[TheForge] Tongs from flat stock

[Bob Ehrenberger]

I was out of town all last week.  While catching up on my mail I realized
that I made a mistake on the original post.  Charlie used 3/8 x 1 stock for
his tongs.  Thanks for catching that. 3/4 x 1 is about the same as using
square stock.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.

------Original Message: 1-------
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:18:46 -0500
From: "Michael H. Murphy" <blacksmith at comcast.net>
Subject: RE: [TheForge] 3/4" X 1" for Tongs?


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
> To: theforge
> 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.
>