[TheForge] sticking stents in veins ( was Re: PFO closure andswinging a hammer ) & Tom Clark

[peter fels]

I've a little collection of old , oval chain links, in various sizes for that.
I heat them up and fuller notches inside the ring so that the tightness can be adjusted by rotating the link.

On Oct 17, 2012, at 5:44 PM, Jerry Frost wrote:

Ah, seems to be a refreshing change of subject to me Ron and heck it's even 
blacksmithing related! Win Win.

I just use a piece of 1/4" rd I bent into a flatened oval and slips over the 
reins when squeezed close. Then they slide towards the rivet so the tongs 
open freely, Slide them towards the ends and it holds the tongs closed. I 
have a little outwards bend at the ends of most of my tong reins or the 
keeper might slip off if my grip gets over enthusiastic at an exciting 
moment <grin>

Conduit sounds like it'll work and stays close to the rivet but may have 
problems if the work is larger or an otherwise odd grip in the bits.

Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Childers" <ron at munlaw.net>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] sticking stents in veins ( was Re: PFO closure 
andswinging a hammer ) & Tom Clark


> I guess I got us a bit off topic but we do know more about our hearts. I
> taught classes all weekend in Barberville and didn't run out of steam.
> But I had to help out a fellow teacher whose hands cramped up really
> bad.
> 
> The cure for a cramping tong holding hand is something to hold the reins
> so you don't have a death grip to hold the work. I obviously don't have
> that problem but I stick them into a slightly ovaled piece of conduit.
> It seems to be accepted practice and several professional smiths use it
> to save the tong hand after seeing the sections of pipe I use. On the
> other hand, the Uri Hofi/Tom Clark technique tends to save the arm &
> hammer hand as they preach a looser grip and good control. There is a
> video on it and it is worth the money. As much as Tom and I butted heads
> he was a really great teacher and I do miss him. There are numerous TC
> stories- with mine and a few others we could write a book.
> Ron
> 
> 

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