joehawkins Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Hello, I bought a beginner bender bag from FBBC for my 1st foray into bending. Showed up today, but I don't know the first thing about this stuff, so I don't know which bars to start with. Some I can obviously tell are for later, anyone else have this bag, and what order did you go in? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldtime Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 start with the 3/16 stock. Ignore all the bolts, and square stock for now. there should be 3/16 stock in there, 1/4, and 5/16. I would start with a 3/16 7" peice, and work your way down, shorter and shorter, Once you are bending 4" 3/16 peices you should be able to get a 1/4 7". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joehawkins Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 Thanks. I'm still at work (I'm dying to just try a piece but I know I'll get in trouble, plus I'd be embarrassed to fail. I figure when I get home and get a better look at everything I should logically see what's going to be harder than what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Eric Milfeld has calibrated all the FBBC stock, do a search here on the board & it'll come up & give you an exact progression. Good luck! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soilworker Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Get decent pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joehawkins Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 Thanks guys, I'll check Eric's post when I get home, and I got a set of Ironmind cordura pads, they seem pretty tuff. If not, I'll grab some leather somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Styles Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Here's the thread: http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?showtopic=10343&st=0 If you go near the end you can download a plot I created of Eric's data in Excel. It graphically depicts the approximate progression based upon the calibration data. Pieces of the same length compare much better based upon the numbers listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joehawkins Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 Thanks fcor the hook-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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