Finally figured out why my tongs kept slipping on round stock

I spent about 3 months getting frustrated with my tongs slipping whenever I tried to hold round bar stock for scrollwork. Turns out I was gripping way too close to the hinge instead of using the sweet spot near the jaw tips. Has anyone else dealt with this or found a better way to grip round shapes?

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tara7932d ago

Small stuff always seems to have a sweet spot that nobody tells you about until you've already wasted time figuring it out.

hannahsingh1d ago

Sweet spot nobody tells you about" is pretty much the story of my entire life in the shop. I spent a week once trying to figure out why my hammer kept bouncing off a piece and it turned out I was just standing wrong.