iron fence toppers?

[OIIIIIIIO]

Hi,

I have a vintage wrought iron fence I've put up. The village wants me to do something for the pointy tops...there's a chance the village might let me slide but for liability reasons (aka stupid drunks walking out of the bar across the street), I should probably top them regardless...

Anyway...I've been able to find finials to top them, but I'd rather just have a small ball on top...probably is I can't find what I'm looking for...

The diameter I'm not too picky about but I need it to have a 5/8" square hole part of the way through. All I can find is either solid/hollow spheres or spheres with a square hole all the way through...

example of something not quite right on page 209 (211 in the index)...

http://www.tsdistributors.com/catalog/

Anyone be able to help me out in my search?

Thanks!
Patrick

 

[Zeke]

Look at King Metals.
http://www.kingmetals.com/Home.aspx

 

[jomobco]

King has a great selection: http://www.kingmetalscatalog.com/lg_display.cfm/catalog/Master_2012/page/304

 

[Rodhotz]

like these at the bottom.
http://www.kingmetals.com/Catalog/CatalogListing.aspx?CatalogId=C39&CatalogDetailId=302

 

[kbs2244]

How many do you need?

King Metals is a good outfit.

But to keep them honest I would talk to a local foundry.
You are describing a pretty easy casting job and in today’s economy they may be interested in a one off job.

BTW, a tennis ball sized top would make jumping the fence pretty easy.

 

[OIIIIIIIO]

I did try King Metals...didn't have what I was looking for...had the forged steel balls at over $4 a pop...had cast spheres that where either solid or hole all the way through... but I can't cut out a square hole...

I know I'm being picky...

 

[Zeke]

Can you post a pic of the existing fence? What do the tops look like now? A whole row of balls might look funky.

 

[cowboy73]

Try Decorative Iron:

http://www.steelsupplylp.net/decora...y_id=4&subcategory_id=12&subsubcategory_id=24

 

[OIIIIIIIO]

that is probably our second choice...

http://www.steelsupplylp.net/decora.../8&PHPSESSID=aa51c5e508a11cc49b0b93259058479a

here's a picture to the fence...hopefully the link works...
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...38545495.41771.100001105295603&type=3&theater

oh...and the building behind the fence is my garage ...still under construction...

 

[wnstwolf]

Had this issue at a school in Jersey I worked at. In the end we took a saw to the tops of the fence pointy things and squared them off. problem solved city and insurance (FM Global) liked it..

 

[OIIIIIIIO]

i thought about the saw option as well...

 

[Jack Olsen]

Your Facebook link isn't working for me.

In any case, King is the place. Are you looking for finials with a ball protecting the spear tip? That's what you showed in your picture and they'll be less than a buck a pop at King. I paid .38/ea when I did my fence. 5/8 square -- just like you showed in your Decorative Iron link. Have you looked at the King catalog? Their website is a pain to navigate.

 

[jomobco]

@jack - nice job on the fence!

 

[Jack Olsen]

Thanks! That was my first welding project. I had no idea what I was getting myself into -- the thing has thousands of individual welds.

 

[Milton Shaw]

Tripple S steel has several options in their catalog locations in Texas and Knoxville Tn. They are very easy to work with on any orders I have done with them.