EricMilfeld Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 2008 1) Gary Hunt 5/16 x 5 1/16" Grade 5 Bolt section (total length, head removed) 9-19-20072) Pat Povilaitis Magnificent Shiny Bastard 20063) Jeremiah Fox Magnificent Shiny Bastard 10-14-20084) Aaron Corcorran Magnificent Hexabastard 7-14-20075) Mike Hadland Magnificent Hexabastard 10-14-20076) Ben Edwards Insane Bastard 2-26-20077) Chad Kovach Insane Bastard 8-12-20088) Greg Amidon Magnificent Bastard 20059) Dave Morton Magnificent Bastard 200510) Josh Dale Magnificent Bastard 10-21-200611) Sean Prince Magnificent Bastard 10-21-200612) John Beatty Magnificent Bastard 10-21-200613) Dave Thornton Magnificent Bastard 2-04-200714) Eric Milfeld Magnificent Bastard 2-21-200715) Walter K. Crews Magnificent Bastard 3-12-200716) Martin Kotte Magnificent Bastard 3-24-200717) Brett Kerby Magnificent Bastard 5-13-0718) Scott Harris Jr Magnificent Bastard 1-28-200819) Takahashi Yoshiyuki Magnificent Bastard 3-29-200820) William McCaslin 1/4 x 5" Grade 8 Bolt 2-12-2007 2007 1) Gary Hunt 5/16 x 5 1/16" Grade 5 Bolt section (total length, head removed) 9-19-20072) Pat Povilaitis Magnificent Shiny Bastard 20063) Aaron Corcorran Magnificent Hexabastard 7-14-20074) Mike Hadland Magnificent Hexabastard 10-14-20075) Ben Edwards Insane Bastard 2-26-20076) Greg Amidon Magnificent Bastard 20057) Dave Morton Magnificent Bastard 20058) Josh Dale Magnificent Bastard 10-21-20069) Sean Prince Magnificent Bastard 10-21-200610) John Beatty Magnificent Bastard 10-21-200611) Dave Thornton Magnificent Bastard 2-04-200712) Eric Milfeld Magnificent Bastard 2-21-200713) Walter K. Crews Magnificent Bastard 3-12-200714) Martin Kotte Magnificent Bastard 3-24-200715) Brett Kerby Magnificent Bastard 5-13-0716) William McCaslin 1/4 x 5" Grade 8 Bolt 2-12-200717) Takahashi Yoshiyuki 1/4 x 5" Grade 8 Bolt 3-10-200718) Tony Hartonen 1/4 x 5" Grade 8 Bolt 4-24-200719) Russell Hadland 1/4 x 5" Grade 8 Bolt 7-29-200720) Bader Samir Tayeb Alawadhi 1/4 x 5" Grade 8 Bolt 10-27-2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 This list of the mightiest short bends is just like its 7" brother, only the longest acceptable lengths are nominally measured 5" bolts and nails, and stock cut to no longer than 5". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaury Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Eric what was the length of the Magnificent Shiny Bastard Pat bent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Way to leap ahead of me Magnificent Prince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 Eric what was the length of the Magnificent Shiny Bastard Pat bent? 5". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 Way to leap ahead of me Magnificent Prince I will go ahead and apologize on behalf of Mr. Prince and move him back to his rightful position. You gotta watch that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp76 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Way to leap ahead of me Magnificent Prince I will go ahead and apologize on behalf of Mr. Prince and move him back to his rightful position. You gotta watch that guy. Jad should be ahead of me on the list dispite the use of easy pads to perform the bend...and he is still a prettier man than I. -Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alawadhi Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Eric what was the length of the Magnificent Shiny Bastard Pat bent? 5". A question. Why is the 5" bend is better than the 4.75"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 Ben asked about giving credit for for 1/4" increments. Here was my response from that thread: I've thought about giving credit for 1/4" increments, but because there is such variance, even within given batches of steel, I'd like to limit the cutting to 1/2 inch increments to help insure that a definite increase in difficulty is represented by a shorter piece of steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 Alawadhi, I forgot to mention the primary reason that a 5" bend is being ranked higher than a 4.75" bend. These two new lists are all about ranking according to the toughest steel being bent, first and foremost, secondary to that is the length. That's why we have a list that allows no longer than a 7" bend, and another allowing no longer than 5". So, because Pat's bend was performed first, it will rank higher than Gary's. To me it's more impressive to see thicker stronger steel being bent for the first time, as opposed to a shorter version of a steel that's been bent by fifty different men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaury Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Thanks for the answer Eric. I thought Pat's bend had to be shorter that 4.75" which seemed crazy. Concerning the 1/4" rule i think it makes sense even when we just consider the precision required to cut the steel. If