Need to Duplicate a Finial/Iron Worker
We have one finial that should sit at the bottom of our wrought iron railings that line the stoop. I need a mold made and a duplicate created. Any suggestions? How expensive will this process be ?
We have one finial that should sit at the bottom of our wrought iron railings that line the stoop. I need a mold made and a duplicate created.
Any suggestions? How expensive will this process be ?
Star Metal cast pieces for me from a piece that I had. He had sand castings done by someone upstate and then he finishes the pieces. It wasn’t cheap. It was about half the cost of having a die made and having them die cast. Difference between them is that the sand casting is not as sharp and comes out looking like it has a coat of paint on it. I thought the slightly blurred detail was a good trade-off for the money difference.
Besides salvage places you could also try Bay Ridge Iron Restoration which, in spite of the name, is located at Union Street & Nevins in Gowanus. They have an inventory of old cast pieces, as well as some cast-iron replicas. If they don’t have a perfect match they may be able to cast a duplicate, or recommend another place to try. Good luck with this project; the original is just too cool to lose!
I’ve been to his shop too & he was duplicating similar work.
Have you checked to see if you can find a salvaged piece first? Vaccarro’s near Lowes in Gowanus has the best iron selection.
although arkady loves to shill for ricardo (search him here) he does not cast and would sub it out. i’ve been to his shop, they forge (bend and weld) it is not a foundry. wemco is where i might go but i haven’t used them.
From the newel post? Is it two or three separate pieces? Looks like the interior center support rod pin has rusted away causing the finial to come off. If the rest of the post is solid you might have them weld it back on as a single piece. If this is a high end historical restoration they might disassemble the entire post and rebuild from bottom up. Anyway try these folks. You will then need a competent iron worker to do reassembly. http://www.wemcocastingllc.com/index.htm
No idea of costs but Ricardo can do it – 718 499 1153