Jump to content

Which Bending Bag To Get?


Jaz

Recommended Posts

Quick question.

I can currently bend the IM blue it is a hard bend but im not struggling through it the whole time.

I am going to get a bag of nails from fatbastarbarbell.com, but i dont know which one would serve me better, that begginers bag, or advanced. Any suggestions?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Beginner's Bag.

Really Ben? Wouldn't that give him a lot of stuff that would be WAY to easy (3/16", 3/16" Sq, G2s, etc.)? I would say Advanced because it'll give you a lot more to work towards.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I was also thinking thinking of advanced bag. But Bens knows more than you and me. You can either go with what Ben says or just buy the stuff you need directly at the bottom of the buying page.

ex:-

buy couple of 1/4" round

1/4" Hex

1/4" SS hex

G5

...etc

Edited by Alawadhi
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I would have said advanced as well, but Ben definitely has more experience. Alternatively you could work on 60d's and G5 bolts from a hardware store until they're getting easy, then go for the advanced bag.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I actually just said Beginner's Bag just because it might have a few more usable pieces than the Advanced Bag. Sure he might make it to one of the more advanced levels soon, but if he's like me, which I have no idea if he is or not, he might like to have some pieces for volume or for warmups. In reality, I'd just buy what I wanted piece by piece from John.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yeah I suppose the above guys are right, just buy the steel you need piece by piece.

In this case I'd say:

1/4" Hex

1/4" Stainless

1/4" Stainless Hex

1/4" Square

G5s

etc.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ive never really been big on warm ups, mainly cuz ive pretty much JUST been introduced to bending, i have the IM bag of nails, so the whites and greens and yellows will be good warmups. Thanks for the input.

Also, im confused what is the difference between a 60D and an IM blue? The IM pamphlet i got with it says that the blue is a 60 penny nail, i also read the 60D is also 60penny. Is the tempering process different, cold rolled/hot rolled or whatnot?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ive never really been big on warm ups, mainly cuz ive pretty much JUST been introduced to bending, i have the IM bag of nails, so the whites and greens and yellows will be good warmups. Thanks for the input.

Also, im confused what is the difference between a 60D and an IM blue? The IM pamphlet i got with it says that the blue is a 60 penny nail, i also read the 60D is also 60penny. Is the tempering process different, cold rolled/hot rolled or whatnot?

Well, make sure to always warm up. You can buy 3/16" Square or something like that for this.

There's no real difference, except for steel variance. They're essentially the same strength, just steel varies so they could be different by batch.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

A 60d nail is an actual nail, not cut stock. They are 1/4"x6", so theoretically about the same level as a blue. I buy Griprite 60d nails from Home Depot or Lowe's. They are fairly cheap and make good warmup peices for me. They are also cool souveniers to give away. :cool

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy policies.