Iron Clad Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Today I forged these tongs for no other reason but to experiment and see how well they worked. I saw tongs like these on another web site and thought I would give it a go. I used 3/4 X 3/8 stock from my scrap bin. Total length is 14.5 inches. After forging the business end I hammered out the reins. I stopped forge welding reins on tongs along time ago, they seem to last longer now that I forge them out. These are a lot different then the standard tongs I usually make, I probably will not make another, however it was fun! I probably could have made at least 2 pair of standard tongs in the time it took me to make these. I will say though that they are heavy duty and hold large stock very well. What do ya think?? PS. SORRY FOR THE LARGE PICTURE. I STILL HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO RESIZE PICTURES ON THIS FORUM. I TRIED TO POST TO THE GALLERY TO RESIZE BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. I'M SURE I DID SOMETHING WRONG. ***EDIT: LETS TRY IT THIS WAY...*** http://ironclad.shutterfly.com/40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstermetal Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Today I forged these tongs for no other reason but to experiment and see how well they worked. I saw tongs like these on another web site and thought I would give it a go. I used 3/4 X 3/8 stock from my scrap bin. Total length is 14.5 inches. After forging the business end I hammered out the reins. I stopped forge welding reins on tongs along time ago, they seem to last longer now that I forge them out. These are a lot different then the standard tongs I usually make, I probably will not make another, however it was fun! I probably could have made at least 2 pair of standard tongs in the time it took me to make these. I will say though that they are heavy duty and hold large stock very well. What do ya think?? PS. SORRY FOR THE LARGE PICTURE. I STILL HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO RESIZE PICTURES ON THIS FORUM. I TRIED TO POST TO THE GALLERY TO RESIZE BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. I'M SURE I DID SOMETHING WRONG. I dont think you did any thing wrong with the photo, just seems to be the way things are with the new software. As for the tongs I think they are interesting.. I would be curious to know how they worked in the real world... If they where worth the effort or if they are just an oddity They do look cool though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Clad Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 Thanks, Monster! Well, I haven't actually forged with them yet. I did clamp down on a piece of 5/8" round stock and they held really tight. I will try them tomorrow and let you know! I thought about grinding off the rivet and removing the ring on the end and re-attach using a small bolt, this way I could change out different size rings for small stock. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Clad Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 Click here for a better picture: http://ironclad.shutterfly.com/40 Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I was thinking about these type of tongs when someone else here (I think it may have been Jeremy)posted them.I look forward to hearing what you think of them in use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 They look good Jeff, nicely made! Give em' a go and let us know how well they do for you. I've found it's best to run your pics through an image editor to get a size that's good for posting. I use iPhoto on my Mac and export them as an email jpeg - it gives me a pic about 3" x 5" at 40 - 60k which works well on IFI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 nice tongs there is a lot of diffrent styles of tongs it is what your needs are and what you want to hold. Next time I get at the forge with extra time I will hammer out a set. if you get time make a set of the woop tongs Uri Hofi design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Clad Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 Thanks guys! I will be working in my shop today and I will let you all know. It just so happens that I need to make a couple of chisles using 5/8" round stock so I will use the new tongs and see how well they work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I'll be interested in how they work, they look well made regardless. For me the easiest way to resize a photo is just hit "Save As" and set the size by how much memory it uses. I run a PC on Windows XP and Firefox for a browser. Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Clad Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 Please see the results on my latest post topic "Tong experiment, results." Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Iron Clad - Nice job on the tongs - Did you see my pictures of the ones I made some years ago? : http://www.farwestforge.com/Forum/bsgview.php?photo=1252&cat=&by=Jeremy K These are just a set of tongs I made from a line drawing sketch that was in the BABA Magazine. - They are not a fix all type of tongs but a different way of making a set. I have used mine alot and they work very well for what I have used them for. - JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Clad Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 Yes, as a matter of fact it was your pictures that inspired me to try it! Thanks for your reply and the kind words! I saw your pictures and thought, well that's something different, I have to try that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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