bencrush Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Still haven't bent the Red Nail from scratch yet. I've bent one from 90 degrees very easily though, which eluded me until the other day when I got some coaching from Travis Mickelberry. Thanks Travis! Because all that coaching has been a great thing for me. Last night I bent a 5/16"X7" CRS DO in 43 seconds! First time bending one DO! I did bend one the other day with Travis phone coaching me (had him on speakerphone) but it was started DU and took almost 5 minutes! BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG PR! The Red is just around the corner. I've kinked it to 5 pennies DO so far...it's sitting on my dresser as I type...mocking me silently. It will go one of these days. But why won't it go today? It should be about the same as the CRS at the same diameter? Right? I don't get it. The CRS feels the same on the crushdown but the kink is a different planet entirely. Oh well, I'm just saying what all the Red benders already know from rough experience. Good stuff though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyBoy Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Nice Bending Ben. At the BBB you'll smoke the Bastards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Ben Nice work on the crs and kink of the red,its only pain an time now bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booyah!!! Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Congrats Ben, The Reds and Bastards will Fall Soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaccord Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Nice PRs Ben! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelbiceps Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Way to go Ben! You'll get it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim71 Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 So is "regular" cold-rolled steel easier than the Red? Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Styles Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Man Ben, your bending just keeps steadily climbing upwards. You're gonna damage some serious steel by the time the BBB rolls around. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 You guys are all great. And no way on Earth did I think that I would be this close to bending a Red a few years ago...but it's going to happen today. I have coaxed and pleaded with the steel today and slowly gotten the kink to expand from 5 pennies to a 17 penny kink right now. I even wrapped the Ironmind pads around the leather pads for more padding for my poor abused and bloody/raw hands. This last hard attempt left me bleeding slightly from the nose. No problem though. I'm resting a bit and going to finish this monster off. I am excited! Even if it has taken me X number of days to bend this SOB it will be bent! I've taken it from a straight bar to finished (hopefully) and although it was an obscene amount of time I keep hearing from you Red and above benders that the next ones will be easier. I believe it. This is definitely mental at this point. Because another huge PR I had today was bending a 6 and 3/8" piece of 5/16" CRS in 44 seconds. Got it on tape and started it DU with leather pads. The crushdown on that length of CRS was definitely harder than the prekinked 90 degree Reds that I've finished off so far. So I'm glad that my CRS isn't the unusually buttery soft variety that some report getting. The countdown has begun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Told ya bro its only time and pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted August 3, 2006 Author Share Posted August 3, 2006 Told ya bro its only time and pain Prophetic words Gazza. That's one of my favorite sayings now..."only time and pain." How fitting for the bending. Can't imagine the pain your bending level puts on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Ben I pinches the time and pain saying off of Sean sm76. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted August 3, 2006 Author Share Posted August 3, 2006 BenI pinches the time and pain saying off of Sean sm76. Right on! It's excellent and extremely fitting. I'll have to tell Sean he's a genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted August 3, 2006 Author Share Posted August 3, 2006 Got another bending PR to report. 5.5" Grade 8 in 46 seconds! Felt easy until I hit the sweep like usual. Got it to about 90 degrees in 12 seconds. Got to put in some serious work on my sweep and crushdown now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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