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

Mon Jan 12 14:51:03 2004

OK, I take back that "as slamming the jaws together ought to open the
>  reins, don'cha think?" part, on reflection ;)  Kevin

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>  From: kevin donahoe [mailto:[email protected]]
>  Sent: Monday, 12 January, 2004 12:37 PM
>  To: [email protected]
>  Subject: RE: [TheForge] Tongs & power hammer - a safety issue?
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>
>  I could only imagine that he meant that the hammer slams the
>  reins together, as slamming the jaws together ought to open the
>  reins, don'cha think?  or is that splitting hairs and missing
>  the point?  Can't imagine getting the work all the way through
>  to the reins while working the treadle, have clipped the edge of
>  the jaws on occassion, I suppose...
>
>  Kevin
>
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>  >  [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Roger Olsen
>  >  Sent: Monday, 12 January, 2004 11:30 AM
>  >  To: [email protected]
>  >  Subject: Re: [TheForge] Tongs & power hammer - a safety issue?
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  >
>  >
>  >  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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