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short-nosed tongs


evfreek

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Hi. I have occasionally seen short-nosed tongs such as those from the following Ebay auctions:

230118797130
200102029757

Are these tongs called pincer tongs? Probably not, since I did a search on that name and did not find much. What are they used for? Holding short pieces of flat stock? It seems that they would grip hard due to the leverage, but since they only grip a short length of the piece, it would be suceptible to levering free. They do seem useful for short pieces which do not lever much but require more room to hit with the hammer, such as a 2 inch long stub. Does this sound right? Thanks! :)

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