[TheForge] Real men dont use tongs

[Doug Ayen]

Quoth Ralph E Douglass (douglass@ptdcs2.ra.intel.com):
> Doug Ayen wrote:
> > 
> > Quoth Lynn Emrich (theatre_weapons@yahoo.com):
> > > I admit that I don't like gloves so I've started
> > > keeping a spray bottle of water by the forge. As the
> > > 'handle' starts to get hot I spray it with a little
> > > water. It has the added benifit of showing me where
> > > NOT to grab. Anyone else as foolish as me?
> > > Lynn
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > I often keep a rag in the slack tub, and if a handle on a workpiece
> > is getting too hot to handle, I'll use the wet rag to cool things
> > off. It also makes a good barrier to the heat, just fold it over
> > a few times and drape it over the handle. Just don't forget to keep
> > it wet.
> Steam is bad......
> Why not just cool the end you hold at times. I use the slack tub for
> that.....
> 
> Ralph
 
When welding up a tack of damascus 2" thick, sometimes the wet rag is 
much more convenient. Yes, I'm careful about steam, just because you
can't see it doesn't mean it isn't hot. . . 

--doug