Scrolling Plyers

This week we were tasked to make up a set

of scrolling plyers.

Here is a short guide to making them.

1. Start with two sections of 20 by 12 mm stock.
2. The first part is to a 30 mm set down on the edge of the anvil, hammer half on half off and set it down till it is a square section on the end
3. Set it down on a 45 degree angle much the same as any other tongs
4. Now take it down on this angle to about 9 or 8 mm materail thickness, its only very small.
5. For the hinge plate leave about 30mm of materail to make it up, we will be using the bick to to put a full radious into the back of the hinge plate. Hammer half on half off to get a good set down into the back of the hinge plate.
6. We will be using the power hammer to draw out the reins, im hoping to have a video on start up and good power hammer techinque by end of next week.
7. And finally for the hinge plate we will be drilling it so that no metal is lost through punching it.

After that simple rivet up and you have yourself a nice

pair of scrolling plyers.

 This was the pair i made before i had this demostration,

sort of made it up as i went, they work fine just look

fuck ugly.