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Lift tongs open molds without effort or damage.


A line of mold-lift tongs tongs

long-handled, about 3 feet, shaped like pincers with knobs on the ends of the grasping blades. Applied by standing behind the subject in a confined space and closing the jaws to grasp the animal's head just below the ears.
 for use in mold fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´shn),
n the construction or making of a restoration.
, maintenance, or repair has been redesigned by Bermer Precision Products, Southbridge, Mass. Its tongs use the clamping slots of the mold base for the gripping action. A single person can open a mold with the tongs and an overhead crane An overhead crane is a type of crane where the hook-and-line mechanism runs along a horizontal beam that runs along two widely separated rails. Often it is in a long factory building and runs along rails along the building's two long walls. . The gripping tension exerted by the lift arms of the device is proportional to the weight of the mold base. This results in a positive lifting action without the lateral movement Lateral movements are movements made on a horse that are used for training purposes, that involve the horse moving in a direction other than straight forward. They vary in difficulty, and should be used in a progressive manner, according to the training and physical limitations of  that would occur if a pry bar or screwdriver were used to open a mold. The tongs thus eliminate damage to the mold. Tel: (508) 764-2521 * PT Direct: 683BM
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Title Annotation:Tooling
Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:Sep 1, 2004
Words:110
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