[TheForge] Tongs & power hammer - a safety issue?

[Bruce Freeman]

Just back from Gichner's Hammer In.  
 
Bob Patrick mentioned a danger of getting tongs under a power hammer
(by accident, of course) - hammer slams the jaws together, and if you've
got a finger in the way, you lose it.   Solutions:  Don't put your
fingers between the reins, and don't get the jaws under the power
hammer.
 
But of course I immediately "invented" a safety tongs for which this
wouldn't be an issue.  Question is, is there any real need for such a
safety tongs?  0pinions, please.
 
Bruce
NJ


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