CrakeN Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Me and my friend bought 65 rods of stainless steel 1/4". and we cut some down to 7" and 6".. and i must say they are harder than yellows and blues.. anyone else who has bent similiar? They kind of "spring-back" on the crushdown, which makes it a bit harder. anyone who kows were to put these on the "strength-ladder" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorKomodo Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Yes, I am very familiar with these, and have been bending them steadily for about three months now. Usually three to five bars of varying lengths during a bending session. I know someone that runs Alpha Marine Inc. A shipping supply company based in Red Hook, Brooklyn. They gave me a few ten to fourteen feet long bars of quarter inch stainless steel. I cut them at different lengths between seven and five inches , and the 5inch ones have been incredibly hard. Bending stainless steel is a lot harder than Bending Cold rolled steel and I would equate these as close to the hardness of a Grade 5 bolt. Especially since they have the same or more spring back when it comes to the crushdown point, I usually get these within the 2inch limit but after that they will simply not go any further. Actually I have been focusing on these the past couple weeks because I want to get through all the peices I have before the end of the year, which should be fine as of now I only have about twenty left. Stainless steel is a great way to bend harder peices of 1/4" steel while climbing the ladder to 5/16". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrakeN Posted November 14, 2005 Author Share Posted November 14, 2005 Okey.. i agree with almost everything you wrote, they spring back very much! but i cannot agree with the Grade 5.. wich length on stainless would you compare with the G5? 6" pieces is easier than a G5.. i did 9x 6" pieces of 1/4" stainless steel in a row on a "bad day" but i can only kink a G5 on a "good day" but maybe thats just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorKomodo Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 I can see where you are coming from and I agree that they are not exactly the same. But for me, when I bend a G5 directly after a 6" peice of the 1/4" stainless steel that I have, it feels very similar. Granted, although I havent tried this because I havent had an abundance of G5's, I probably could only bend five or six g5's before I am completely worn out as opposed to being able to bend eight or nine peices of stainless steel of the same length or smaller. So basically , for comparison to Stainless Steel , Grade 5 Bolts are the first that come to mind. 1/4" CRS is much easier. Check my gallery to see my bent IM and FBBC nails compared to the Stainless Steel peices I bent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorKomodo Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 What bending style do you use? I am sure after a few more high volume stainless steel bending sessions you will be able to bend the g5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrakeN Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 I am a DO bender. i am planing to do some volume work this weekend, try to get 30-40 or something. I can bend a 5/16x7" HRS, did it easy a while ago, now they are hard.. but i can do them with some motivation and grunting. I did a G2 very easy.. but that day i didn't even kink the G5. But i agree on the CRS - Stainless comaprison. Stainless are harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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