It is spoken of at the PDA site and on here. What do you mean unlikely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twig Posted December 7, 2004 Author Share Posted December 7, 2004 I think he means about the mis-stamping, I think it's unlikely too, the possibility is there, but it's far more likely that it is merely a v hard #3. Thanx for the tip about seasoning, I thought grippers just seasoned naturally over time, I didn't realise you could do it all at once, I'll look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdoire Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 I think he means about the mis-stamping, I think it's unlikely too, the possibility is there, but it's far more likely that it is merely a v hard #3.Thanx for the tip about seasoning, I thought grippers just seasoned naturally over time, I didn't realise you could do it all at once, I'll look into it. ← Ahh...now I see..the stamping thing...my bad. Think about not seasoning for a minute...we struggle with a gripper time after time..slowly we make progress...and eventually we close it. Was it because we got stronger? Or the gripper got seasoned? The answer is both. But I'd rather start with a level playing field as far as the strength of the gripper goes...then I know any progress is due to strength increases only...which is, of course, the goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN PRAYDIS Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 twig lay your no 3 down with handles touching the table and stand a quarter next to the spring if it is not as high as the 3 coils of the spring its a no 3. if it is the same size it is a no 4 good luck in your quest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twig Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 Thanx for the tip, Dan, now I just need to find a quarter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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