[TheForge] "Universal" tongs and tools.

[Bruce .]

That sounds interesting, but this is the only photo I can find:

http://static3.depositphotos.com/1000111/108/i/950/depositphotos_1085956-Old-pipe-wrench.jpg

Is yours like that?  The problem is that the screw on that one is along the
rein, hence the adjustment it perpendicular to the rein, which is perfect
for this wrench but isn't useful for most blacksmiths  tongs.

I'm wondering whether the ones you have are different from this.


On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Bob Ehrenberger <eforge at centurytel.net>wrote:

> I have some old fashion pipe wrenches that have a thumb screw that pushes
> on
> a block that the pivot bolt goes through.  When you tighten the thumb screw
> it pushes the pivot closer together and reduces the size of the pipe they
> will grip.  If you redesign the jaws to hold steel there is no reasion that
> you couldn't have an adjustable pair of tongs. If you had two or three pair
> with different Jaw designs, it could cover almost all your holding needs.
>
> I'll have to dig them out and see how hard they would be to modify or copy.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>
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Bruce
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