Anyone ever done any projects with.
Cast iron window sash weights.
I haven t tried to do anything with them so i don t know how they ll clean up.
I have seen a fireplace andiron and grate made from old sash weights but for practical purposes if you can t sell them or use them as decorator pieces they re not anymore useful or valuable than any similarly shaped piece of cast iron.
Make offer msc antique cast iron double hung window sash counter weight 5 5lbs 13 5 long vintage window weights antique architectural salvage cast iron 4 6 lb 11 5 14 in 7 58.
All are still rusty.
The knot is held in a cavity on the underside of the weight.
Primary or supplemental window weight.
A 1 1 2 lb.
Custom weights are also available in steel where different diameter weights are required.
Cast iron window sash weight 6lbs2 from 1890s harlem brownstone.
The most common cast iron weights material is metal.
Well you re in luck because here they come.
The most popular color.
Those not of the typical cylindrical shape are more collectable.
4 are slightly slimmer and lighter and 6 are heavier.
Each has a hole through one end where the rope passed thru.
We offer a range of window sash weights that can be installed alone or stacked including add on weights stackable iron weights stackable lead weights and stackable round weights.
Did you scroll all this way to get facts about cast iron weights.
Then the old sash weights will not be heavy enough to counterbalance the sash.
Vintage window weights 10 5 cast iron.
This weight is for use with sash type windows which are counterbalanced by a weight sash pulley and sash cord.
There are 757 cast iron weights for sale on etsy and they cost 22 44 on average.
If the window sash is reglazed with insulating glazing the completed sash may double in weight.
When selecting weights remember although they can allow for smooth operating windows oversize weights can impede sash movement and cause the window to malfunction.
Primary or supplemental window weight.
I saved 10 old iron window weights when we replaced the windows in our 100 year old house.
I m assuming they ll have to be painted.
Some old window sash weights are collectable particularly those that have manufacturer s markings on them.
Vintage window weights 10 5 cast iron.