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Shoutout to the guy at the Ohio forge meet who showed me why my tongs kept slipping
I fought with a pair of 1/2 inch bolt tongs for 3 weekends straight before he pointed out my jaw gap was way too wide and a quick squeeze in the vise fixed what 6 hours of filing couldn't, so what's your go-to fix for a pair that just won't bite?
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angela_grant15d ago
Man, six hours of filing versus thirty seconds with a vise. That would sting a little. But honestly, is a too-wide jaw gap really the big secret here? Seems like something you would've spotted on day one with a straight edge, not weekend three. Half the time tongs don't bite because the reins are sprung or the pivot is loose, and squeezing the jaws shut just masks it until the next heat. Fix the gap if it needs it, sure, but I wouldn't call that a magic trick, just basic looking at your tools before you blame the steel.
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