May 4, 201016 yr I got these along with a bunch of other good looking tongs,all company punched "ATHA" and "CHAMPION" exept for these heavy jaw-ed no name never seen anything like it before tongs. The jaws are 1 1/8" square.Has any one out there ever seen a pair similar to these and do you know what they are(were) used for ? I ended up thinking they were blanks for the user to modify. Thanks for any information ! Naz.
May 4, 201016 yr Brazing tongs, you heat them cherry and use them to melt brass and clamp at the same time for welding things like bandsaw blades. I could be wrong, never saw a set in person let alone seen a set used. Phil
May 4, 201016 yr I'd go with Phil. MY best guess would have been something like "I think they're for holding hot stuff!"
May 4, 201016 yr Yes, and some old catalogs even sold "brazing clamps" to hold the scarfed blades in a fixed position. I ran across one years ago and had to figure out its use. The blades to be brazed are held by two thumb screws leaving a gap for the spelter or silver solder and the brazing tongs. The scarfs are what I call "simple scarfs," filed bevels which mate together. http://www.turleyforge.com Granddaddy of Blacksmith Schools
May 4, 201016 yr I have a set of brazing tongs that are part of my "size of tong is not strongly correlated with size of stock" talk I give to new students when I'm trying to train them to choose tongs that *fit* over tongs they think "should fit"
May 4, 201016 yr Author Brazing tongs, you heat them cherry and use them to melt brass and clamp at the same time for welding things like bandsaw blades. I could be wrong, never saw a set in person let alone seen a set used. Phil That makes a lot of sense Phil, Thanks ! Naz.
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