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Title: Toast Tongs
Post by: countryscroller on July 05, 2013, 03:34:48 pm

Here is the latest and greatest video. Thanks Ray (EIEIO) for the permission to use your idea and pattern for this. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ZGL5KEyLU&feature=c4-overview&list=UULAxz24dFceU8bIyUf_SQDw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ZGL5KEyLU&feature=c4-overview&list=UULAxz24dFceU8bIyUf_SQDw)

Title: Re: Toast Tongs
Post by: Intarsia92 on July 05, 2013, 03:50:25 pm

Great idea, they turned out very nice!!  Looks like they'll be real handy.

Title: Re: Toast Tongs
Post by: DWSudekum on July 05, 2013, 04:55:09 pm

Nicely done Dustin.. Try this though .. replace the bolt with a dowel and make the whole thing wooden.  IMHO it looks better that way.  Just a thought.  Thanks for sharing them with us.


DW

Title: Re: Toast Tongs
Post by: EIEIO on July 06, 2013, 07:58:53 am

Dustin - they look perfect. Well done. They also make a great pickle-picker for whatever is in a jar or home preserved.

Title: Re: Toast Tongs
Post by: Al W on July 06, 2013, 08:05:39 am

Not bad at all.  Sort of agree with DW - and use a contrasting wood.  Nice job.

Title: Re: Toast Tongs
Post by: EIEIO on July 06, 2013, 08:15:27 am

I'm not sure how a dowel would work, but you might use one of the wooden toy car axles. The nut and bolt let you tighten them to your taste.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31TXCs6wkaL._SX385_.jpg)

Title: Re: Toast Tongs
Post by: frankorona on July 06, 2013, 09:11:34 am

Excellent work, very practical and useful, thanks for sharing .. ;)

Title: Re: Toast Tongs
Post by: Tomsunnu on July 06, 2013, 01:08:59 pm

Dustin,great looking working tong and mouth watering stuff on the pit ;D
Now will be kind enough of to give me pattern quickly :)
Thanks

Title: Re: Toast Tongs
Post by: saggioculo on July 06, 2013, 01:26:12 pm

Very cool.  Love this...you did a great job.

Title: Re: Toast Tongs
Post by: Russ C on July 06, 2013, 02:04:43 pm

Great job and practical to.  :)

Title: Re: Toast Tongs
Post by: Keefie on July 06, 2013, 02:10:27 pm

great job there Dustin, Although you could take EIEIO's idea a step further and cut your own thread into the wooden car axle and then make a wooden nut to go on end. I've had sucess in the past making nuts and bolts that size using standard metal cutting tap and die sets, they work fine on hardwoods.

Keith.

Title: Re: Toast Tongs
Post by: newfie on July 06, 2013, 03:06:08 pm

nice work Dustin

Title: Re: Toast Tongs
Post by: chelcass on July 07, 2013, 08:20:32 pm

Very nice Dustin.  Should come in handy for a lot of different chores.

Title: Re: Toast Tongs
Post by: wombatie on July 08, 2013, 07:21:42 am

Interesting and useable.  Well done Dustin

Marg

Title: Re: Toast Tongs
Post by: Marcellarius on July 08, 2013, 02:36:40 pm

these look mighty fine. great job!