Lionel h Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I need y'all's expert help on this one , can anyone tell me what the use of this set of tongs is , I got several sets of tongs from a junk store but don't know what these are used for ? I may reshape these for another use . Thanks for any help On a second note the jaws are incredibly thick and heavy. Why so thick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 What do the jaws lol like when you look at the head on? From this angle it makes me think of a plain old flat jaw but with just this one view I couldn't say for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 real heavy bits have been used for forge brazing for things like bandsaw blades. How close do they fit when closed? Is there any grooving on the inside of the bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionel h Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 One jaw is round, one is square , the jaws don't close , they have a space between them. And really heavy. Oh they are smooth on the inside. More close ups Now the close ups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 With that gap and one sq and one round I would use them as scrolling tongs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionel h Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Here's one for scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I also use tongs like that to hold pipe with the round piece inside the pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ivan Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I'm with Thomas on the large pipe thought. I've made smaller pairs for that same purpose in the past. Don't have any pics though, sorry. I forged them so the round fit the ID of the pipe I was working with. They worked well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 that's a very realistic leaf you made in the pictures... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMetalViking Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 I too agree with Thomas and Ivan. Viking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 "Name this tong"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Good one, I was just going to say "Wilbur" but that beats my smart Alec answer all hollow and heck there's even a pair of tongs behind Daffy. On a more serious note, I concur, pipe or perhaps ring tongs and with the keeper ring on the handle it's for pretty heavy and or long work. Those are heavy duty tongs hand fatigue would be a concern. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 1 minute ago, Frosty said: I was just going to say "Wilbur" There you go, trying to hog the spotlight again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 8 minutes ago, JHCC said: There you go, trying to hog the spotlight again. Mr. Ed's ghost is going to get you for that! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Go ahead; shout yourself horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 3 minutes ago, JHCC said: Go ahead; shout yourself horse. Snort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Did you folks notice that the pair of tongs was married. Did you not notice the ring was attached? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 39 minutes ago, Glenn said: Did you folks notice that the pair of tongs was married. Did you not notice the ring was attached? I'm guessing their maker liked that pair, so he put a ring on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I have a few pairs of jewellers pliers with one radiused and one flat jaw...they are used on curved pieces to adjust or form the curve with the flat on the convex side so that you do not make any bruise marks. I have used the same principle with scroll wrenches to prevent/reduce any bruising of the workpiece. Some times with a fixed spreader plate and sometimes with a pivoting one which conforms to the surface and lies tangentially. The OP's tongs may just have been to grip a small bore pipe or a piece through a punched hole for instance? Only one jaw needed the extra work of rounding in order to fit inside, and he either adjusted a pair of flat jaws or made these fresh to suit the project. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gote Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 On 2016-10-16 at 6:17 AM, Glenn said: Did you folks notice that the pair of tongs was married. Did you not notice the ring was attached? The maker was lazy. In Germany this ring is called "Faulenzer"=Lazy one/someone who does not like to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNewman Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Those bits are extremely heavy and out of proportion to the rest of the tongs on a pair of tongs that look well made. I would suspect they are are for a special use. Maybe as Thomas mentioned brazing or soldering, or perhaps tempering. Another thought would be the bits are forming tools to make something or a pair of somethings. The hot steel would be clamped in the tongs and the steel then hammered around the bits for example you could make collars around the rectangular bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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