Ricko13 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 So.. after getting clearance from the tower (aka wife) and some time off (aka weekend), my father and I tried our hand at making a set on tongs... and boy did we learn a thing or two. Going off Brian Brazeal's great "How to" on youtube.. we went ahead and just did it.... Let me tell ya... moving 3/4" round with a 3.6# hammer was "fun" in every sense of the word. The end result was a combination of work between my father and I, which would explain the different "jaw" sizes (he's got a power hammer for an arm...). We also had our first customer order (more like a favor). An uncle needed an extra long firepoker... so.. we used 6' of 1/2" square and went to town.... All in all.. a great first weekend for pure forging goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pug}{maN Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 looks like you had fun ! keep it up ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewayforge Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Looks like a good servicable set of tongs, and a nice little fire poker you got there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionselat Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Let me tell ya... moving 3/4" round with a 3.6# hammer was "fun" in every sense of the word. The end result was a combination of work between my father and I, which would explain the different "jaw" sizes (he's got a power hammer for an arm...). Ricko13 you aren't kidding, I only have a 2.5lb hammer and moving 3/4" rebar is a chore! That's a nice set of tongs, way better than the first ones I made that actually work. It took me 3 attempts to get a set I can use. Here are the crappy pair of tongs I just finished. http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/36433-tongs-try-3-small/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 when hammering larger stock technique is the key not size of hammer divide and conqure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricko13 Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Lonselat, those look like a nice pair of tongs to me! Francis, thats for sure, took a while but we figured out how to it on the side of the anvil and at what angle to move it the fastest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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