Cannon Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Hey grip nerds. Turns out, making springs is hard. Last year we got an entire batch of Iron [Fe] springs which were too wide to be that level. Trying to make the best of that, we mounted them all over the place to get a bunch of grippers that ranged from 140 to 167. Those were the Legacy Tributes. Well, we still have zillions of those springs. So we are going to make a level between Iron [Fe] and Cobalt [Co]. It just so happens there is a metal between those two that we skipped because it had the same Mohs hardness as Iron. That metal is Nickel [Ni]! I think this is poetic because Fe and Ni will have the same spring and also the same Mohs hardness. As before, we will mount the new Nickel grippers all over the place so they vary on purpose. Similarly, our most recent batch of Platinum [Pt] springs include roughly 50% which are too narrow to be Pt grippers. In another stroke of poetic luck, we skipped a metal between Gold [Au] and Platinum [Pt] because we felt the symbol would be confusing. It's Copper [Cu]! Once we get these made, we'll have a one-time run of slightly more narrow Cu grippers which average about 105. In our world, being a small business means finding these serendipitous little happy accidents. Finally, one more reminder that we will have 30 more pinned Unobtanium this year. That will round out the first 100. These have been popular enough that we will likely make more, but it could be a minute before a spring reorder makes sense. So watch for those! 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 37 minutes ago, Cannon said: Hey grip nerds. Turns out, making springs is hard. Last year we got an entire batch of Iron [Fe] springs which were too wide to be that level. Trying to make the best of that, we mounted them all over the place to get a bunch of grippers that ranged from 140 to 167. Those were the Legacy Tributes. Well, we still have zillions of those springs. So we are going to make a level between Iron [Fe] and Cobalt [Co]. It just so happens there is a metal between those two that we skipped because it had the same Mohs hardness as Iron. That metal is Nickel [Ni]! I think this is poetic because Fe and Ni will have the same spring and also the same Mohs hardness. As before, we will mount the new Nickel grippers all over the place so they vary on purpose. Similarly, our most recent batch of Platinum [Pt] springs include roughly 50% which are too narrow to be Pt grippers. In another stroke of poetic luck, we skipped a metal between Gold [Au] and Platinum [Pt] because we felt the symbol would be confusing. It's Copper [Cu]! Once we get these made, we'll have a one-time run of slightly more narrow Cu grippers which average about 105. In our world, being a small business means finding these serendipitous little happy accidents. Finally, one more reminder that we will have 30 more pinned Unobtanium this year. That will round out the first 100. These have been popular enough that we will likely make more, but it could be a minute before a spring reorder makes sense. So watch for those! Any option for pre-ordering a Nickel, Copper, and Unobtanium so I don't miss out? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C8Myotome Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 (edited) I'd be very interested in a super heavy super wide Nickel close to 80 mm or more. I use my super wide 158 iron all the time and would love something more challenging in the high 160's. I also really want to show the back of the gripper before closing it and say "look at this Nickel back, every time I do it makes me laugh" Edited September 26, 2023 by C8Myotome 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 (edited) Looking forward to getting them . Even though they are not in my range now. a great goal to shoot for. Edited September 26, 2023 by John Knowlton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busa Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 So it begins the checking for updates every couple of hours.. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted September 27, 2023 Author Share Posted September 27, 2023 2 hours ago, Busa said: So it begins the checking for updates every couple of hours.. Hahaha you’re crazy and I love it. These things won’t just show up with no warning. We’ll do more announcing. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared P Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Can’t wait, pre orders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted September 28, 2023 Author Share Posted September 28, 2023 No preorders at this time. For Copper and Nickel there will be hundreds. Anyone who wants one will get one. Unobtainium might be more scarce. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotGrip Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 18 hours ago, Cannon said: No preorders at this time. For Copper and Nickel there will be hundreds. Anyone who wants one will get one. Unobtainium might be more scarce. If you make another batch of unobtanium after the first 100, would you consider differentiating them in some way from the initial run? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABZSTS Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 On 9/28/2023 at 2:47 PM, RiotGrip said: If you make another batch of unobtanium after the first 100, would you consider differentiating them in some way from the initial run? They'll probably be pinned handles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted October 1, 2023 Author Share Posted October 1, 2023 On 9/28/2023 at 2:47 PM, RiotGrip said: If you make another batch of unobtanium after the first 100, would you consider differentiating them in some way from the initial run? Yes the next 30 will be pinned and will start over at #1 serial I think. After that we’ll keep counting probably. Some of this you have to make up as you go along 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChimpGrip Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 9/26/2023 at 12:05 PM, Cannon said: Hey grip nerds. Turns out, making springs is hard. Last year we got an entire batch of Iron [Fe] springs which were too wide to be that level. Trying to make the best of that, we mounted them all over the place to get a bunch of grippers that ranged from 140 to 