Jump to content
I Forge Iron

Recommended Posts

Posted

I seem to forge in cycles, every once in awhile I get the notion to forge tongs. I had several styles I have been wanting for awhile for 1/4" - 1/2" round and square. I have also been forging alot of 1'4" flat stock lately. I forged these today.
I didn't have any offset tongs at all so I forged two pair to see how I liked them. I am happy with the finished product.

post-278-0-20075800-1296953513_thumb.jpgpost-278-0-79500600-1296953531_thumb.jpgpost-278-0-90430300-1296953538_thumb.jpgpost-278-0-85173500-1296953566_thumb.jpgpost-278-0-02054100-1296953574_thumb.jpgpost-278-0-21452300-1296953582_thumb.jpgpost-278-0-13297600-1296953591_thumb.jpgpost-278-0-09357400-1296953601_thumb.jpg

Posted

Thanks for the info Grant. Actually I believe I contributed to your retirement fund when I bought a KA75 :D and by the way I love it. But I enjoy making tongs now and then and I hate to buy what I have time to make. Like always I appreciate your input.

John

Posted

Beautiful work, John. What type of tooling are you using on the KA75 to isolate and forge the boss?

John P. Lavelle


I have the tong tool that is in the KA75 tong video. Bought it when I picked up the hammer last spring
Posted

I have the tong tool that is in the KA75 tong video. Bought it when I picked up the hammer last spring


John:

Thanks for the reply. I made one similar out of some 4140 stock. I just normalized it, but so far It is holding up pretty well under my ka75.

Happy forging.

John P. Lavelle

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...