Eli Taylor Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I brought home ~23 sections of 5' x 4' wrought iron fencing today. Each section was easily 100lb so we were definitely over the 1Ton mark. Don't think I've loaded her down like this before We (myself, son, nephew and seller) hand loaded it, so was happy to have the tractor to unload it There are a couple of sections which are in good fence condition which we'll probably use our sell as they are. Some of it is in not so pristine shape and is destined for the forge. I tested it beforehand and it truly is the good stuff (vs steel reproduction) There is about 20' of 1 1/2" square, 5' of 2" square (heavy!) and an immeasurable amount of 3/4" and 5/8" round. Down the road (once skill is improved) I think it would be cool to make an old school iron short sword and try to caseharden it. For now it's just an addition to 'the pile' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I have never been best friends with wrought iron, so I would be happy to swap it for mild. I do like your JD loader though. I could do some damage with that on my place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wroughton Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Hi, Are the finials forged or cast iron? Looks like very fine grain indeed. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Taylor Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 35 minutes ago, Wroughton said: Are the finials forged or cast iron? I've not dissected one yet, but I do know they are not one piece with the posts. Actually looking at the construction of this yesterday had me wonder how one would go about constructing one of these big sections...more reading in my future it seems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackdawg Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Check what you can get for it before dismantling any of the less pristine pieces. That is the sort of period stuff rich people will pay through the nose for, and repairing it might be a lucrative option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Taylor Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 23 minutes ago, Jackdawg said: Check what you can get for it before dismantling any of the less pristine pieces. Yeah a similar amount of fencing (albeit repaired and powder coated) was listed yesterday for $6K locally. I had hoped just to cover our costs (couple of hundred) but repairing it a bit as a forge project could be interesting. More skill needed before that though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Taylor Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 10 hours ago, Wroughton said: Are the finials forged or cast iron? They are cast it turns out. I looks like they were shrunk onto the ends of the posts. Presumably you would do that by heating the finials and hammering in the cold posts and letting the finials shrink on tight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Some were cast on, some are soldered on more than one way to decorticate a feline! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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