August 3, 201510 yr Well, here it is, my first successful attempt at tongs. they arnt pretty but the should work. i forged these out of 3/4in rebar. the next set i make will probably have welded reins, drawing out that rebar took a little to long for my liking haha.
August 3, 201510 yr They look pretty good for your first tongs. Keep up the good work. (A lot better than my first set, I might say.)
August 3, 201510 yr Definitely something to be proud of. Personally I'd never tried movin that much steel without some help in the shop that day lol.
August 3, 201510 yr Wow! 3/4 rebar! You're keen. How are the blisters on your hammer hand?? Well done!
August 3, 201510 yr Author thanks guys! yeah the 3/4 rebar was a bit of a bear to draw out but not too bad as long as it was HOT(using technicusjoe's technique for drawing out his rr spike tongs helped a lot also). as for the blisters, i dont have any surprisingly enough, must be from swinging a framing hammer all summer
August 5, 201510 yr I like them - good job. 3/4" rebar - what a bear. Do you have a welder? stick/ mig? - if you do, you can weld some round stock to the tongs (really puddle it) then hammer out the bead. Ok it's not "traditional" but it's quick and it works just fine. Andy
August 5, 201510 yr Author thanks! yes i have both actually, i think i'll have to try that on the next set, might save me a bit of time..and my arm lol
August 24, 201510 yr nice you only get better from here. Then get some 1045 and make tongs out of that is what the tong companies use
September 2, 201510 yr Author nice you only get better from here. Then get some 1045 and make tongs out of that is what the tong companies use already bought some just waiting till i get my technique down a bit better first. started a pair of bolt tongs the other day but ran out of time to finish them before work
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