Ordered My Steel

[ObsceneJester]

Well I ordered some stuff for the first time from Mr. John

(10) 1/4x6.5" CRS (round)

(10) 1/4x5.5" CRS (round)

(20) 1/4x7" Hex

(20) 1/4x6" Hex

(10) 1/4x6" Grade 8

(30) 1/4x7" Square

(50) 5/16x7" (Bastards)

I have to say I'm excited for it to get here

[gazza]

Nice that should help get you to were you want to go.

[bencrush]

Great order Rob! I know it'll help you. You supply the horsepower and that great variety of hard steel will take you far.

[lone Wolf]

That's alot of steel

[Tim71]

Very nice order.

I was very pleased with my order and felt like a kid at Christmas when I got it. Very nice steel that isn't all rusted and funky looking. The CRS makes some of the best bends for keepers or trophies I've ever seen. Also, taking the time to grind down the sharp edges is a very big bonus.

Tim

[ObsceneJester]

Yeah I just hope I don't bog down Mr. Beatty with my order.. I've only heard great things about him and his company so I'm not worried

[jaccord]

I've made only one order with him so far myself, but there will surely be more to come. I was pleased with my order. I also appreciated the edges of the steel being grinded down to take off the sharp edges, as Tim T mentioned. I'm sure you'll have fun with it.

Josh

[ObsceneJester]

I've made only one order with him so far myself, but there will surely be more to come. I was pleased with my order. I also appreciated the edges of the steel being grinded down to take off the sharp edges, as Tim T mentioned. I'm sure you'll have fun with it.

Josh

I'm glad to hear that.. it's good to hear that from more and more people because it does help (at least me) when waiting for an order .. patients is a virtue that I'm still trying to learn

[bencrush]

I've made only one order with him so far myself, but there will surely be more to come. I was pleased with my order. I also appreciated the edges of the steel being grinded down to take off the sharp edges, as Tim T mentioned. I'm sure you'll have fun with it.

Josh

I'm glad to hear that.. it's good to hear that from more and more people because it does help (at least me) when waiting for an order .. patients is a virtue that I'm still trying to learn

I'll be another one to tell you that the wait is well worth it. Having the edges nicely ground down gets to be even more important the stronger you get. The chances of a sharp edge tearing through some layers as you get stronger and more powerful increases exponentially. I should send you a picture of my heavy duty thick leather pads that I decided NOT to grind down an edge on one of my hardest bends back in late January...went through many, many layers of leather. Quite a sight when you consider how strong leather is usually and how many bends I had done with those pads with nothing being punched through. Besides, there's nothing as neat as getting the FBBC package of steel in the mail! My wife kind of rolls her eyes when I reorder and the package gets here. Because like a kid at Christmas, there is no pretense at being polite. I just stand there on the doorstep and rip into the package as fast as I can. Then I get the steel out as fast as possible and trot into the laundry room to start loading the leather up. Ah...getting teary eyed just thinking about it.

[ObsceneJester]

I'll be another one to tell you that the wait is well worth it. Having the edges nicely ground down gets to be even more important the stronger you get. The chances of a sharp edge tearing through some layers as you get stronger and more powerful increases exponentially. I should send you a picture of my heavy duty thick leather pads that I decided NOT to grind down an edge on one of my hardest bends back in late January...went through many, many layers of leather. Quite a sight when you consider how strong leather is usually and how many bends I had done with those pads with nothing being punched through. Besides, there's nothing as neat as getting the FBBC package of steel in the mail! My wife kind of rolls her eyes when I reorder and the package gets here. Because like a kid at Christmas, there is no pretense at being polite. I just stand there on the doorstep and rip into the package as fast as I can. Then I get the steel out as fast as possible and trot into the laundry room to start loading the leather up. Ah...getting teary eyed just thinking about it.

Lol I love the write up.. very descriptive and elaborate makes me want it more.. From the posts of 2005 till now there has been nothing but good things said about Mr. Beatty and I have no doubt that he is every bit as professional as Ironmind and that's why I went with him because of all the positive feedback.. Like you said it's like Christmas and it seems like every day is like a thousand and you just want it here and I'm trying my best to understand that is a 150 pieces of steel and that takes time to cut, sand and package those pieces..

I honestly feel like a kid waiting for Christmas again.. I check my e-mails, both boards (grippermania) and just wait.. I'm freakin excited

[dimmers]

I have to agree with Ben, you won't be dissapointed! I got my first order through at the start of the month and it was brilliant, i'm sure you'll agree when you get yours.

I've recently put through a reload order (a bit similar to yours actually but not quite as much) so i'm sure John is going to be kept pretty busy over the next several weeks You can't beat fbbc for value for money (as far as i'm aware) even though i have to get John to ship to the UK! I've yet to try any Ironmind stock so i can't compare with that, but i doubt i ever will due to the price tag they put on their postage

something to look forward to though definately with your order!!!

[walkinparadis]

who can i contact to get me self an order some what like that.

[gazza]

FBBC at the top of the main gripboard page go on the website and look under Benders Bags or Reload you can pretty much order what you want as long as john stocks it and he stocks alot.

[walkinparadis]

Thanks