Cast iron railings

Finally got on site after the big freeze to fit a set of cast iron railings, (not my normal sort of work but I did it out of interest) these railing were destroyed by several large round hay bales falling on them from a trailer, not a good mix, cast iron and sandstone don't do high impact, so the bales definitely won the contest but have by know been eaten by whatever it is that eats hay, so the railing had the last laugh.
Today we drilled the old railing that had snapped off out of the stone, tomorrow we will start to put it back together. It really is like a big meccano kit, there is a bit of a discrepancy with the brand new sandstone coping and shiny new castings sitting next to the weather beaten surviving parts. still a few months of grime and you will never know.
I really enjoy fixing metal with molten lead, its great when this silvery liquid flows into the hole and seconds later its solid and the metal is fixed in place. Tomorrow I will try and remember my camera,