Subject: Identification?

From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 09:25:18 -0500

I have a bunch of the old metal weights used to help open single hung
windows in the old days.  They resided in the sides of the window casing and
went up and down via rope and pully.  I would like to forge with them but
need to know percent carbon they have.  Thanks!

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From: "Dr. Mark E. Williams" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 09:37:27 -0500

On Mar 14,  9:25am, [email-masked] wrote:
> Subject: Identification?
>-- End of excerpt from [email-masked]

Generally, what you describe are sash weights. All of the sash weights I've
ever seen are made of cast iron. You probably can't work cast iron in a forge.

Mark

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