Bending grids is so frustrating!

I lined the grids with coroplast then cover it with a towel or bit of fleece. When bending the grids make sure the seam that joins the outside edge of the grid together isn't on the sides that you are wanting to bend. If you tru and bend that edge it will snap at that point. You can find it by looking for a small ridge or dent that runs the diameter of the wire.

You have to bend them against the seam or they will break.

I was bending it against the seam.

I upgrade my cage 3x, and only the last time I managed to snap 3 grids. And I think it is due to poor quality, they seem lees stable then the other ones.

I snapped them too, I found if you do it alot slower, and kind of move a tiny bit, so it's not bending in exactly the same spot, it seems to help it from snaping by taking all the pressure off of the same spot.

Hmm, interesting, but I wasn't doing anything else then I did before, with the other grids, when I upgraded before. As I said, the other ones seemed more thick then the last ones. And yes, I did it pretty slow, I don't have so much power, I am a woman, and I can not let my computer hands husband do it ).

But I got my grids in January. I'll try bending them slowly, and doing it like you said and see if that works.

I had to reply to this one. I Love making a cage as much as the next person. But if you think abut it these grids were not really meant to be bent, but to be stacked. Sometimes you're trying to make one object do something it's not made for. Just take your time, I know I found this an irritation when I was making them. Just a little work and time should get them to bend. I always did it in three intervals. One tug...stand up...Two Tug...Stand UP and Three tug. It was easier on my back this way too. I found fighting with a grid to move a little irritating and tire-sum on my back.

Any who Good luck bending!!

I am a woman too, so I understand about the whole power thing. I'm pretty small too. Ha. But I had to do it in shifts too. It kills your back. My boyfriend did it and snapped one right away, mister tough guy. He just started bending it with his hands with everything he had, and snap. I read you had to stand on it on one side (with shoes on) so I was angry he didn't do it my way lol, then I did it and snapped one. I takes practice I guess.

Deenanicole08 said:

. I takes practice I guess.

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It is funny how I succeeded the 1st time, but failed at the last upgrade haha.