Alternative to lead for railings into stone

[Daddy Boots]

I've dug out the old railing stubs which were set in lead. I need advice on which adhesive to use to fix the 20mm round bar into the holes in the stone The holes are approx 25mm across and 25mm deep.

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• Daddy Boots
• 27 Feb 2013
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• Daddy Boots
• 27 Feb 2013
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[freddiemercurystwin]

Epoxy grout

 

[bobby spray]

Struggling with this myself. How did you dig the old stubs out? The choices for reinstatement as i understand them are lead, expoy or cement. each having it benifits

This site used to do free guides on reinstatement but it is down at the moment
http://www.scottishironwork.org

This guide is also useful

http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/informguide-ironwork.pdf

good luck

 

[john4703]

Struggling with this myself. How did you dig the old stubs out?
good luck

I've got old stubs out easily by heating the iron so much that the lead melts, just heat the stub with a decent hot flame from a welding torch.

 

[bobby spray]

I did try this. The sandstone in which the stubs sit just split! might work with harder stone?