Hey! I'm new to steel-bending but have picked it up to supplement my climbing.

I'm bending * and ** rods from Gods of Grip, and I'm wondering about what kind of "rules" or difficulty levels people play by, if any.

• "Get it bent to within 2 inches" seems to be the aim.
• Then snap it once you've done that.

But are there any other stipulations around body positions or anything, or is it just a free-for-all on technique, as long as you get to the 2" distance?

My main question is "Can you use your thigh?" most when going for the snap.

Hello, I have been bending double underhand...but it was messing with my grippers and thickbar.

It has been recommended that DO will fit into my plan much better, so I am giving it a go.

I have the mobility to get 6" and 7" bars to my neck, but I have no power there. When I start bending, the kink doesn't happen unless the bar drops to my collar bone.

Is this just a practice thing? I have a polycarbonate trainer that I can experiment with

Been bending for a few months, I can easily do timber ties and 5.5" lengths of 1/4 CRS. I've just barely managed to out the tiniest kink in a 60D but can't make any progress on it. Any advice? How to progress using common hardware store materials? I would be open to a good kit also if anyone has recommendations.

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is a 5 and 1/4 long red nail bent to 2 inches acceptable? i see there’s things that shows where people are progress wise, how do i get one of those?

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The selection gets smaller by the day but all bars are $1.

Thanks for joining us here at r/SteelBending, feel free to say hello here, get to know each other some, and share your experience bending steel.

This isn't the most active sub, but the mods try and keep it running smoothly just in case. Happy bending!

Hey y’all!

Maybe not a lot of answers to this. For DU and reverse bends, I see a folks using some kind of protract/ruler thing to measure the angle.

Also, looking at some certs, it looks like you have to measure the width of the bar. I was wondering if people have recommendations for calipers they like?

So looking for advice on what people use for: —rubber bands? —protractor thing? —calipers? —anything else I’m missing?

Thanks!

I think I really need to work on my crush and I planned on getting some grippers to do it. Right now I have Robert Baraban adjustable gripper but I don't like how far it sticks out so was thinking about buying a few different torsion grippers. I know that grippers have different spreads and I'm wondering if and how I should take that into account if I want to use them to train crush.