. Forging of iron and steel, a text book for the use of students in colleges, secondary schools and the shop . Fig. 37 A Sledge is a hammer weighing from 5 lbs. to 20 a handle from 30 to 36 long. A sledge weighingfrom 8 lbs. to 10 lbs. is the best for ordinary use. It isused by the helper when heavy blows are needed either 44 FORGING OF IRON AND STEEL on the work direct or on some tool as a swage, fuller,or flatter. Fig. 38 shows a cross pene (a), straightpene (6), and double-faced sledge(c). The cross pene is used most;while the double-faced is found inbut few shops. The eye for theh
. Forging of iron and steel, a text book for the use of students in colleges, secondary schools and the shop . Fig. 37 A Sledge is a hammer weighing from 5 lbs. to 20 a handle from 30 to 36 long. A sledge weighingfrom 8 lbs. to 10 lbs. is the best for ordinary use. It isused by the helper when heavy blows are needed either 44 FORGING OF IRON AND STEEL on the work direct or on some tool as a swage, fuller,or flatter. Fig. 38 shows a cross pene (a), straightpene (6), and double-faced sledge(c). The cross pene is used most;while the double-faced is found inbut few shops. The eye for thehandle in the straight and crosspene sledges is placed above thecenter of gravity, so that the sledgewill naturally hang face down in the strikers hands. Tongs take first place among the small or hand toolsused by the blacksmith, for without them he could nothold the hot iron. Fig. 39 represents the flat or plaintongs used for holding flat iron. They should be made
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