May 20, 201313 yr Hey Fellows! I just recently got my own touchmark and now I forged a pair of tongs specially to hold it. I forged it out by hand from 5/8" coil spring. It can hold 1/2" to 5/8" steel in a 90% angle. It has a built in tong clip and the reins are 1 foot and 1 3/4" inches long. Yours - Daniel
May 20, 201313 yr Greetings Daniel, Very nice design.. I'm sure you are proud of you work . 100 years from now your work will still carry you name.... I might suggest if your tongs are dedicated to your touchmark you could put a small flat on the shaft so that it does not slip down the shaft.. Great stuff Keep forging Jim
May 20, 201313 yr Author Greetings Daniel, Very nice design.. I'm sure you are proud of you work . 100 years from now your work will still carry you name.... I might suggest if your tongs are dedicated to your touchmark you could put a small flat on the shaft so that it does not slip down the shaft.. Great stuff Keep forging Jim First of all thank you Jim! And yes I am pretty proud on these tongs. But what do you mean with "I might suggest if your tongs are dedicated to your touchmark you could put a small flat on the shaft so that it does not slip down the shaft.. " Could you please explain that?
May 20, 201313 yr Greetings again Daniel, By filling a grove with sholder on the shaft your tongs will fit in the grove and will not slip up or down.. You may have to reshape your tongs a little but I think it would be worth it.. I have had a few misses with my touchmark and use a different system.. Jim
May 20, 201313 yr Author punch.jpgGreetings again Daniel, By filling a grove with sholder on the shaft your tongs will fit in the grove and will not slip up or down.. You may have to reshape your tongs a little but I think it would be worth it.. I have had a few misses with my touchmark and use a different system.. Jim I do have an extreme lot of spring tention on these tongs. The touchmark doesn´t really go anywhere!
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