dickb Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Has any one ever seen a pair of tongs like this one ? found on ebay at http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260955853179 Looks like you could make the pierced part and several differant sized hook parts to fit differant size/shape stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I believe that I can see a rivet pin in the thumbnail pic which would be a hinge point. Or are my eyes are playing tricks on me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Miller Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 That is called a box joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Box joints have a pivot in them. The pivot can be nubs swaged (light duty) in on the inside or a pin. That pair has a pin, you can see the circle. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 It looks like a flush rivit in box-jointed plow tongs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddly Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I was thinking of this pair of tongs the other day. What grabbed me was if it didn't have a pin, and you relaxed your 'grip', wouldn't the working ends mis-align? I also thought that you could maybe use a spherical type joint (ball and socket) with flat sides so as not to wobble left to right. Maybe just punching and pinning would be less labor intensive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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