[TheForge] Tongs from flat stock

[Michael H. Murphy]

BIG square stock at that!

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 14, 2005 12:20 PM
> To: theforge
> Subject: [TheForge] Tongs from flat stock
> 
> 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.
> >
> 
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