[TheForge] pure iron wire?

[Dave Smucker]

You should be able to find "tie wire" in both 16 and 10 gauge (or close to 
these sizes). This tie wire is used for tying rebar etc.  Also called 
bailing wire, as older bailers used a similar wire to tie hay bails.  I 
believe most of this wire is made from 1006 or 1008, very low carbon, low 
alloy steel.

Dave

>From: Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer <artgawk at thegrid.net>
>Reply-To: artgawk at thegrid.net,Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>To: Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [TheForge] pure iron wire?
>Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:35:15 -0800
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>Been frustrated trying to forge torch welded parts and sheet.
>The available rods have alloying elements designed to work as 
>deposited...not forged, reheated, rewelded, hammered cold and hot and so 
>on.
>So i thought...would pure iron welding rod work?
>If so, where can i get some?
>AK steel no longer lists it apparently....pete f
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