: I'd suggest searching the web for more. There appeared to be a number of
: them. Some pointed towards doing work for sculpters and some for industry.
: Some for boats. I was suprised by the number of smaller back yard
: operations by retired foundry workers and committed hobbists. Looked to me
: like these guys would be the most help

: hope it helps
: !RUSS

I'd expect to be paying about $10 per piece of deck hardware for a custom casting by a professional foundry if they would even consider doing such a small job.

They might have a minimum charge of something like $500 to make it worth their while.

If you've never done a casting before you may be very disappointed by the look of a raw casting. There is a LOT of work involved in cleaning up a casting and finishing it.

I'm not trying to be a wet blanket here, I'm just trying to let you know that metal casting is a long and involved process.

See my post in answer to Paul Lund, in this thread, for more casting options.

All the best,

Rob Macks
Laughing Loon CC&K
www.LaughingLoon.com