. The 20th century toolsmith and steelworker; a complete, practical, and scientific book. Fig. 88. Illustrating horseshoer pinchers and how jaw is forged and bent to shape. 156 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY drawn out round or half round as suits the man who isto use them, but will be much easier on the hand and bea pleasure to use if the handles are made %-inch halfround. After both parts are forged fit together anddrill the hole for the bolt or rivet. A steel bolt is pre-ferred to a rivet, as then the pincers can be taken apartvery easy whenever necessary. To harden, heat at least 1 inch back from th
. The 20th century toolsmith and steelworker; a complete, practical, and scientific book. Fig. 88. Illustrating horseshoer pinchers and how jaw is forged and bent to shape. 156 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY drawn out round or half round as suits the man who isto use them, but will be much easier on the hand and bea pleasure to use if the handles are made %-inch halfround. After both parts are forged fit together anddrill the hole for the bolt or rivet. A steel bolt is pre-ferred to a rivet, as then the pincers can be taken apartvery easy whenever necessary. To harden, heat at least 1 inch back from the cuttingedge and draw the temper to a light blue. To dresspincers, hoof cutters or nail nippers, without takingout the rivet, heat the whole jaws to a bright cherryred, then close in or bend to shape. Now have a verylow red heat and strike a few blows on the flat surfaceonly of each cutting edge, although it is always best torefine the steel by hammering equally on both flat sides,pincers can be hammered on one side only after beingbent to shape, which will be done from the outside.
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