FieryFurnace Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I made the bolt tongs for a guy that wanted them. They hold 1/4-inch and 3/8-inch square and round stock, inline or perpendicular. Entirely forged to finish with the exception of rounding off the ends of the reigns and jaws with a grinder. The scroll tongs were not on the "to-do" list, but I burned the end off of one of my tong blanks, so I had a short piece. I torched a matching short piece off the coil spring, and made the scroll tongs. I did not use the power hammer at all on these. They were forged entirely on the anvil. The ends of the reigns were hot rasped instead of ground. They still need to be wire wheeled. I use a similar pair on a daily basis. I use spring steel on my tongs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
781 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Nice looking tongs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbrazealblacksmith Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 You've come a long way Dave. Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P. Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Very nice tongs. You might find your scroll tongs work better if the bits were flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 Very nice tongs. You might find your scroll tongs work better if the bits were flat. Hey thanks for the complement, and the critique. The reason I do my scroll tongs with the curved bits instead of the flat, is you can work with a wider range of stock thicknesses while still remaining in the "comfy" range of the tong handles. Flat bit, scroll tongs do not allow for this. To each his own though. (I have used both styles!) Thanks Brian! As always, it means alot coming from you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
56FordGuy Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Those tongs look good! If you're scrolling small material, does it try to slide into the wider opening in the scroll tongs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Those tongs look good! If you're scrolling small material, does it try to slide into the wider opening in the scroll tongs? I haven't had that problem with mine, and I don't see why it would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Dave Good job of hand forging, keep at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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