We are repairing a 200 year old Cast Iron fence. To replace the broken pieces we have had several panels water-jet cut from 1/2" steel plate and shaped. The original fence parts are very pitted due to their age and proximity to the ocean front. My question for you is...Is there a way that we can pit the NEW parts to match the existing 200 year old fence...without sinking them in the ocean for a decade???
I hope you already found a solution. That I know, you could simply speed up the process using a current, which normally can be used to protect the stainless steel or carbon steel for that matter. It's quite a weird request as one normally does NOT want to pit steel. Not to mention that if the structure is pitted it's bound to need further repairs unless protected from further attack. I never heard of pitting used artistically this way. I hope you solved your problem.
Thank you. Wonderful.
We are repairing a 200 year old Cast Iron fence. To replace the broken pieces we have had several panels water-jet cut from 1/2" steel plate and shaped. The original fence parts are very pitted due to their age and proximity to the ocean front.
My question for you is...Is there a way that we can pit the NEW parts to match the existing 200 year old fence...without sinking them in the ocean for a decade???
I hope you already found a solution. That I know, you could simply speed up the process using a current, which normally can be used to protect the stainless steel or carbon steel for that matter. It's quite a weird request as one normally does NOT want to pit steel. Not to mention that if the structure is pitted it's bound to need further repairs unless protected from further attack. I never heard of pitting used artistically this way. I hope you solved your problem.