someone cuts a 5"bar 1/8" too short and another cuts a 4.75" bar 1/8" too long they are actually bending the same piece of steel. (ok i am just stating the obvious lol). BTW you are doing such an outstanding job maintaining these lists and calibrating all that steel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Eric So it will now take an Insane Shiny Bastard or Magnificent Shiny Hex to take poll positiion in this list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 EricSo it will now take an Insane Shiny Bastard or Magnificent Shiny Hex to take poll positiion in this list Get er done Gazza! Heal up buddy and trash this list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 The Insane shinys calling but i aint ready yet but soon baby soon A 9mms stainless shiny lathed down a half millimeter so its 8.5mms and off coarse calibrated by eric would be a nice piece to go for also i dont think a stainless hex at 5"will ever be done maybe 5.5"but not 5" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 The Insane shinys calling but i aint ready yet but soon baby soon A 9mms stainless shiny lathed down a half millimeter so its 8.5mms and off coarse calibrated by eric would be a nice piece to go for also i dont think a stainless hex at 5"will ever be done maybe 5.5"but not 5" What's your shortest 5/16" Stainless Hex bend? That 6 and 3/8" Stainless Hex felt about the same to kink as a 6" Edgin. Maybe closer to the 5.5" Edgin that I've taken for a little ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Ben I only ever attached 3 pieces of the 5/16" stainless Hex its all i had at the time as i gave aload away to other benders. I got the 7"and 6.5"pieces under 2inches i failed on the 6"piece and it seems frozen in time theres a 1/2"to go its the only piece after repeated hits that i failed to crushdown i do feel tho that if i had more at the time and got another 6"piece moving it would go. I have some more now just taunting me from my benders box but it will end up like the other steel that annoys me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 EricSo it will now take an Insane Shiny Bastard or Magnificent Shiny Hex to take poll positiion in this list Those would certainly do it, and of course, anything that calibrates higher. I do want to institute a rule that requires any higher ranking bends must beat the previous best by atleast 20 pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 BenI only ever attached 3 pieces of the 5/16" stainless Hex its all i had at the time as i gave aload away to other benders. I got the 7"and 6.5"pieces under 2inches i failed on the 6"piece and it seems frozen in time theres a 1/2"to go its the only piece after repeated hits that i failed to crushdown i do feel tho that if i had more at the time and got another 6"piece moving it would go. I have some more now just taunting me from my benders box but it will end up like the other steel that annoys me Thanks a lot for the quick response man. I figured you had killed some big Stainless Hex! I may try a 6.5" Stainless Hex when I feel good in a few days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 Congratulations to our resident Gator on making the list with a grade 8 bend he performed today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorGrip Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Congratulations to our resident Gator on making the list with a grade 8 bend he performed today! Whooo Hooo my small paws or as Ben Edwards called them Hobbit Hands just may be to my advantage on something for a change. Thanks Eric and my other Brothers of Steel for your encouragment since I was first bitten by the bending bug. Your Fellow BEnding Berserker, GATOR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Great job Walter! How long did that bend take? It's a tough one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorGrip Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Great job Walter! How long did that bend take? It's a tough one! Longer than it should have in my opinion but I was having a tad of wrap issues, I probably had it down below two inches earlier on but I wasted time pulling off leather to hit it couple more times to make sure plus it ended up being a little off center. Heck why don't I just let you watch the video clip for yourself but don't heckle the leading actor in it- http://media.putfile.com/5-Inch-Grade-8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetAGrip87 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Nice bend Walter!!! I see you used the bite of the Gator to get those rubber bands off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Walter congrats thats a nice short bend bro those are springy suckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Nice, nice bend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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