[TheForge] tongs out of round stock?

Fri Jul 26 12:47:00 2002

I use round stock because thats what I find at the landfill and I weld  the 
reins because it saves my arm and I like the practice.  I really have no 
opinion about sq stock for this since  hardly ever use it.  I was just 
relaying Hofman's comments :)  In the video he draws out the reins by hand 
w/o welding.  I think  3/4" round is close to 5/8" sq by cross section area.

Adam

At 04:35 AM 7/26/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>Drawing the reins out rather than welding them to the bits is the only way 
>I make tongs anymore.  I think it's still easier to use the square stock 
>when drawing them out.
>
>Phil
>
> >One of the Blacksmith's Journal Videos includes this project.   The reins
> >are drawn out from the round stock rather than welding on lighter
> >stock.   Hofman explains that round stock is chosen because the hammer
> >blows penetrate better than with sq stock.
> >
> >Adam
> >
> >
> >
> >At 05:38 AM 7/25/2002 -0600, you wrote:
> >>I was looking at the techniques section of WINIKOFF'S KEEN-JUNK PAGE the
> >>other day:
> >>
> >>http://www.keenjunk.com/_bsj/200205_17-1.htm
> >>
> >>There was a page or two from the Blacksmith's Journal about making tong
> >>bits from round stock.  I have always used square stock, most commonly
> >>3/4" square.
> >>
> >>What is the advantage of using round stock?  It seems to me that with
> >>square stock, it's easier to keep things parallel and perpendicular.
> >>
> >>Phil Rosche
> >>Summerville, SC
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