MalachiMcMullen Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 I'm bored, a friend asked to see some of my recent bends, and I haven't posted to my blog in awhile so I figured "Why not?" http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pKjW9iQ7GC0/SToQ...t+Bends+002.jpg In the bunch you'll see a piece of stainless from Tim Iacobucci that has a crush that puts an Edgin to shame. Still haven't finished that one as it's at 2 1/8" with an incredible spring. Other pieces include a 6" FNL JH Edgin, a 6.5" Triangle Edgin, a 5.5x5/16 304 Stainless piece, a 7" Big G2 bolt, 2 6" G5's taped together and a 3/8x8.25" CRS bend. The 3/8" piece on top is a 3/8x7.5" piece that ended up hurting my LH index finger, but not after having a nice bow put in it. The black bolt in the center is an 8" Big G8 that I've been working on. It's a tough SOB and it's taken 2 or 3 sessions to get it to 35 degrees where you see it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDarty6173 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Awsome bending. I do have 1 terribly ignorant question though. Exactly what is an Edgin? I have worn the search function out on here trying to figure out what the thing is and I still don't know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Awsome bending. I do have 1 terribly ignorant question though. Exactly what is an Edgin? I have worn the search function out on here trying to figure out what the thing is and I still don't know An Edgin is a 5/16" diameter, 7" long Grade 5. Clay Edgin was the first reported to bend one. So it was named after him. Great bends Zach! You really have come a remarkably long way in unbraced bending in a pretty short time. Is that 6" Edgin actually crushed down more than the 6.5" Edgin? I can't tell if maybe I've got them mixed up. And that 3/8"X7" G2 must be one of the 307A-DFs. Because no other fat G2 I've ever felt would stop you at your current strength level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxyj75 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 That's some nice bending there Zach!!! You're definitely getting deep into the top level stuff. Keep it up man, they'll all die, after all, it's only steel right? BTW- What did you think of the 6'' JH FNL edgin? Mine felt just a little easier than a Triangle of the same length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Zach, if you're looking for more of that nasty Stainless-303, K&S Engineering (out of Chicago I think) supplies the only hardware store in town that has ever carried the nasty Stainless-303 that I have bent a bunch of. It is freaking nasty stuff. Hard to directly compare how hard it is...but when my best bend was still a Big Shiny (in about 3 minutes) I failed every single time to crush down a 7" piece of this stuff in less than 10 minutes. A 6" piece of it is without a doubt harder than a Grand Shiny and very close in difficulty to a Mag Shiny. http://www.ksmetals.com/resources/Order+Form.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthcarl Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Those are some nice bends, Zach...you're kicking butt with that stuff lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted December 6, 2008 Author Share Posted December 6, 2008 Thanks guys The 6" Edgin is not crushed down further than the 6.5". The 6" is the goldish one off to the right. It felt a lot like a Huge Shiny and got stuck at almost the exact same spot as my most recent Huge Shiny attempt. The 6.5" Edgin and the 5.5 304 are stuck at exactly the same angle. The 3/8" G2 is actually a BXC bolt that I attempted a few weeks ago, the DF's I have actually feel about the same. I might be able to take it further right now but I'm not sure. Thanks for the info Ben!!! I will certainly be talking with KSMetals soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ox3782 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Awesome Bends Zach you have been working hard and its apying off for sure great job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim71 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Incredible bends! Great bending for sure. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 WOW! keep it up Zachary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wscorpion Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 (edited) You have a very strong kink strength, great work Zach!! Edited December 6, 2008 by White Scorpion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timiacobucci Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Damn man, sorry I am late on this. These bends are insane, I didn't realize you had progressed so far with the short bending by now. I am also very surprised at how high the stainless I got is ranking. Is it that much harder on the crush than an edgin? I only have 1 of those and I can't kink it. I may spring for a few more and try some cheat kinked ones now. That 3/8" stuff is nuts, even at 8.25 being crs that is nuts. The big g8 is the one that surprised me the most though, obviously you still have yet to hit the real ramp up on that thing but even moving ith at all is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nockowt1 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Very nice bending. You really have progressed quite nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 (edited) Thanks guys Damn man, sorry I am late on this. These bends are insane, I didn't realize you had progressed so far with the short bending by now. I am also very surprised at how high the stainless I got is ranking. Is it that much harder on the crush than an edgin? I only have 1 of those and I can't kink it. I may spring for a few more and try some cheat kinked ones now. That 3/8" stuff is nuts, even at 8.25 being crs that is nuts. The big g8 is the one that surprised me the most though, obviously you still have yet to hit the real ramp up on that thing but even moving ith at all is amazing. Tim, your stainless is incredible stuff. You stainless is mind-bogglingly hard. I've done a few Edgins by now and am closing in on an easy 6.5" one, your stainless is still at 2 1/8" after a fresh attempt from straight. Edited December 14, 2008 by MalachiMcMullen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemery Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Really impressive bending there Zack. Nice work man!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 great bends Zach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbinepro Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 that's sum great work there keep it up congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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