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Trinkets for Christmas?
This is a discussion on Trinkets for Christmas? within the Blacksmithin' forums, part of the Blacksmithing category; I'm Making a stand for a cooking book for my sister this year....
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12-04-2007, 03:51 PM
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Nutcracker tongs from 3/8" stock looks to be what I'm making. The wife is going to slump glass vessels to hold the nuts. Ran a prototype last night and it took me about an hour including making a smaller punch to make the rivet holes. I think if I go production on it I can shorten that time considerably. Each "move" only takes one heat with the 3/8" square stock... I'll post pix in the next day or two. Gotta stop at the grocery store on the way home tonight and get some nuts so's to see if the design works or if I need to make further mods.
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12-04-2007, 09:14 PM
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Hey mcraigl, The tongs off the prints work fine. I made a set for fun and realized that the little nubs between the jaws need to be there with relatively sharp edges to prevent the nuts from slipping out
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12-05-2007, 10:31 AM
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Do you want to smith them out, or can you just fabricate something??
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12-06-2007, 10:01 PM
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