[TheForge] tongs

Wed Sep 17 10:14:00 2003

Hi Ralph- 

I don't have as many of the operations set up on the hammer as I'd like
(yet). I've been wanting and needing to build a small V block with a sq.
bottom to split the jaws open and form the spine on the back of the bit.
Alot of guys do this on a press but I'm still splitting by hand and
upsetting in the vise.  ...old school, I guess. 
The bit alignment is done hot after offsetting the eye area;  It's easier to
make a picture than it is to describe but you basically put a dog leg behind
the bit and then the other way, in the reins.  That keeps the eye area in
plane with the stress and keeps the reins parallel to each other. A vise and
a bending fork is all I've been using up to this point.

Lots of opportunity for power hammer tooling with this stuff but as Streeter
said; "If you can't do it by hand, the power hammer is only going to rain a
series of mashing blows upon the work..." 

Steve                   

-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph Sproul [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 6:32 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TheForge] tongs

Steve, That tape measure is a rare item...........I Hope.  :-(

On your tongs, are you doing the front bit alignment in a vice? or on a
block tool on flat dies in the power hammer with something in the bit while
it's hot?

With those heavy bends at the rivet to give rack hanging clearance.......are
you doing those by hand?,  in a saddle on the flat dies? or in a jig of some
sort to get them nice and even?

Ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howell Steve" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 12:59 PM
Subject: [TheForge] tongs

>
> Recently Ralph and I were discussing tongs off list and I thought I would
> share some of mine with you.
> They are something I often work on when I have a few idle minutes.
> They are under the tools2 folder in the photoaccess site.
> Also included is my infamous Lufkin tape measure I spoke of months ago;
> First railing job, brand new tape measure and my net opening was 113", or
> WAS it??
> BTW- Paul, you were right about those flex lines for natural gas- my
> apologies to the list.
>
> Steve howell
> Seattle
>
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