Stainless Question

[dansweeney]

Does anyone know what a 6" 1/4" round Stainless calibrates at? I just bent my first Stainless piece, and I now know what you guys are talking about(Except on a very little scale). The kink was harder than CRS but not like a Grade 5(Im guessing at that since I cant bend one yet) but when I got to about 50° it was like it "hardened up"!!! The crush down seemed harder than 1/4 Square!!! Figures that I would like bending the expensive stuff the most!

[bencrush]

Does anyone know what a 6" 1/4" round Stainless calibrates at? I just bent my first Stainless piece, and I now know what you guys are talking about(Except on a very little scale). The kink was harder than CRS but not like a Grade 5(Im guessing at that since I cant bend one yet) but when I got to about 50° it was like it "hardened up"!!! The crush down seemed harder than 1/4 Square!!! Figures that I would like bending the expensive stuff the most!

Good bend man! I love the Stainless 1/4" stuff. Don't know what it rates at though. Try buying it from Fastenal or McMaster instead. Much cheaper than the hardware store stuff that I buy. It'll help you get to the G5.

[ox3782]

Cant help on the calibration #'s But Great Job!!!

Brendan

[Tim71]

Dan,

Great Job! That's a great bend. If I had to guess I'd say in the 325 to 350 range. At least for the 303 FBBC grade of stainless. I should send a piece to Eric. Since the 1/4 drill rod hit 295 I'd say the stainless is a couple pounds ahead of that.

That stainless crush really hits it doesn't it? I like the 1/4 inch stainless too.

Tim

[bencrush]

So the 1/4" Drill Rod actually calibrated lower than the FBBC 1/4"X6" (305)? Dang.

[Tim71]

Ben,

Blew me away. The 11/32 also cal'd much lower at 515 than I expected. The 5/16 of the same stuff hit 475 which is higher than the FBBC counterpart. Of course though with that crush the drill rod always seems harder to me.

Funny how that works.

Tim

[dansweeney]

Thanks for all the great feedback guys! I have a question for Ben and maybe Tim(Or basically anyone who can help), as I think you may have had some exposure to 1/4" Hex. Would you say 1/4" Stainless is easier or harder than hex at the same length?

Thanks!

[dimmers]

Thanks for all the great feedback guys! I have a question for Ben and maybe Tim(Or basically anyone who can help), as I think you may have had some exposure to 1/4" Hex. Would you say 1/4" Stainless is easier or harder than hex at the same length?

Thanks!

i would say they are very similar to be honest. If anything, the recent batch of 1/4" stainless i had from fbbc was harder on the crush than the 1/4" hex.

[boland magyar]

Thanks for all the great feedback guys! I have a question for Ben and maybe Tim(Or basically anyone who can help), as I think you may have had some exposure to 1/4" Hex. Would you say 1/4" Stainless is easier or harder than hex at the same length?

Thanks!

i would say they are very similar to be honest. If anything, the recent batch of 1/4" stainless i had from fbbc was harder on the crush than the 1/4" hex.

i agree with dimmers......that crush is mean

boland

[vikingsrule92]

Thanks for all the great feedback guys! I have a question for Ben and maybe Tim(Or basically anyone who can help), as I think you may have had some exposure to 1/4" Hex. Would you say 1/4" Stainless is easier or harder than hex at the same length?

Thanks!

John Beatty told me that hex is harder on the start but similar on the finish to a regular 1/4" round while stainless is similar on the start and harder on the finish. SO basically it depends on what your strength is, the kink or the crush. Hope this makes sense and helps.

[dimmers]

Thanks for all the great feedback guys! I have a question for Ben and maybe Tim(Or basically anyone who can help), as I think you may have had some exposure to 1/4" Hex. Would you say 1/4" Stainless is easier or harder than hex at the same length?

Thanks!

John Beatty told me that hex is harder on the start but similar on the finish to a regular 1/4" round while stainless is similar on the start and harder on the finish. SO basically it depends on what your strength is, the kink or the crush. Hope this makes sense and helps.

makes sense! well summed up.

[bencrush]

Thanks for all the great feedback guys! I have a question for Ben and maybe Tim(Or basically anyone who can help), as I think you may have had some exposure to 1/4" Hex. Would you say 1/4" Stainless is easier or harder than hex at the same length?

Thanks!

I'm bending DU now and have bent a lot of 1/4" Stainless and 1/4" Hex. Both from Fastenal. The 1/4" Hex has always been harder from start to finish than the 1/4" Stainless. Not by a lot, but always noticeable for me. The 1/4" Hex is also a hell of a lot cheaper than the 1/4" Stainless. Another thing to keep in mind.

[Tim71]

Ben,

Just an FYI; I got some stainless from fastenal and Eric calibrated a 5/16 inch piece by 7 incher and it "only" hit 465 lbs. Fastenal's stainless come to find out is 304 and evidently John's stock is much harder so that may factor into it. I haven't tried the 1/4 from fastenal but I'd immagine it's the same type.

I had really hoped it would hit over 500 but no dice.

Good to see you back!

Tim

[bencrush]

Ben,

Just an FYI; I got some stainless from fastenal and Eric calibrated a 5/16 inch piece by 7 incher and it "only" hit 465 lbs. Fastenal's stainless come to find out is 304 and evidently John's stock is much harder so that may factor into it. I haven't tried the 1/4 from fastenal but I'd immagine it's the same type.

I had really hoped it would hit over 500 but no dice.

Good to see you back!

Tim

Thanks for the info Tim. I never bought the easier Stainless. Sounds like a nice step between some of the bigger steel though. I used to buy the 1/4" and 5/16" Stainless at the hardware store, and it seemed harder than the 303 that FBBC uses. Might have been 316. Wonder what the crushdown on that easy Stainless would be.