michael7 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I've bent alot of grade 2 1/4 hex bolts in the last month, I just noticed that the HKTs are WAY easier than the BLs. Anybody know where there is a list of the different strengths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makey98 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I've bent alot of grade 2 1/4 hex bolts in the last month, I just noticed that the HKTs are WAY easier than the BLs. Anybody know where there is a list of the different strengths? At the top of the main bending page, there is a pinned thread titled Fat Bastard Calibrations and some Others. This has quite a few calibrations done by Eric Milfield. There are a couple bolts on there, but people say that there is a pretty wide variance in Grade 2 bolts, even bolts with the same lettering. Grade 5's are much more consistent from what I hear. I will let you know when I bend one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebuck Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Good job on the bolts. Now buy some 60d nails, the common ones not the timber ties, and see if you can get those. You should not be far from it. If you can't then concentrate on volume with the bolts. This is only the beginning of a life of bending. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim71 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Wow, that's just the opposite with my experience. Used to be some old posts where people talked about the HKT bolts being much harder and that's the case with the ones I have. Batches vary alot though. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripmaniac Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Grade 2 bolts vary heaps in strength - not only between brands but also between batches of the same brand. You're probably better off comparing their strength to say 1/4" Round FBBC, IM Blue, or a 6" IM Yellow. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael7 Posted March 4, 2007 Author Share Posted March 4, 2007 I've bent alot of grade 2 1/4 hex bolts in the last month, I just noticed that the HKTs are WAY easier than the BLs. Anybody know where there is a list of the different strengths? At the top of the main bending page, there is a pinned thread titled Fat Bastard Calibrations and some Others. This has quite a few calibrations done by Eric Milfield. There are a couple bolts on there, but people say that there is a pretty wide variance in Grade 2 bolts, even bolts with the same lettering. Grade 5's are much more consistent from what I hear. I will let you know when I bend one!! Thanks, I'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael7 Posted March 4, 2007 Author Share Posted March 4, 2007 Good job on the bolts. Now buy some 60d nails, the common ones not the timber ties, and see if you can get those. You should not be far from it. If you can't then concentrate on volume with the bolts. This is only the beginning of a life of bending.Mike Thanks for the tip. I actually already have lots of different 60d nails and the timber ties. I have bent about 4 of the timber ties, but I can only kink the 60d commons about 8 degrees or so. I used some pipe ends to cheat bend several 60d nails to about 20 degrees and I can finish them, so now I'm trying to work my way backwards until I can just do one. When I can do one, I'll post a video. Thanks for the advice! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael7 Posted March 4, 2007 Author Share Posted March 4, 2007 Wow, that's just the opposite with my experience. Used to be some old posts where people talked about the HKT bolts being much harder and that's the case with the ones I have. Batches vary alot though.Tim That IS strange, I got most of the bolts here in Fargo ND, but I also got several from different cities in MN and WI. Oh well, its way cheaper to get the 60ds, so by the time I can bend them I'm sure that I find a batch of HKTs that are tougher than the BLs that I have. Thanks for letting me know. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael7 Posted March 4, 2007 Author Share Posted March 4, 2007 Grade 2 bolts vary heaps in strength - not only between brands but also between batches of the same brand.You're probably better off comparing their strength to say 1/4" Round FBBC, IM Blue, or a 6" IM Yellow. Dave Thanks for the info, I'm working on 1/4 HRS...I don't have the $ for the IM set yet. Sooner or later though. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crotchulla Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 You don't even need to save for the IM set. Just buy some 1/4 crs from anywhere. I have IM nails, FBBC nails, and misc. 5' bars from online metal shops and they all are about the same strength at 1/4 size. Now 5/16 varies a bit, but don't worry about that for now. If you order things online, try http://www.allmetalsinc.com . I've bought a lot from them and they seem pretty cheap and consistent for the most part in strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael7 Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 You don't even need to save for the IM set. Just buy some 1/4 crs from anywhere. I have IM nails, FBBC nails, and misc. 5' bars from online metal shops and they all are about the same strength at 1/4 size. Now 5/16 varies a bit, but don't worry about that for now. If you order things online, try http://www.allmetalsinc.com . I've bought a lot from them and they seem pretty cheap and consistent for the most part in strength. That's great! It didn't take me long to figure out that $20 could get me 100's of nails, but much less steel. When I can bend the 60d commons I'll focus more on the crs. For now I have plenty of nails. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makey98 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I think he was saying you should get some CRS to help bridge the gap to the 60d's. THe crs should be easier than most 60d's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crotchulla Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Yeah that's what I meant. It sounded like you wanted to save money for an IM set to bridge the gap. Bend 1/4 crs from 7" to 6" or less and you should be able to knock down the box of 60ds. I had two small volume workouts with my 30lb box along with other misc bends, and I'm only about an inch into my box. This thing will last forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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