May 29, 20197 yr I made these today! This is the largest pair of tongs I've ever made to date. They are sized for holding 1 x 3-inch flat bar They are 33-inches long Rivet is 1/2-inch mild steel Tongs are forged from 4140 steel These were a challenge but also surprisingly simple. Basically just all the same steps as small tongs, made big. One thing that helped was I did a rough sketch on my layout table of the box-side of the jaw so I had some target dimensions to shoot for. I also laid out the center line, as on these larger ones you want the jaws to overhang the outside edge of the reigns as apposed to being in line. These were a lot of fun!
May 31, 20197 yr I like them. In fact I like all your tongs....there definitely my favorite on my tong rack!!!
June 3, 20197 yr Author I think that pair ended up about 5 pounds or so. Definitely not your typical, work-at-the-anvil, pair.
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