[TheForge] Scrolling Tongs from Tinsnips?
Dave Smucker
davesmucker at hotmail.com
Mon Jul 23 16:04:14 EDT 2018
J. Petrila, You have some great videos !! Thanks for posting. I like your tongs !!
A very fast and simple way to make light duty tongs (and I mean light duty) is the start with two length of round stock - say 3/8 dia. Place a short length of 1/4 x 1 flat bar on the anvil and take you round stock and set in down with a about 1 and 1/2 inch sticking beyond the flat bar and drive it down to form the eye. Now bend the bit one direction and the reins the other direct to form one side of the tongs. I use the vise for this. Now do it all again to make the second side of tongs. Shape the 1 and 1/2 side into your bits. Drill or punch the eye and rivet together. These make good pickup tongs or in a larger size say 1/2 inch dia. stock you can get light duty scrolling tongs. Not fancy but good enough for may son-in-law to use and burn up in the fire 😊.
Dave Smucker
Brasstown, NC
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Scrolling Tongs from Tinsnips?
Well if your up for a drive, I'd be happy to give you a lesson or 2 on tong making..
As for mediocre forging skills, the only way to get better is to do it..
Doing it with someone who has a great understanding makes it even easier.
Learning to make tongs from someone who can barely make them is not a great way to learn it..
As for Peter Ross.. or any other of the lifetime Smith's, why would you
make a comparison to them.... this is their life story and have
developed the skill set so they can do it..
A good friend of mine, said to me after asking me about making a bracket for an old BMW motorcycle and me offering to "help" him make them... "
I've got people for that"...
He has no interest in blacksmithing or fabrication work, but has the money to purchase or barter for the items he wants.
To ask the question " How to do something".. or " What's the best way"
infers there is a desire to learn..
So, what if it takes you 3days to forge 1 pair.. the second set might only take you 2days..
Only sticking to what you are good at , because you are good at it would eliminate many, many, many needed skill sets in blacksmithing.
Instead of supplying the group have a scroll tong forging day and have them make the tongs for the group..
"No one skilled enough to forge scroll tongs in the group" invite someone who can and offer something in return...
Blacksmiths for the most part are doers..
Use this to your advantage..
Come see me in MASS and I'd be happy to "GIVE" you a lesson or check out the jlpservicesinc youtube video channel there are 4 or so videos on tong making different kinds..
Or hit me up at any of the demos I do and id be happy to give you a lesson there..
Practice makes perfect and it's the only way to get better..
Even if there is a physical limitation sometimes this can be addressed to the point where forging can become possible.
On Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 9:51 PM xlch <xlch58 at swbell.net> wrote:
> It was probably the snap ring pliers. I have several American made
> sets, but bought a harbor freight set away from home once. They would
> be serviceable for small stuff. Be aware they come in inside and
> outside varieties, I.e. some squeeze to open and some squeeze to
> close, for scrolling tongs squeeze to close is what you want.
>
> It was 108 here in Dallas. Was out and about all day. Felt great.
>
>
> Charles
>
>
> > On Jul 21, 2018, at 7:00 PM, Rob Fertner <rfertner at cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > That may be them. I'm not a mechanic. I saw them at Harbour Freight
> > few years back, bought them, ground the tips and I had some light
> > duty
> scrolling
> > tongs.
> > If you're looking for quick and easy, that fits the bill. If I see a
> > tool I'm not familiar with, I try to imagine what I could use (with
> > or without
> > modification) it for in a blacksmithing way.
> >
> > Rob
> > Wichita, KS
> > Our temperature is in the balmy 3 digits.
> >
> >
>
>
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