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

Mon Jan 12 11:28:07 2004

>

In 25 years of blacksmithing and having two power hammers in the shop for
over 20 years I have never had this happen,  and I have done a lot of foolish
things.  Nor have I ever heard of it happening to anyone else.

Has anybody else ever heard of someone loosing a finger or mangling one in
some tong reins under a hammer?

just curious.

Roger

>
>
> > 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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