A quick video of the first step in making my tongs.

Thanks For that Grant rael good bringing any tongs down to OZ
Cheers John

Real good i ment :D

Hi Grant,
Thats a snappy looking set-up that you have there' old but still gets a good job done, like so many of us I suppose? Do you sell tongs? to have the need for the upset die for this aplication? Sorry dumb question, I have just looked at you profile,Duh as my son would say!
Regards Ian

nicely setup, and the next step..... and the swedish accent....

Thanks for the video Grant,it's great to see old machines put to good use. The heated bars seem to come out of the induction coil with two distinct heated areas, is the coil set up to heat two areas where the upsetting is to occur?

Cheers Ian Ross

Nice and simple. You could train monkeys to do that.

I love the shirt!!!!

Cool tool too :D

Thanks for the video Grant,it's great to see old machines put to good use. The heated bars seem to come out of the induction coil with two distinct heated areas, is the coil set up to heat two areas where the upsetting is to occur?

Cheers Ian Ross

Yeah, another nice thing about the induction, By varying the spacing of the turns I can get more heat in one area than another. Only use a high heat where I need it. Allows me to get a reverse gradient on the end too. You don't want the very end upsetting first and having to push that swell through the die.

Nice and simple. You could train monkeys to do that.

That's just what I did!

Thank You Grant
This brings reality to the site!
I am glad that people like you share with people like me!
Ted Throckmorton (aka) Stone

The air hammer that used to be a part of the upsetter:

My tongs get upset enough when I use em.

How do you get a second date, or do I want to know?

Frosty the Lucky.

My tongs get upset enough when I use em.

How do you get a second date, or do I want to know?

Frosty the Lucky.

That's a problem, and we're working on it.

My tongs get upset enough when I use em.

How do you get a second date, or do I want to know?

Frosty the Lucky.

Second date? There's supposed to be as second date?

Thanks for sharing that process Grant. That induction forge looks handy!

Mark

very cool indeed.
you sir a veritable wealth of knowledge and I for one appreciate all of your input and such. I'm a noob here but have learned to read and watch your threads and posts already.

Second date? There's supposed to be as second date?

Uh, that's a problem I've been working on.

Nice upsetter Grant. It looks like it'd be something a guy could make without going back to school.

Frosty the Lucky.

WOAH DUDE!
That viedo just messed me up. When I read your writing and look at your avatar you have a British accent.

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Holy Batman! Grants back! :lol:

Grant, Your video reminded me. Where does steel wool come from?

A hydraulic ram!

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Grant, You're video reminded me. Where does steel wool come from?

A hydraulic ram!

http://www.turleyforge.com Granddaddy of Blacksmith Schools

That made me laugh Frank, but I had to explain it to Karen.

Grant, You're video reminded me. Where does steel wool come from?

A hydraulic ram!

http://www.turleyforge.com Granddaddy of Blacksmith Schools

Frank: Ewe could say that.

I didn't know you were such a punny guy Frank. Nothing sheepish to ruminate about.

Frosty the Lucky.

hey Grant
We have a little sullivan that I got tired of trying to refurbish so I stuck it in the corner of the profile-atorium (where we keep the profile cutter) you have just given me a good use for the hammer part though, (it always worked fine, it was the leather diaphram on the gripper that caused us grief).
Recently picked up another upsetter from a railway quarry up north, I'll have to have a go at getting it to go.
Now I have 5 upsetters comprising of 3 machines and 2 kids (they upsett their mum as they wont keep their rooms clean).