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

Mon Jan 12 16:09:01 2004

No, Kevin.  I know it's Monday, but ... 

When you squeeze the jaws you bring the reins together, just like when
you squeeze the reins, you bring the jaws together.  I'm sure he meant
catching the jaws between hammer and anvil.

Bruce
NJ

>>> [email protected] 1/12/2004 12:36:58 PM >>>

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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>  Subject: Re: [TheForge] Tongs & power hammer - a safety issue?
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>  >
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>  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.
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>  Roger
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>  >
>  > > 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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