Bill Piche Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 http://www.heavygrips.com I guess there was an ad in Monster Muscle Magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Van Weele Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 I think Warren Tetting told me something about these. Wonder if anyone has them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik_F Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 If anyone has them, please share your opinion about them. Good quality? How do they rate? How tough is the Heavy Grip 300? etc.. etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik_F Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 I couldnt resist the temptation, so I ordered the HG 300. We will see how it compares, supposedly it is around the strength of a #4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Lifetime warranty. Money back if not satisfied. Not much of a risk if the grippers turnout to be poor. There might even be some in between grppers to progress with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyGrip Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 I think the grippers are made in China and are sold from Canada. The springs are wound opposite of the COC grippers (like the Lemley) -good for leftys. They want to eventually come out with the "GRIPPER KING"gripper, a monster spring with 1" thick handles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 I have the two easiest. They are narrow set, with a wire choker. They are left handed, chrome plated, and both are poorly set and crooked. The life time guarentee is a joke. The are a fun novelty to add to the growing collection, but are generaly not-that-great. I havn't played with the 300, but with the narrow set, it could be an OK gripper. Still, heavy grippers with chrome springs have proven to be less than safe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik_F Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 How are they strength wise? Like a T and a #1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonV Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 They are narrow set, with a wire choker. They are left handed, chrome plated, and both are poorly set and crooked. The life time guarentee is a joke. The are a fun novelty to add to the growing collection, but are generaly not-that-great. I havn't played with the 300, but with the narrow set, it could be an OK gripper. Still, heavy grippers with chrome springs have proven to be less than safe... Bender, I think they must have re-designed the grippers. If you take a look at the website it appears that the grippers offered are black spring steel not chrome. It is kind of tough to tell but it also seems that they may now be right handed. These guys have done very little to make things clear, they have pictures of chrome spring/chokered grippers as decorations on a page selling what appears to be grippers very similar to COC or Tetting grippers. So has anyone who ordered from these folks received their grippers? Are the pictures in Monster Muscle Magazine any clearer than the ones on the website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMMERHEAD Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 I can't remember see a more confusing web page about a grip product. Two very different styles of grippers. And I love the bit with the hand closing a gripper, right off Wieghtlifters Warehouse. What is that? Do I see a gripper Warren Tetting made on this page? -HH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 I think they must have re-designed the grippers. If you take a look at the website it appears that the grippers offered are black spring steel not chrome. Wow. You're right. The ones I have are the silver ones with the chokers shown at the top of the screen. I didn't know they changed them... Odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffPeterson Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 The grippers they are selling now are the black springed models. They are wound the same way as COC'c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinslater Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 has anyone ordered any and recieved them? Im curious how they compare. Thanks Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Just got my full set (for The Collection). Conclusion: Not really worth it at all. Every single one (5 total) had mismatched handle depth. The 150's handles had a full 1/2 inch difference in depth. Besides that, I guess the spring quality is just fine. If I could tear the handles off and re-set them, they'd be perfect. 100 = easy trainer, the easiest gripper I've ever tried. 150 = easy 1 200 = normal 2 250 = very easy 3 300 = BB Elite I'd say the 250 would be a good training tool befor the #3, and the 300 would be a good training tool after the #3. Besides that, they are less than admirable in their quality control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wood Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Easy there Eric, this post contains negativity and should be pulled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 I am now organizing a full global boycott of this company and am hireing mercenaries to smite the owners. WHO'S WITH ME!!! No... The bigger grippers are cool, and are viable training tools... if the handles match... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik_F Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 I recieved the HG 300 yesterday and I am quite pleased with it. Unfortunately my gripper also had mismatched handle depth, but I am not really bothered about it, it makes the gripper sort of BTR, for free Besides the small handle error the gripper looks good, imo. Good spring, very good knurling and cool stamps on the inside of the handles. Handle width is about 3 inches. The HG300 has a little bigger wire size than the Elite, but is not stronger, or weaker, than my Elite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 It might be possible to correct the handles. I was able to do so with a Lemley gripper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Edgin Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 The guy who certified me on the 3 had a single stamped #3 (circa 98) that had a mismatched handle. The dogleg handle was set 1/4" deeper shorter than the other handle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 How does one go about disolving the lock-tight / crazy glue on a Heavy-Grip handle? Some of these grippers are useless if I can't find a way to re-set the handles. As of now, i'm thinking of just grinding or sawing the end off to even them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Browne Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 How does one go about disolving the lock-tight / crazy glue on a Heavy-Grip handle? Some of these grippers are useless if I can't find a way to re-set the handles. As of now, i'm thinking of just grinding or sawing the end off to even them out. Do you have access to a vice? If so try clamping the off handle tight in the vice or whichever handle you want to change. Be sure to wrap the handle in a tough material like leather ( this will protect the knurling). I would clamp the handle in the edge of the vice jaws about in the middle or upper 1/3 of the handle. The other handle will free hang outside the vice. Take a metal rod of maybe 18 inches or longer and with a diameter that will slide freely inside the spring coil. 3/4 inch cold rolled would probably fit. Split the rod equal distance on each side of the spring. The rod will now become your handles Grab the rod and and torque it by pushing with one hand and pulling with the other. Go easy at first in one direction and then reverse it back the other way. Continue torquing back and forth and applying harder pressure to the rod. Going easy at first will heat up the surface bond of the epoxy and hopefuly break it loose. I am sure the spring legs are not to deep in the handle. Keep an eye on the spring leg at the point it enters the handle to make sure it does not start to twist upon itself. If it does , then you need to stop. I would only try torquing in each direction for a few seconds at first and not one wham bam all at once shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Good technqiue. I'll try it at my Dad's house over X-mas. Are there any products that will safely loosen up the adhesive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonV Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 (edited) You could also try a propane torch. Both Epoxy and J-B weld break down under heat (aproximately 500 F). This temp is lower than the melting point of most aluminum alloys and should not be high enough to change the temper of the spring. You would want to do this in a well ventilated area because of the potential for fumes as the adhesive degrades. If you only need to make a minor adjustment to one leg of the gripper you can always heat that handle and tap it on a hard surface to set it a bit deeper. Heat the handle slowly and evenly. The tough part would be judging when the handles are set correctly since it is difficult to squeeze while one handle is hot! Edit: I don't know that you will be able to find a solvent. The parts are likely machined to pretty close tolerances and if other grippers are any indication the spring is about 2/3 of the way through the handle. Edited December 15, 2003 by GordonV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Browne Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Good technqiue. I'll try it at my Dad's house over X-mas. Are there any products that will safely loosen up the adhesive? None that I am aware of.. Anyway how would you get it inside the handle to dissolve the adhesive? You can take a propane torch (you can get these at Home Depot) and preheat the handle for a few minutes or hang the the handle inside a pot of boiling water and let the other handle hang outside the pot. Kinda let the gripper stradle the edge of the pot. The heat will conduct to the adhesive and soften it up.. The melting point of aluminum is about 1200-1400 degrees F Another point to consider is that maybe the holes that were drilled for each spring leg may not be exact either. In that case you can either drill the shorter hole down to match the longer hole or shorten the longer hole to match the shorter hole with filler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Thanks for the info, guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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