pcb1962 wrote:
On 1 July, 20:45, "Tim Downie" wrote:
I've an idea to create a memorial post for a departed friend which
would consist of a domed metal cap on a 4"x4" post.

I had originally though of making the cap of lead but a quick google
suggest that lead "burning" is well beyond my skills & equipment
levels so I wondered if either I can work the lead "panel beater
style" to cover the top and extend down the sides for a few inches
or whether I should consider a different metal like an aluminium
alloy.

Copper would be fairly easy, as long as you have a suitable wooden
former. Wickes sell round balls for the top of newel posts that would
be ideal, £9 IIRC). You'd need to anneal the copper a few times so a
blowtorch would be handy. Any model engineering supplier can sell you
a suitable piece of copper.

That sounds like a good idea. Ta.

Tim