5/16" X 5" Zinc Plated Carriage Bolt?

[Preimes]

I bent 2 of these this evening using reverse style to start and finishing DO. I have just started bending and was curious to where these would rank.

Thanks a lot guys,

-Matt

Edited October 6, 2005 by Preimes

[Oldtime]

eww.....thats a tough one..

I would guess thats around a red or atleast 5/167" hrs, in terms of crushing maybe tougher.

Edited October 6, 2005 by Oldtime

[Preimes]

eww.....thats a tough one..

I would guess thats around a red or atleast 5/167" hrs, in terms of crushing maybe tougher.

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Nah, it seems much easier than that. Just as a gauge, I failed bending a 1/4" x 7" spike the other day.

BTW- nice red bend! That is unbelievable for your age and weight

Matt

[gripmaniac]

I'd rate it a bit less than a IM Blue.

Being a carriage bolt, the shaft is smaller (7.0mm) than the thread (7.93mm).

The crushdown is a lot easier than an IM Blue

Dave

[AP]

A carrige bolt? Threaded all the way around?

Way easy

but welcome to bending. You'll be hitting grade 5s in no time with hard work keep it up! You'll gain ALOT of strength right away as you dial in your technique so keep at it.

[Oldtime]

Oh fully threaded, yea those are easy..

Now that i think about it, 5/16 g2's are easy.

I bent one 5/16 6" g2 when my best bend was a g5.

[carusom1]

it is somewhere around a grade 2 hex bolt

if you bend it back, it should break right away