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by ALA_snake33 on May 17, 2008
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Hi folks, been some time sense I have been on (the beautiful life of a truck driver LOL). Oh well on to my question. I bout a set of M1 tongs from Midwest about 2 years back, well to make long story short, had a bad problem with them in the wood. The end of the claw brock off wile walking thru the woods, the end got caught on a stump and popped right off.
My question is, do ya’ll know of any typ of adhesive that might tide me over till the end of herping season this year? Then I will send them into Midwest for proper repair job.
Thanks in advance for the help
Be Safe Ya’ll, Happy Herping: Wally
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by Chris_Harper on May 17, 2008
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If you send them back, and they don't find signs of undue stress on the metal, they'll replace them. However, I know for a fact that LOTS of people have tried to use their tongs as a pry-bar, and then try to return them. So, they'll replace flaws in workmanship, but they aren't falling for the old "they just fell apart gag" when the tongs are all beaten up.
So, give it a shot.
CH
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by Cro on May 18, 2008
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Wally, as far as an adhesive, the only thing that might work would be to use an epoxie glue, and clamp the parts together for 25 hours while it drys.
Or, you could go to a bicycle repair shop or a welder, and get them to braze the parts back together.
Or, you could silver solder the parts back together. That can make a very strong repair, however, requires some skill. A knife maker should be able to help you on that one.
If you weld or solder them, that would probably void any warrenty for replacement.
Because the aluminum part is cast and not machined, there is a slight chance that there was a weak area in the casting that they broke along. This could happen if some molten aluminum was poured into the mold, cooled slightly, then had more aluminum poured on top of it to fill the mold.
However, it is more likely they developed a stress fracture in the aluminum from lifting something too heavy with them, and then finished breaking when you hung them up in the stump. Stress fractures can also occur if they had been dropped onto a concrete floor.
You have to remember that cast aluminum is brittle, and it does not take too much to break it if the tongs are used wrong. That hook on the tongs is not designed for lifting things like boards, rocks, and tin. Too many folks try to use tongs like a field hook, and wind up breaking the tongs.
Hope this helps.
Best Regards JohnZ
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