timiacobucci Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 I bent a 3/4" hrs bar at 36" today. 3/4" x 36" This was a weird length for a max bend, it is not like a 4' bend or a 2' bend. I got stuck at one point but pulled it through with Aaron's around the ass move. Thanks man I don't think I would have ever tried that one on my own. Worked like a charm at this length too, I was wrong about it only working at close to 4'. I think I can go shorter but I gotta work on technique and form a bit to pull it off smoothly and in a timely manner for a video. I also made a scroll I have had the idea to do for a while now. The steel I always had was either way to easy or rediculous to try it with. I made it with 3/8" x 1 1/2" hrs flat stock at 100", just over 8'. This was waaaay harder than the 3/4" bend. Scrolling is fun. Big Twisty 1 Big Twisty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Amazing bend and beautiful scroll Tim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Those are incredible creations, Tim! As a side, have you noticed much of a difference in strength with the different brands and batches of A-36? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule92 Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 WOW!!! That's an incredible 3/4" bend Tim!!!! Spectacular scroll too man!! I can't imagine how hard that must've been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxyj75 Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Wow!! That's mighty short for 3/4''!! That must have been kinda stiff! And that scroll proves that you are one of the best in that area buddy! Very symmetrical, and a beauty to behold. Congrats on two world-class bends Tim!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timiacobucci Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 Thanks guys. Eric I would say it is hard to tell. I haven't tried many different brands and the different batches from the same place I get most of my stuff seem pretty consistant. I actually have found some days I feel super strong and stuff that felt hard before will melt, cut off the same bar even. Other days a routine bend feels like a max, so really I think I fluctuate much more than the steel and that sort of makes me not a very good measuring device if you see what I am saying. I have never experienced a crazy noticebale jump or drop with a36 though. I just sent some of my stock to Tim T recently so he can compared the stuff I have to his. I would certainly like to try more brands to get a better feel for the variation though. My overall thoughts on a36 though are that it needs a relatively low minimum yield strength to meet the spec and modern foundries are probably pretty good at figuring the least amount of money and time that needs to go into a certain alloy to bring it to spec and not waste much producing something significantly stronger, so I would guess most major brands will be pretty damn close to spec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tja Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Awesome bend and a really beautiful scroll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednail300 Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 impressive scrolls Tim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wscorpion Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Great Work Tim!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuc Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Both are truely incredible, are there any video's of you making a scroll? Because I'd love to see them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickr104 Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Great stuff TIm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Wicked bends! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David_wigren Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 That's some incredible stuff! 3/4 that short is really, really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim71 Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Impressive! Keep at it. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 awesome bending! how long do you think it took you? Have you opened up a gallery yet? you need to sell you scrolls to the public and become famous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timiacobucci Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 Thanks a bunch guys. I am pretty proud of that scroll. Sorry Luuc there ain't much video of me doing anything at this point. I want to video some braced bends and shoes and a shiny bastard too. The scrolls though, they take a long time and I rest and think and plan allot so I don't know if that would be much fun to watch. I could try and do a simple one sometime like a big coil or a pretzel. Have you seen Erik's dvd? Paul I am a very disorganized person, I would like to do something like that but I'm not sure how to go about it and it always feels like I have 100 other things going on and all sorts of stuff I would like to do. When I have built up a decent amount of stuff to show I will try and persue that more seriously I think. You gotta get on that 3/4" man I wanna see what you can do. Wait till I recover from this last round with the steel, I'll get a camera and get you motivated on that 5/8" too, hehe. And as for time, the long bar was probably around 5 mintues only because I was screwing around and I got stuck at one point until I tried Aaron's move, so that shouldn't be a problem next time. The scroll took a good bit over an hour. I had to do allot of resting and coming back to it, I really didn't think I was gonna get those 2 ends crossed like that for a good while. That stuff is no joke, it looks smaller in relation to the 1 1/2" width but it is as thick as a spike and 4 times wider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timiacobucci Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 I just took a quick picture to show you guys what I am talking about. 3/8" x 1 1/2" size comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Sick bend on the 3/4 man!! Glad my move helped. - Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booyah!!! Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Awesome bend Tim I know that is very tough. Congrats!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Just seen the pic - super bend! Well done, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemery Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Very nice bends Tim. That scroll is super cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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