rolf Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Short and sweet: Which one is tougher, the round or square FBBC stock? Rolle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeGripper Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 If you're comparing same-size diameter stock, square will be WAY harder to manage. I can do round stock like butter, but once it gets to the 1/4" square I'm stopped cold. I think someone posted here that some of the 1/4" square was comparable to IM Red Nail in strength, so that should speak volumes about how tough the stuff is! VeGripper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorGrip Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 QUOTE(climber511 @ Feb 5 2005, 01:55 PM) 1/4" Square CRS is wicked, nasty, ugly stuff meant to be bent only by strong guys. I finally kinked a piece just enough to see it but what I had was harder than a Red when I tested it. Gator, with all things being equal, a piece of square stock is approximately equal to a round piece of stock 1/16" thicker in diameter. So, a 1/4" square equals a 5/16" round in terms of difficulty. But in addition to this, the square makes for much more painful bending. ← As you see my friend I had the same questions regarding that tough 1/4" CRS Square stock, which was answered by the experts. I also believe Franky said it was a good in betweener from the G8 and the Red Nail so that right there says tough with a capital "T". Don't let the small diameter fool you there is power in the Square. NOW GO GET BENT! my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbjr Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 I think Beatty gets that square stuff from some dude way down south, think his name is Lucifer or something...Brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorGrip Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 As an added not I did however give it a slight bend recently, but nothing close to having any way in hell to do a crush down. I have only found one thing so far in reletively the same diameter that is as tough and unyeilding. That is this Super 60 penny nail I got a hold of, thank God I didn't buy but a pound of these coffin spikes because they look like they are going to sit for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolf Posted March 9, 2005 Author Share Posted March 9, 2005 Thanks, guys! Now I know where to get my next load of stock. Granted, most of it will be round it seems... Any advice on what size would be in the neighbourhood of the IM green (my first warm-up bend nowadays)? Rolle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorGrip Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Iron Mind Nail Diameters and Lengths (all are Round CRS Stock ) included are the supposed pounds of pressure require to bend them (Yield Strengths) WHITE Nail (110 lb) = 6" segment of 3/16" Round Steel CR GREEN Nail (160 lb) = 5" segment of 3/16" Round Steel CR YELLOW Nail (210 lb) = 7" segment of 1/4" Round Steel CR BLUE Nail (260 lb) = 6" segment of 1/4" Round Steel CR RED Nail (385+ lb) = 7" segment of 5/16" Round Steel CR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyBoy Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Check out Eric's great post about the calibration of the FBBC stock: http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?showtopic=10343 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_rex Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 I think Beatty gets that square stuff from some dude way down south, think his name is Lucifer or something...Brett ← Okay... No matter how cheesy that was, you got a good chuckle out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolf Posted March 9, 2005 Author Share Posted March 9, 2005 Thanks for the replies! Rolle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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