Sam Falzone Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Greetings all, I haven't posted in a while so I thought I'd update everyone with my tongs restoration project. When last we spoke, my friend and I had inherited a pile of rusty old tongs. In turns out, in that pile were a grand total of 40 pairs of tongs !!! Five of them were damaged and need some kind of repair (still have to work on those). The immediate problem was that most of them were completely seized up with rust. Most people recommended a reconditioning regimen of HEAT and BEAT. Worked like a charm. Usually I just needed to heat but some needed some "gentle" persuasion with a hammer. All of them now move freely. So far I've reconditioned 13 pairs. A lot of the ones I haven't done yet are huge or a weird configuration but my friend and I are planning on reshaping them eventually. Thanks for all the help folks. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichudov Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I love your HEAT AND BEAT approach. I have couple of seized tongs and will do the same. Great result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 What a great acquisition, as you say any tongs that are a configuration not suited to you can be reshaped to suit. They look like they are in good condition and you're doing a great job cleaning them up. Ian Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Thompson Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 If the joints were very rusty , some of the metal of the pin and the surrounding holes will have vanished. It would be a good idea to replace the rivets before trusting them for serious work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Thompson Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 What's the pair 4th from the R on pic 5 for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Falzone Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 What's the pair 4th from the R on pic 5 for? Good question If anyone could answer that one, I'd love to know. We could make it a game ... Name Those Tongs!. My guess is that it's used to hook something and pull it from the heat. Maybe a casting crucible? I'm interested to see how this pans out ... I've got some other tongs that have got me a bit baffled. Maybe I'll post their pictures too. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I'm guessing that 4th from the right 5th pic is for a repeatable hook forged back over the thicker jaw of the tongs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olcarguy Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 That was my guess Mick..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBower Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 That set looks kinda like hammer eye tongs to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerkid Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I agree with Matt those look like hammer eye tongs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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