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6 hours ago, matek said:

wow that's a very hard Iron

That one was marked as out of tolerance I believe. There should be a slash through the Fe. It was slated to be taken apart and the handles reused but then @dubyagrip hit me up looking for that exact thing for a client.  It pays to be training with Jay! 

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10 hours ago, stranger said:

@Cannon made a few grippers for a Tribute to Warren Tetting. (i think)  Basically pinned Standards with big bevels . No stamps on the bottom. 

Heres me closing the 156 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpiAvSoAfDS/?igsh=enRvbGVnZ3UxaXF1

 

Ugh, just one more thing I wish I didn’t know existed. 

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47 minutes ago, Cannon said:

That one was marked as out of tolerance I believe. There should be a slash through the Fe. It was slated to be taken apart and the handles reused but then @dubyagrip hit me up looking for that exact thing for a client.  It pays to be training with Jay! 

Yes, that is correct 😊 

Just curious, why is it that you were going to dismantle it? Is it that you don’t want iron to rate that high or the spread is to wide?

I love this thing by the way so thank you!

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45 minutes ago, CruxGripman said:

Yes, that is correct 😊 

Just curious, why is it that you were going to dismantle it? Is it that you don’t want iron to rate that high or the spread is to wide?

I love this thing by the way so thank you!

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Can’t speak for @Cannon, but I feel like the spirit of Standard (apart from Ni) has always been covering very specific ranges with very tight tolerances. 

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I forgot to put "not for sale" on my post I guess, 🤣

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1 hour ago, CruxGripman said:

Yes, that is correct 😊 

Just curious, why is it that you were going to dismantle it? Is it that you don’t want iron to rate that high or the spread is to wide?

I love this thing by the way so thank you!

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I have one of those too it was 158. I filed it

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Just now, C8Myotome said:

I have one of those too it was 158. I filed it

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Woah, 158 is pretty wild for an iron

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On 4/25/2024 at 11:37 AM, kurtwpg said:

You've got some Left Turns there, what do you think of them?

It's definitely more comfortable to close them left handed, but I'm not sure they are "must haves".  Pretty sure I have a T,1 & 3 in left turns, I havent closed the 3 yet (LH)

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18 minutes ago, liftyzig said:

It's definitely more comfortable to close them left handed, but I'm not sure they are "must haves".  Pretty sure I have a T,1 & 3 in left turns, I havent closed the 3 yet (LH)

Thanks, that's probably exactly what I needed to hear after placing an order where I went with Standard instead of Left Turn. If a mule kicks me in the head and I somehow decide I need even more grippers, Left Turn might go back into consideration.

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1 hour ago, CruxGripman said:

Woah, 158 is pretty wild for an iron

A little bit of history that might clear up some of this. Back in 2022, we received an entire shipment of Fe springs where the specifications were wrong and all of them were way too wide to be made into Fe grippers. The way we realized it was when Tom assembled a bunch of inventory and I started rating them and the numbers were way off. So those Fe grippers that were already glued together were sold as “errors” like what Derek has. Remember, Tom was 1st gen and glued handles.

So then we had to figure out what to do with the springs and we purposefully used some of them to make the Tetting Tributes. That is like the gripper stranger is talking about. They had pinned handles, rather large bevels, no stamps, and were a limited edition. Tom also made those and was not very efficient with pinning the handles so the expense was higher. 

Then Tom passed away and we had to find a new production shop for standard. Since the middle of 2023, we have used the same wide springs to make Nickel with the pinned handles. That gripper of Derek‘s is basically a first generation Nickel with glued handles before we called the gripper Nickel. :) 

 

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As promised. I've been meaning to make something like this anyway. 

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1 hour ago, DoctorOfCrush said:

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As promised. I've been meaning to make something like this anyway. 

Awesome collection. Some rare grippers in there. Choked + adjustable Tetting Elite is unique.

Interesting to see nothing over 200 rgc. But it makes sense, practically speaking.
 

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16 minutes ago, Jared P said:

Awesome collection. Some rare grippers in there. Choked + adjustable Tetting Elite is unique.

Interesting to see nothing over 200 rgc. But it makes sense, practically speaking.
 

Thanks! That Elite was done for me some years ago (~2015) by @acorn. That one and the Grand Master are the only grippers that weren't rated by @Cannon

Honestly, if it weren't for wanting to complete the Standard lineup, I probably wouldn't have anything above my GHP8. I only recently have ventured into what I would consider 'collecting.' I bought the 3.5 a while ago thinking I would play around with really heavy SB attempts, but I just never got around to trying it. 

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Heavy Grips 100: RGC classified

CoC Trainer: RGC classified

Northern Lights 150: RGC classified, likely a HG match

CoC#1: RGC classified but rumored high

Standard Gold: RGC classified

Standard Copper: RGC 107 (CPW)

Heavy Grips 250: RGC 113 (CPW)

HG gets some flak, but I'll tell you to go from the Copper to the 250 I can feel all 6 pounds.

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Just heard back from @Cannon and looks like my GG7 has an rgc of 209lbs and my Xinja Wanja 450 rated at 302lbs 💪🏻😜 picture below was taken from his post about it on another thread. 

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4 hours ago, Austin Seitter said:

Just heard back from @Cannon and looks like my GG7 has an rgc of 209lbs and my Xinja Wanja 450 rated at 302lbs 💪🏻😜 picture below was taken from his post about it on another thread. 

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Phew!! That's a hefty gripper The few grippers from that company that I've seen rated have all been unusual ranges.

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4 hours ago, Austin Seitter said:

Just heard back from @Cannon and looks like my GG7 has an rgc of 209lbs and my Xinja Wanja 450 rated at 302lbs 💪🏻😜 picture below was taken from his post about it on another thread. 

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Beautiful gripper. Not sure what can be done with a 302lbs gripper but is sure looks good. Made me want a GG7 but I just looked and @Cannon is sold out. Maybe getting more soon?

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What's up, y'all? Here are some of the ratings I have taken on my grippers using my home-made RGC device. I would be interested in hearing how you are performing your own ratings or if you are using the CanonPowerWorks rating service. Some of my grippers do look on the high end, but when attempting to close the grippers from weakest to greatest, they feel consistent to the represented numbers (as far as difficulty). 

Heavy Grips: RGC (Self Rating)

  • 100: 46.4
  • 150: 61.6
  • 200: 74.2
  • 250: 115.6
  • 300: 147.4

Captains of Crush: RGC (Self Rating)

  • Guide: 33.5
  • Trainer: 57.1
  • No. 1: 82.9
  • No. 1.5: 91.6
  • No. 2: 111.8
  • No. 2.5: 133.8
  • No. 3: 153.9

CannonPowerWorks Standard Grippers: RGC (Rated by CPW)

  • Copper: 105
  • Platinum: 118

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3 hours ago, AllMight_ said:

CannonPowerWorks Standard Grippers: RGC (Rated by CPW)

  • Copper: 105
  • Platinum: 118

I am curious what you get if you rate these?

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Just now, Cannon said:

I am curious what you get if you rate these?

Hello, @Cannon; we spoke through email earlier last week. I will rate them and get back to you. I haven't had time since I just received them over the weekend. I am planning on it though. 

PS The Standard Grippers are by far my fav thus far. I love the Aggressive knurling!

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