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

[Andy Vida]

Andy Vida wrote:
> 
> "David E. Smucker" wrote:
> >
> > And this is a reply to my reply.  Just went out into the shop and looked at
> > some tongs -- I had forgot about.  "Bolt tongs"  You know the ones with the
> > half round section back of the jaw grips themselves to allow clearance for
> > part of the work to stick back past the grip area.  Well if you get those
> > half round section under the dies you sure as hell will smack the reins
> > together. Likely to twist too.
> 
>         Worst thing I've encountered with tongs under the hammer is
>         when they are not level and the die smacks them 
                                                     ^^^^

	I meant the work