26" ProCast Foundry Crucible Flask Tongs for Graphite Refinery Crucibles For Melting Casting Refining Gold Silver Copper

Nice and large. They sqeeze smoothily and tightly.

Light weight but works well with my crucible that is just under the size recommended. I think it will handle a larger one!

My biggest crucible is a 6KG and this holds it pretty well. This is more for pouring a crucible, not pulling it out of the furnace. I use a different tool to remove the crucible and then this to pour it. Best tool I could find without spending big.

This is supposed to make pouring from my 1and 3 kg crucibles easier than tongs. The one thing I wish they'd added was a retention tab so the crucible remains in place when halfway inverted. Also, the loop on both handles doesn't slide up and down, but is fixed, and therefore useless with any crucible smaller than 3 kg size.It's lightweight, but I'm not sure how long lastingly durable such lightweight metal will be.

one of the arms is slightly bent but they are strong and grip pretty good

These crucible tongs are perfect for the crucibles that I have used so far, any crucibles that are too big for these tongs may be too heavy for a single person to pour. I will probably buy another set in the future!

So cheaper construction than I expected for the cost. They will do the job though but probably wont last over time. As far as construction goes: the metal thickness on the crucible end is 3mm, The handles are light weight tube steel - about 5/8 inch in diameter, and the spring end is made from 1mm thick sheet metal.The listing on length is incorrect as well. The product overall length is 25 1/2 inches. This means by the time you put both hands on the tool to hold a hot crucible your hands are only 7 inches away from extreme heat. My large channel locks get me 10 inches away!They are painted back with what looks to be just gloss black paint. The coating should last about 3 seconds once it goes into the kiln.It would have been nice to see them painted in a high temp thermal paint.

Good product. Easy to use and is strong. Helps lifts heavy crucible and keeps you a safe distance from harm.

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