Crucible Tongs
Product Code : SCL-CL-11915
Crucible Tongs (SKU SCL-CL-11915) are metal scissor-action tongs for lifting crucibles, evaporating dishes and other hot containers to and from a heat source. They are a basic safety tool on every chemistry bench, from school practicals to college gravimetric work. Science Lab Supplies provides them from Ambala, India, to schools, colleges, training institutes, tender contractors and distributors buying school chemistry lab equipment in India.
Specifications
The tongs are made of metal with a scissor-like pivot and long handles that keep the user’s hands a safe distance from the flame or furnace. The jaws open to about 4 cm, enough to grip the rim or body of a typical laboratory crucible or small dish securely.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | SCL-CL-11915 |
| Model no. | SCI/LSS-1636 |
| Material | Metal |
| Jaw opening | 4 cm |
| Design | Scissor-type with long handles |
| Use | Handling hot crucibles and containers |
| Supplied by | Science Lab Supplies, Ambala, India |
Applications and Experiments for the Crucible Tongs
Whenever a crucible, dish or small beaker has been heated strongly, it is moved with tongs rather than fingers. Students use them to lift crucibles off pipe-clay triangles, transfer them to a desiccator and handle hot porcelain during ignition and evaporation experiments.
- Class 9–10 science: heating magnesium ribbon or copper powder in a crucible and weighing the product.
- Class 11–12 chemistry: heating hydrated salts to constant mass to find water of crystallisation.
- B.Sc. gravimetric analysis: moving ignited crucibles between burner, furnace and desiccator.
- General lab safety training in handling hot glassware and porcelain.
Warm the tips of the tongs briefly before gripping a hot crucible; touching red-hot porcelain with cold metal can crack it through thermal shock.
Standard Scope of Supply
The Crucible Tongs are supplied as a single pair as described above. Crucibles, pipe-clay triangles and burners are separate items; any optional accessories are listed on the quotation.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Most schools order one pair per workstation. Ask for a quotation for a single pair or a class set; it gives the packing, delivery time and price for that quantity, and crucibles, triangles or other chemistry lab equipment in India can be quoted in the same document.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How wide do the jaws of these tongs open?
The jaws open to about 4 cm, which suits standard laboratory crucibles and small porcelain dishes.
Why should the tong tips be pre-heated?
Gripping a very hot porcelain crucible with cold metal tips can make the porcelain shatter from thermal shock. Warming the tips in the flame first reduces that risk.
Who supplies these Crucible Tongs?
Science Lab Supplies supplies them from Ambala, India, for single pairs or class sets, often on the same quotation as crucibles and heating accessories.
Can crucible tongs be used for other hot items?
Yes. Besides crucibles they are used for small evaporating dishes and other hot containers, but not for heavy beakers, which need beaker tongs.
Related Crucible and Heating Items
Tongs are used alongside the vessels and supports that go into the flame. These four items from the Chemistry Lab range make up a crucible-heating station for ignition and water-of-crystallisation experiments and can be quoted together.
- Croojiola (Pot) Porcelain — porcelain crucible handled with the tongs.
- Triangles for Placing Pots — hold the crucible on the tripod over the flame.
- Tripod Stand — supports the triangle above the burner.
- Stainless Steel Crucible Tongs — a stainless-steel version for labs that prefer it.
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Last updated: 25 September 2026
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