EricMilfeld Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 This outranks my Gripboard Edgin cert: http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?automod...si&img=5304 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Great bend, Eric! I couldn't view the video, but knowing you it was hammered down in style. Excellent work man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 Great bend, Eric! I couldn't view the video, but knowing you it was hammered down in style. Excellent work man! Thanks, Ben! I fixed the link, so try it now. But now the video is all grainy and choppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorGrip Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Just watched the slaughter of that steel, man found myself trying to breath with you on that bend and damn near hyperventilated and passed out Awesome show of strength as usual my brother and the sound effects and motivating comments like “Crush It Baby” by the camera-women made me want to wrap up something to bend a chair leg, stalk of celery or a stop sign by that point I didn’t care- Seductive Sounds of Steel Bending it could be a new soundtrack for benders around the globe. I hope she reads this and gets a laugh but she already knows how crazy I am so it won’t even phase her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetAGrip87 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Very nice bend Eric!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 Just watched the slaughter of that steel, man found myself trying to breath with you on that bend and damn near hyperventilated and passed out Awesome show of strength as usual my brother and the sound effects and motivating comments like “Crush It Baby” by the camera-women made me want to wrap up something to bend a chair leg, stalk of celery or a stop sign by that point I didn’t care- Seductive Sounds of Steel Bending it could be a new soundtrack for benders around the globe. I hope she reads this and gets a laugh but she already knows how crazy I am so it won’t even phase her. She laughed, and said "yeh, he's a crazy guy". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Eric Nice bend bro but the video dont do it justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alawadhi Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyBoy Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Awesome bend. You came very smooth through the whole bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dthor Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Good bend Eric! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tfriend Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 WOW, you absoulutly killed it GOOD JOB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Awesome job! Makes me want to grab a coat hanger and go to town on that thing . Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Congrats Eric! that looks like a fun bar. - Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeGrip Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Insane strength Eric! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booyah!!! Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Kick Butt Bend Eric!!!! Can't wait to see what else you got!!! Sounded like your camera person was helping a little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 Kick Butt Bend Eric!!!! Can't wait to see what else you got!!! Sounded like your camera person was helping a little Yeh, she did all the groaning for me. And thanks, guys! I'm all excited about finding something 20 or so pounds heavier now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusom1 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Rock!!!! Nice job Eric! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripmaniac Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Great stuff!!! Particularly liked the crushdown phase of the battle - I thought you might run out of gas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 Here's a much, much clearer copy of the bend, which was just uploaded here on the board. You can actually see the length of the bar on this one: http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?automod...si&img=5304 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apm Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Eric, I read an old post of yours tonight talking about how you "worked up to the blue nail"....to see you bend that 3/8 X 7 is very inspiring. It boggles the mind how you guys are bending bars that big up at chest level. It's cool to see you guys continually pushing the limits higher and higher and what persistence and perseverance can achieve. Be neat to see where you guys take this in the next few years. Congrats on an amazing bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim71 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Jackclaw, I know what you mean about the old posts. I went back and read some of the old posts one time and it blew me away. Topics like "finally got the timber tie" and people revelling over bending a 20d nail and even a 16d nail. Seems like the universal goal was to bend a 60d nail because only Brookfield had bent a red and it was impossible to everyone else. What happened to all those original players? Tom Black, and some of the others Steve McGrannahan and alot seemed to have dissappeared off this board. Terry Duty is another one. I wished so much that I would have discovered this back then and started when Eric was just cutting his teeth on this. I have such a hard time with looking past my next bend. I should be concentrating on the G8 and not looking at these 3/8 bends but I've always been very competitive and then I get frustrated. Heck, a G5 bend would have made you almost a legend when this board started and now it's almost viewed as a fisher price bend. Not to mention I'd have been younger and had that going for me too. I know the leather helped, which I think everyone was just wrapping in one piece of cloth back then. As a matter of fact I remember reading a post where someone used 2 pieces (one one each end) instead of one and alot of people were replying "wow that's a good idea". I also remember Eric's posts of slowing going from one style to mostly DO except for the kink and guessing that DO might be the best for the whole bend then he finally went all DO. So I know you have to take that into consideration but when you just look at the steel, this thing has just leaped in 5 years. Wished I'd been in on it. Anyway Eric, it is neat to see how far you've come to this bend. Heck look at Gazza's jump from the 2005 list to the 2006 list and maybe higher when the stainless gets cal'd. From a G9 to stainless 3/8 in 1 year? Amazing. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaury Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I remember these old days very well (i was starting bending at that time). Pat's first video of a Grade 5 bend, Tom Black bending 60D and Blues in various positions (behind the back, in a wrestler's bridge etc.) Was nice. I don't have the time to do it but for history sake it would be nice to look back into old posts and make a chronology of the various bends. Like: first Grade 5 / Pat Povilaitis / Date, First Red / etc. Cheers, Amaury PS: Almost forgot it: congrats Eric for this World Class bend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 The Doors were blown wide open when Gavin Holle was the 2nd person after John Brookfield to bend a RED and officially the 1st without braceing it sadly he never really got the credit he deserved he is the one that started most of us useind the DO technique because up until then most were useing either DU or Reverse. Big RESPECT to Gavin and his Brothers for bringing DO to the masses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikael Siversson Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 That is one big piece of steel to bend. Is this the first calibrated 3/8 piece ever bent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus1 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Big RESPECT to Gavin and his Brothers for bringing DO to the masses "I 2nd that one Bro,the Holles were pioneers in this sport! As for the Bending i remember when Gary did his first 6in G8 and i was blown away,now he just freaks me out everytime he picks up the steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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