popeye76 Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 i have seen alot of pics in certain gallerys of people bending different kinds of wrenches. how do you train for that? did they get that dennis rogers dvd " bending odd objects" or what? that is a very impressive feat, i would like to learn how to do that. Quote strengthen your mind and the rest will follow- mighty atom
knyaz Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 start by getting into bending bars fbbc bending stock as you progress you will eventually be able to bend a wrench Quote Steve Pekarskiy
cjsta Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 i have seen alot of pics in certain gallerys of people bending different kinds of wrenches. how do you train for that? did they get that dennis rogers dvd " bending odd objects" or what? that is a very impressive feat, i would like to learn how to do that. Yes, I am a student of Dennis Rogers and I highly recomend his DVD's, this is money well spent. http://dennisrogers.net/productview.php?uid=1 Chris Quote
John Beatty Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 (edited) I was thinking of getting some flat bar & cutting that down, maybe offering it for sale? Anyone interesetd? Would be a LOT cheaper than bendign wrenches all the time, maybe start with 3/16 x 1" x 6" & have a few 1/1" x 1" x 5-8", then on to whatever? Edited July 4, 2007 by John Beatty Quote I like heavy things.
j.scribner Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 Go to the Dollar General Store (or equivalent). They usually have a "tool" section where you can get wrenches for about 2.00/each. Bend them, it's pretty easy.... cheap Chinese steel. Be careful as they sometimes snap. Then try it with the same size Craftsmen, Snap-on, or other more expensive brand. Not easy anymore. Then you get an appreciation for the different grades of steel, and what some of the guys here are doing. Bending (good) tools is a waste of a good tool, and gets expensive,too, unless you hit flea markets or other sales. John Scribner Quote The way you train is the way you react. (Benny "the Jet" Urquidez) A good friend will come and bail you out of jail. A true friend will be sitting next to you, saying, "Damn, that was fun..."
com202 Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 I was thinking of getting some flat bar & cutting that down, maybe offering it for sale? Anyone interesetd? Would be a LOT cheaper than bendign wrenches all the time, maybe start with 3/16 x 1" x 6" & have a few 1/1" x 1" x 5-8", then on to whatever? I would be interested. Quote Jason Williams \\m// Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle - Psalm 144 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. - Matthew 5:9 Perseverance: To Remain Steadfast Against All Odds. 2nd @ THE SHOW OF HANDS GRIP CUP 2006 3rd @ THE SHOW OF HANDS GRIP CUP 2007
twig Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 I was thinking of getting some flat bar & cutting that down, maybe offering it for sale? Anyone interesetd? Would be a LOT cheaper than bendign wrenches all the time, maybe start with 3/16 x 1" x 6" & have a few 1/1" x 1" x 5-8", then on to whatever? Sounds like a plan...And I'm based in the UK! Quote Be nice until it's time to not be nice-Patrick Swayze, Dalton, Raodhose. R.I.P.
AP Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Sounds cool John! Standardized flat steel should push up whats being bent just like the round steel has. Quote Pastrami on Wry
wscorpion Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 bought some flat steel yesterday: 1/4" x 1.2" x 11" to start with. Man was I wrong about this stuff. I thought this would be quite easy, but it didn't even feel like it would move, and it didn't.... I believe it can be very helpful for training on wrenches, although I haven't bent too many wrenches yet. John, I think it's a very good idea Quote Mark Vogels -------------------- "Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right."
Tim71 Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Kong, Bending anything that length will help you to some degree. Flat steel is an excellent idea and would be a great addition John. When you can bend 1/4 inch thick flat steel at 8 inches you will be in the general ball park as an average wrench. Go to Sears but buy a companion adjustable wrench, not the craftsman. Spikes are also an excellent training too and step up to the wrenches. Dennis Rogers DVD is excellent also, and there are some vids on this board. Hopefully real soon Scott will find a way to post my craftsman 5 piece wrench bend that I did the other day so that may give you a general idea. 8 inch crescent style wrenches are the easiest size to start with, not counting the 6 inchers of course. John, I just noticed your size estimations. I think like White Scorpion said, it's easy to underestimate the flat stuff because, well it's flat. At least of the stock I had, 1/4 by 1 inch by 8 inches was about as hard as a pretty good 80d spike believe it or not. Much harder too than I expected just like Mark said. 12 inches definately feels like a good spike, so don't start cutting it too short before you try it. Never done 3/16 flat steel but it may be slightly tougher than it looks too. Then again my stock may have been tougher but it was HRS I can say that. Dennis Rogers uses 3/8 by 1 inch as an ISO tool and for good reason. Takes a lot of work to be able to consistantly bend a good wrench but it's well worth it. It gets a reaction from people that maybe only the frying pan and pry-bar gets close to. Best of luck! Tim Quote
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