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Vent: My tongs kept slipping on round stock until I tried a trick with a pipe wrench
I was trying to forge some 1/2 inch round bar for a railing project and my regular tongs just wouldn't hold it steady. After the third time it twisted out, I grabbed an old pipe wrench from my bench vise. I just clamped it onto the end of the bar as a temporary handle, and it gave me perfect, non-slip control for the initial heats. Has anyone else used a similar workaround for tricky stock shapes?
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waderamirez2d ago
My old 12 inch crescent wrench is my go-to for round stock. It's basically a third hand when the proper tongs fail. Rosepark is right, the best tools are the ones you already own. I've used vise grips on square stock too. Sometimes the simple fix is the only one that works.
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rosepark2d ago
That "temporary handle" trick shows how the best fixes are often just using what's already around you.
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