Countryboy39067 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I inherited a Hay-Budden #100 from my Grandfather that is in really good shape concidering it's age. I was inspectingit when I found a hole I could not identify. It's about a 3/4 inch square hole that is tapered. It's located about half way down the base directly under the horn. It looks like a tapered machined hole and I have no clue of it's potential use. Any ideas guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithgartner Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 There should be a corrisponding hole under the heel also. These were to accept tongs to move them during manufacturing. The tongs would be for two or more men, similar to R.R. track tongs, or a large version of an ice tongs for use with an overhead hoist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryboy39067 Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share Posted April 25, 2010 There should be a corrisponding hole under the heel also. These were to accept tongs to move them during manufacturing. The tongs would be for two or more men, similar to R.R. track tongs, or a large version of an ice tongs for use with an overhead hoist. Ok thanks. I was leaning toward that conclusion but thought I'd ask in case it was used for something else handy that I didn't know. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 When I shod horses [in the olden days], I learned from my mentor to fill that hole with paraffin or beeswax so that while i was pritcheling, I could cool the pritchel tip in the wax. http://www.turleyforge.com Granddaddy of Blacksmith Schools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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