How To Make Wrought Iron Fences

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Decorative fencing is very popular all over the world. It dates back to the early centuries, when rich families would protect their house with a metal fence that also showed off their creative tastes. Today wrought iron fences are still very much for their aesthetic value, and manufacturers can charge good money to create these masterpieces.

Wrought iron is the most malleable type of iron meaning you can work it into a number of shapes and styles. Wrought actually comes from a word meaning 'to work' originating from it's literal sense of 'worked iron'. It was used widely in a number of products during the 1800's then became less widespread with the rising availability or mild steel. It is still a great type of fencing today though.

The first thing you want to organise is the design of the fence. There are numerous catalogues which can give you ideas of what design you want to create. You may choose to keep the design simple or make it complex. The harder it is then obviously the more time and work is involved.

Once you've chosen a fence pattern then you need to cut this out. Getting measurements right is of the utmost importance as you need to ensure there is a consistent distance between pickets, and each one is the correct length to match up. Bringing a second rail to the bottom (before you attach it) and marking it at the same spot as the bottom rail can ensure you get things lined up properly.

You need to cut up to a 45 degree angle for the fence, and then join the metal together and stack it with tubing. Make sure it is completely sealed because if water gets in there it can ruin the gates. If you live in a cold climate and water gets into the metal and freezes, it can actually split the poles. Once this is done you want to tack down every joint. Do this before welding, and ensure that no joint moves. Then you are ready to weld.

When the wrought iron metal is laid down, you can hold your tip at a 45 degree angle, which will give you a higher weld, but if you bring it down more it will be flatter. Pre-heat your metal so that it welds better. Don't lay too much metal on the bottom piece or your beads will take too long to heat. Keeping the beads evenly between the two pieces of metal that you're welding is important, and ensures that they actually hold.

Once the fence is finished, you need to decide whether to paint it, or leave it naturally. To paint it, you need to clean it with a lacquer rag first.

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