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Old 03-08-2006, 06:05 PM
dfarning dfarning is offline
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Default What is 'white' metal?

I have been working on restoring a hit and miss engine from the 1920's.

Several of the more complex casted part are very light colored, almost white. Some the old-timers who have been helping me have referred to these parts as white metal. I have heard babbitts called white metal, but these are not babbitts.

Are these just special alloys of zinc die-cast of something different?

Dave

(no Dad you are not an old-timer, but your friends are)
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