big_red_man
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How? (How does one close a cold shut link?)
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Russ from MN
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- Bemidji MN
Cold! With a hammer!
Moonlite37
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Vise
wilson ind
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After vise and hammer I weld a bead on outside of pin and eye
I was taught to use 3 steps in a vise.
1 Put the eye against the face of the jaw and close it till it is all the way in.
2 Pull the eye out and close until about 1/8 inch of the tail is out of the eye.
3 peen the tail back over the eye.
Was taught by a Blacksmith. Good Luck.
1 Put the eye against the face of the jaw and close it till it is all the way in.
2 Pull the eye out and close until about 1/8 inch of the tail is out of the eye.
3 peen the tail back over the eye.
Was taught by a Blacksmith. Good Luck.
Bruce from Can.
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- Woodville, Ontario, Canada
I always closed them with vide grips two or three adjustments on the screw, turning it a little tighter each time, until the tail is through the eye. Then I would rivet the part of the tail sticking through the eye. You don’t always have the convenience of having a bench and a vide to work with. A tractor draw bar works good to rivet against like you would an anvil
big_red_man
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Sorry. I meant to ask about a lap link.
Thanks for replies tho.
Thanks for replies tho.
FarmingEngineer
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You can just pound a lap link shut with a hammer. A solid surface like an anvil under it helps a lot. Is this being used in a working chain? If so the lap link will have a very small working load limit even compared to a low grade chain. If you need more strength you might consider a clevis link or a Hammerlok link.
Don
Don
BarnyardEngineering
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- Rochester, NY
That's why I prefer a Hammerlok style unless it's just a cheap chain and not going to be used for any real lifting/pulling.
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