Octogen Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Just wondering how hard IM blues cut down to 5 1/2" and 5" are? I've got a chart that rates the blue at 260lb and a 5" blue at 345lb with a G5 at 345lb as well. Does this sound right? I've bent the blue and a 5 1/2" blue and i'm going to attempt a 5" blue tomorrow. It just seems to me that the G5s are way harder than the blues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikael Siversson Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 An extrapolation of all the data gathered by David Horne would give a very rough figure around 215-220k for a 5'' blue (based on a 180k 6'' blue). This, I believe, is a bit less than most G5's tested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octogen Posted June 15, 2004 Author Share Posted June 15, 2004 Thanks Mikael, The grade 5s i've got feel heaps tougher than the blues so I sort of wondered about the accuracy of the data. I'll have to see how I go with the 5" blue tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 The data is not accurate, and the testing methods are crude so far. It can only be a rough guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeP Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 I would agree. The data is off. At the AOBS I bent a blue and a 5.5" cut blue. They were a nice, have to focus a little bit, bend. I kinked a grade 5 to ~ 30º at the end of the night. If I was fresh and fought it I believe I could have bent it. The first 45º is always my toughest. It was more difficult. I was told those G5 are Harder than some and easier than others, a nice middle road G5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcham Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Hey Don... I bent a 5" blue some time ago and it wasn't as hard as the 60d nails I've got. I can bend one those nails now when I'm fresh, but still haven't put much of a kink in the G5s you got us. Everybody's different though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octogen Posted June 16, 2004 Author Share Posted June 16, 2004 (edited) I tried a 5" blue today and only managed to get a small kink in it. My biggest problem was finding something to hang on to! The thing just kept squirming around in my hand and then I tore two bending rags. I decided that discretion was the better part of valour and left it for another day when i've got some tougher wraps Edited June 16, 2004 by Octogen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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