167. Those were the Legacy Tributes. Well, we still have zillions of those springs. So we are going to make a level between Iron [Fe] and Cobalt [Co]. It just so happens there is a metal between those two that we skipped because it had the same Mohs hardness as Iron. That metal is Nickel [Ni]! I think this is poetic because Fe and Ni will have the same spring and also the same Mohs hardness. As before, we will mount the new Nickel grippers all over the place so they vary on purpose. Similarly, our most recent batch of Platinum [Pt] springs include roughly 50% which are too narrow to be Pt grippers. In another stroke of poetic luck, we skipped a metal between Gold [Au] and Platinum [Pt] because we felt the symbol would be confusing. It's Copper [Cu]! Once we get these made, we'll have a one-time run of slightly more narrow Cu grippers which average about 105. In our world, being a small business means finding these serendipitous little happy accidents. Finally, one more reminder that we will have 30 more pinned Unobtanium this year. That will round out the first 100. These have been popular enough that we will likely make more, but it could be a minute before a spring reorder makes sense. So watch for those! How about Uranium or Palladium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted October 2, 2023 Author Share Posted October 2, 2023 16 minutes ago, ChimpGrip said: How about Uranium or Palladium? Uranium would be a cool special edition of some kind. If we did a ~230 griper over Tungsten that would probably be Chromium. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jermiah Merciconah Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 I'd def be cheering for a 220-230 rated gripper, And probably alot of other people would be too, I'd have 8lb increments all the way up to 250 if that were the case 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared P Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 If for any reason Standard makes other grippers above Tungsten as well, based on the Mohs hardness scale, some fun options might be: - Chromium (225+ rgc from the podcast info) - Corundum aka Ruby or Sapphire, or Uranium or Palladium or something (235-250 rgc, comparable to Tetting Pro) - Boron (250-280 rgc to match GHP 10 / Tetting WC). Carl could actually use and close such a gripper right now. - Diamond (300 rgc). The hardest possible gripper that the strongest human might be able to close, to match the hardest mineral. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 2 hours ago, Jared P said: If for any reason Standard makes other grippers above Tungsten as well, based on the Mohs hardness scale, some fun options might be: - Chromium (225+ rgc from the podcast info) Yeah Chromium is coming for sure and there will be more about that with a Mash Monster update next week 10 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinhoo Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 5 hours ago, Jared P said: If for any reason Standard makes other grippers above Tungsten as well, based on the Mohs hardness scale, some fun options might be: - Chromium (225+ rgc from the podcast info) - Corundum aka Ruby or Sapphire, or Uranium or Palladium or something (235-250 rgc, comparable to Tetting Pro) - Boron (250-280 rgc to match GHP 10 / Tetting WC). Carl could actually use and close such a gripper right now. - Diamond (300 rgc). The hardest possible gripper that the strongest human might be able to close, to match the hardest mineral. I second this. Would be really really cool to see these numbers, even if just for chest crushing and collectors. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABZSTS Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 On 2/24/2024 at 1:54 PM, Jared P said: If for any reason Standard makes other grippers above Tungsten as well, based on the Mohs hardness scale, some fun options might be: - Chromium (225+ rgc from the podcast info) - Corundum aka Ruby or Sapphire, or Uranium or Palladium or something (235-250 rgc, comparable to Tetting Pro) - Boron (250-280 rgc to match GHP 10 / Tetting WC). Carl could actually use and close such a gripper right now. - Diamond (300 rgc). The hardest possible gripper that the strongest human might be able to close, to match the hardest mineral. A Corundum gripper is one I'd get for a meme and as a partial Berserk reference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Chromium samples. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeve tremblay Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 very nice spring and the coil is thinner therefore greater resistance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martincerven Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 11 minutes ago, steeve tremblay said: very nice spring and the coil is thinner therefore greater resistance Are you French? You sound like ChatGPT but that would make sense if you use translator 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeve tremblay Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 4 minutes ago, martincerven said: Êtes-vous français? Vous ressemblez à ChatGPT mais cela aurait du sens si vous utilisez un traducteur yes I am from Quebec and I translate I translated badly or what is the problem thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeve tremblay Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 2 minutes ago, steeve tremblay said: oui je suis du Québec et je traduis j'ai mal traduit ou c'est quoi le problème merci 7 minutes ago, martincerven said: Êtes-vous français? Vous ressemblez à ChatGPT mais cela aurait du sens si vous utilisez un traducteur I used a translator by the way and there are ways here to say things properly no matter what country you are in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martincerven Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, steeve tremblay said: very nice spring and the coil is thinner therefore greater resistance Chromium is supposed to be hardest Standard, so it has should has thickest spring Or did you mean the coil diameter is smaller therefore it has greater resistance? (Baraban does this) I thought all Standards have same coil diameter but varying thickness of wire @Cannon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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