Hi All
I've been asked by a family member to make two single garden gates which he wants galvanised. I have a few questions which I'm hoping people on here could help with?
I was going to buy the post tops, railheads, scrolls and gate furniture from DC iron (good website and glossy catalogue) can anyone recommend them or any other recommendations for buying these?
Can I use normal mild steel mig wire for these railheads etc, they look cast but are not listed as grey cast iron, they're maybe just forged mild steel?
For galvanising, I know that I need to drill vent holes at all corners, is there anything else I need to be aware of when welding up the gates due to the galvanising process?
Lastly, how clean do they need to be? do I need to remove all mill scale or light rust with a flapper disk or does the acid bath before the galvanising bath remove all mill scale?
Any advice much appreciated, this is my first "commission" so would like to get it right!
Thanks
Allan
I've been asked by a family member to make two single garden gates which he wants galvanised. I have a few questions which I'm hoping people on here could help with?
I was going to buy the post tops, railheads, scrolls and gate furniture from DC iron (good website and glossy catalogue) can anyone recommend them or any other recommendations for buying these?
Can I use normal mild steel mig wire for these railheads etc, they look cast but are not listed as grey cast iron, they're maybe just forged mild steel?
For galvanising, I know that I need to drill vent holes at all corners, is there anything else I need to be aware of when welding up the gates due to the galvanising process?
Lastly, how clean do they need to be? do I need to remove all mill scale or light rust with a flapper disk or does the acid bath before the galvanising bath remove all mill scale?
Any advice much appreciated, this is my first "commission" so would like to get it right!
Thanks
Allan