wscorpion Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 last time I bent something was almost 2 months ago at the UK Champions of Steel. In the mean time I did try a prekinked edgin once and finished it, but that's it. Now today my shiny bastards came in from FBBC so I had to give those a try. Normally I can easily bend a huge bastard without warming up so I decided I could target this one as well without warming up. Man was I wrong! It felt the same as the first red nail I've bent, a constant struggle and feeling like my fingers would break. Must admit that it also felt awkward to bend again after quite a long period, so that probably didn't help either, but these things are much stronger then I expected. Respect for those guys who've bent the shorter versions, especially the crush down was a b1tch! I got it under 2" within 5 minutes, but it wasn't a bend worth taping IMO.... I also tried a 6.5" but could only kink it to approx. 10 degrees just like an edgin at 6.5".... I see I still have a long way to go before my bending gets to a level where I'm satisfied with it... Will try to finish the 6.5" shiny tomorrow when I'm fit again, but I'm definitely going to do a decent warmup in advance since this is some really hard stuff Just wanted to share my experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alawadhi Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Well done. Those are HARD. Did you feel it got too hard at the 2.5" inches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wscorpion Posted October 30, 2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2007 Well done. Those are HARD. Did you feel it got too hard at the 2.5" inches? Definitely, it's way too springy IMO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednail300 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 those shinys are insanely hard, struggling with those myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Awesome bend, Mark! Those are definitely not what I would call a "fun" bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wscorpion Posted October 30, 2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2007 Awesome bend, Mark!Those are definitely not what I would call a "fun" bend. Thanks Eric! Have you calibrated one of the last stock already? I'm wondering if these rate at 545lbs as well.... I felt this one was harder then the edgin for 95% of the bend, only the kink was easier.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Awesome bend, Mark!Those are definitely not what I would call a "fun" bend. Nice Job Mark! I think they are fun. But I dont think thats normal - Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Awesome bend, Mark!Those are definitely not what I would call a "fun" bend. Thanks Eric! Have you calibrated one of the last stock already? I'm wondering if these rate at 545lbs as well.... I felt this one was harder then the edgin for 95% of the bend, only the kink was easier.... No, Mark, I've only calibrated the one from John's original batch. I've always found the last quarter inch of the Shiny to be bit tougher than the Edgin. You're welcome to send me one for calibration if you like. Does your Edgin have the triangle stamped on the head? These are the only ones I've calibrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wscorpion Posted October 30, 2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2007 (edited) Awesome bend, Mark!Those are definitely not what I would call a "fun" bend. Thanks Eric! Have you calibrated one of the last stock already? I'm wondering if these rate at 545lbs as well.... I felt this one was harder then the edgin for 95% of the bend, only the kink was easier.... No, Mark, I've only calibrated the one from John's original batch. I've always found the last quarter inch of the Shiny to be bit tougher than the Edgin. You're welcome to send me one for calibration if you like. Does your Edgin have the triangle stamped on the head? These are the only ones I've calibrated. Well in this case i've found that the shiny is easier on the kink, after that to approx. 100 degrees it's the same as the edgin, after that the shiny definitely wins IMO. I don't have that many shiny's (only 11 left now), so I'll wait until the end of the week to decide whether I can send you one from this batch. Normally whenever I had a couple of days of rest from bending the biggest bends come a few days after I started again. Since the psychological block (can't do it) is gone now as well I expect a much better performance on those things before the end of the week. Just took down another one as well and up to the 100 degrees it was actually quite a bit easier now, I could get it there in 3 movements, so I'm aiming for the 6.5" shiny tomorrow If I can get that one before the end of the week I'm not going to bother sending you one to calibrate since I will then be ordering a new batch soon of which I will send you one then. If I can't get the 6.5" before the end of the week then I'll send you one from this batch since I won't be bending them that often then. I will then most likely be primarily focussing on 10mm HRS which I can buy in the local store here btw, my edgins have the triangle head as well. Edited October 30, 2007 by White Scorpion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alawadhi Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Awesome bend, Mark!Those are definitely not what I would call a "fun" bend. Nice Job Mark! I think they are fun. But I dont think thats normal - Aaron I also think it's fun. When I first time completed the shiny I really felt the fun of bending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ox3782 Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Great work Mark they are tough and fun!!! Brendan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobb1320 Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Nice job Mark, I can only imagine how hard those are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus1 Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Shinys sort the men from the boys ,good effort! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booyah!!! Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Very tough Bend Mark!!! Congrats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wscorpion Posted October 31, 2007 Author Share Posted October 31, 2007 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autolupus Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Nice bending Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wscorpion Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 Thanks! Got the 6.5" to 80 degrees now, hopefully I will be able to finish it tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimmers Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Nice work Mark!!! soz for the late congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wscorpion Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 Thanks mate! Didn't had the time to try yesterday or friday anymore, but the 6.5" is now at 75 degrees and I'm stuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alawadhi Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 It will fall soon. No problem for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booyah!!! Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Thanks mate!Didn't had the time to try yesterday or friday anymore, but the 6.5" is now at 75 degrees and I'm stuck I certainly know that feeling Mark . It will yield soon enough and after that you can call it FUN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wscorpion Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 (edited) Thanks mate!Didn't had the time to try yesterday or friday anymore, but the 6.5" is now at 75 degrees and I'm stuck I certainly know that feeling Mark . It will yield soon enough and after that you can call it FUN I'm sure I will The 7" isn't that much of a problem anymore. It's still hard, but definitely doable cert-wise. Hardest thing on the 6.5" is the cooling down. It's taking a couple of days already which means that getting it started again is harder then a continuous bend. Guess when this thing is under 2" I should be close pretty to bending it in one session Edited November 4, 2007 by White Scorpion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booyah!!! Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Funny thing Mark, I have been working on the 6" shiny and have finished one through weeks of Isos and still, today fell short of a full bend still, month after month. I WILL NOT GIVE UP!!!!!! Not sure if this is "FUN" Have FUN Man!!!! I'm rooting for ya HMMM wonder if Franky beat me in this Huge Shiny Race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wscorpion Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 Funny thing Mark, I have been working on the 6" shiny and have finished one through weeks of Isos and still, today fell short of a full bend still, month after month. I WILL NOT GIVE UP!!!!!! Not sure if this is "FUN" Have FUN Man!!!! I'm rooting for ya HMMM wonder if Franky beat me in this Huge Shiny Race. Sometimes, at least for me, a few days of total rest works great on setting a new PR Good luck on your quest, go get 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Mark Nice work on the shiny its a nice fun bend especially the last 1/4inch i reckon your good for 6.5er Alawadhi sent some of these to maxwell which are harder than the fbbc ones i had a play around with one yesterday sahure was fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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