You bought my DXF, now what 2

Okay

So I get how to copy and paste... now what

If  you need help getting these paired up in an editor, try this blog post

https://forgetool.blogspot.com/2020/04/you-just-bought-my-tong-halves-dxf-file.html

First , there are lots of videos on youtube about similar tongs from other people under "Rapid Tongs how to" and "Quick Tongs how to". start by going there.

If you are confused by all the different tong shapes, here are some brief explanations of what they are and how to pair them up.

When you open the tongs file there will be a bunch of different single tong halves.
The reason this file is so cheap is because you still have to do a bit of work to get get it
into your CAD/CAM before you can cut tongs.

The first step is picking what tong halves go together.


These are the more basic tongs, cut 2 copies of each one, that makes a pair of tongs.

2 of the top one, and you have a pair of Flat Jaw tongs alot like the set you see made here:
Kens quick iron tong videos

List of all of kens videos for his tongs

 

These are more advanced, the top 2 bar stock tongs, you cut one of each to make 

a set of blade makers bar stock tongs.

The middle 2 are back end bolt tongs, that require a bunch of forging. But you cut 2 of each for a matching pair, to get a pair of tongs.

 

These are tusk tongs much more advanced, the top 3 shapes, all get 2 matching ones to 

make a pair of tongs. The bottom one is designed to work with the ball end tong half..

 

These are wolf jaw tong prototypes, they are the most advanced, and the hardest to forge by far.

But you just cut 2 matching pairs of either shape to get a matching set.