Tongs........

barnett25 · Jan 27, 2010

3/4" box jaw tongs with a wide throat would be good for railroad spikes.
Edit: something like this... http://www.blacksmithsdepot.com/Templates/cart_templates/cart-detail.php?theLocation=/Resources/Products/Tongs_and_Pliers/OC_Double_Box_Jaw_Tongs&PHPSESSID=312e1117adef872bc9a0de29ba2d3fc2

Sam Salvati · Jan 27, 2010

3/4 bolt tongs hold a RR spike perfectly, around the head and on just the shank.

Chris Meyer · Jan 28, 2010

Mace, I found a picture for you. These are listed as being tongs for railroad spikes:

I'll be more impressed if you make some of these dragon tongs

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Mace · Jan 28, 2010

Oh yeah! Now we are talkin!

Love the dragon tongs.
Mace

Here are a couple of dragons I made a few years ago.

JTknives · Jan 28, 2010

Mace I want your hammer you showed in the last few pictures you showed.

Chris Meyer · Jan 28, 2010

Mace said:
...Here are a couple of dragons I made a few years ago.

Dragons? Those look more like the geese that infest your neighborhood!

Bill Burke · Jan 28, 2010

JTknives said:
Mace I want your hammer you showed in the last few pictures you showed.

That is a Tom Clark made hammer. I am not sure if they are still availible.

Greg Obach · Jan 28, 2010

tried those z tongs... very sweet:thumbup:

there lotsa vid on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XiR_7h_gDk

saw a dandy vid on that phoenix site by John...
http://www.phoenixhammer.com/images/JLtongs.mov

Greg

JTknives · Jan 28, 2010

Bill Burke said:
That is a Tom Clark made hammer. I am not sure if they are still availible.

It does not look like he still makes them. Looks like i will have to make my own

, i will let you know how i fair

Mace · Jan 28, 2010

Don't worry Chris...the coyotes have been... uh.... thinning the flock!

That is a Tom Clark hammer. I got it from Tom at the last Scagel hammer-in up in Michigan. Great hammer. Those off set tongs of his are great...I also have an earlier pair of his I think I got when I got the hammer.
Mace

Bill Burke · Jan 29, 2010

JTknives said:
It does not look like he still makes them. Looks like i will have to make my own , i will let you know how i fair

JT. Sadly no tom is no longer making hammers or tongs. Tom tongs are still being imported and sold under his name though. Tom passed away about a year ago.

Mace · Jan 29, 2010

I didn't want to say anything cause I wasnt sure. Man, that sucks. He made some cool tools.
I have a couple of his tiny anvils too.:thumbup:
Mace

P.S. I am seriously thinking about making some dragon tongs!!!

Phil Dwyer · Jan 29, 2010

I'm with Sam. The 3/4" V-bit bolt tongs (sometimes called goose necks) are an excellent way to go for railroad spikes. We use them all the time with the kids. Build what you just made only bigger. Maybe don't make the jaws quite so long. Here's what a fella sells on eBay that he welds up.

Here's the link to another tutorial, http://www.blksmth.com/tong_article.htm, in case you haven't seen it.