Soldering Forceps
By the use of this ingenious device, any article to be repaired can be adjusted in any desired position in a much shorter time, and with more accuracy, than by the ordinary process of binding with wire to a piece of charcoal. The Crane Patent Soldering Forceps are so constructed that any two pieces can be as readily brought together as can be done with the fingers, no matter at what angle or position you may desire them. Each part works independent of the other, and the whole is held securely in place by means of a nut, as shown in Fig. 289, at F, and both hands being free, charcoal can be held behind the article, thereby concentrating the heat, the same as when held directly upon it. In soft soldering it can be used to great advantage.
The forceps E E, revolve in parts d d, which are fastened to arms C C, by means of a hinge joint. The arms C C run through the collars b b, so that they can be lengthened or shortened, and the forceps raised or lowered as desired. The collars b b turn independently of each other on base A, and being split, the whole is held firmly in position by nut F. See also Tweezers.