[TheForge] "Universal" tongs and tools.

[Bob Ehrenberger]

Bruce,

On mine the adjustment is seperate from the reins. Also the stationary jaw 
is "V" shaped and the moving jaw is flat. Neither jaw has any teeth, you use 
the leading edge of the flat jaw to dig into the pipe and press it into the 
V jaw.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net
573-633-2010

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce ." <freemab222 at gmail.com>
To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Blacksmithing List Sponsored 
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Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 6:51 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] "Universal" tongs and tools.


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
NJ



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