[TheForge] 3/4" X 1" for Tongs?

[Michael H. Murphy]

1"x3/4" seems pretty big to me.  I make a lot of tongs from 1/4"x1" and
3/8"x1".  They handle almost all the stuff I do, except for hammers -- they
need special tongs.  If I don't feel like making period-accurate tongs, 3/8
round or square with 1x1/4 for the boss, all stuck together with an arc
welder do real well.

Murf

> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Ehrenberger
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 1:47 PM
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> Subject: RE: [TheForge] 3/4" X 1" for Tongs?
> 
> Phill,
> 
> At our last meeting Charlie Comstock demonstrated making split jaw tongs
> from 3/4 x 1.  The advantage in this case was in the splitting.
> 
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> 
> 
> Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 06:56:19 -0800 (PST)
> From: Phil <mobjak at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [TheForge] 3/4" X 1" for Tongs?
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> In one of those reprinted BS'ing books from Lee
> Valley, it was showing how to make tongs, and it
> suggested using 3/4"X1".  They started out on the near
> side (horn to the left of course) with the 1" up.  I
> typically use 3/4" square for the majority of my
> tongs.  Does anyone here use 3/4"X1" and what are the advantages?
> 
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