Stair rails from template

[Kent]

Thought someone might find today's job method useful info

Template for a stone staircase indoors
First wire brush and knock off any odd spatter

 

[Kent]

Then template out of hardboard tracing each step - yep all over the place

 

[Kent]

 

[Kent]

Follow the lines with some box section waste

 

[Kent]

Slip out the template and fill in the header from site reference measures corner of step to header( this is to be fill in fully)

 

[Kent]

Basically what we have now is the staircase modeled on the bench negating the need for protracted manufacturer on site with all the risks and hassle involved

 

[MoreWellie]

nice idea, just don't forget which way up your model staircase should be

 

[Kent]

Yeah I do a lot of drawings. And sketches!

Still it's not bound yo fit when your on something so random as a stone staircase inside a cottage. So it's off for a frame checkout on site before I fit all the spindles and such pm

 

[barracuda816]

I like that. Im guessing you have left it tacked for the moment? Will you be fully welding it in situ or clamping it to the bench?

 

[Kent]

Tested for fit up and marked up for scroll infills under the stringer

 

[Kent]

Back on the bench scrolls made and fitted.

 

[Kent]

Marked out for spindles. These are alternate twisty then twisty basket. The twisty section will taper up to the short on at the top

 

[Bear]

Coming along nicely Kent

 

[Kent]

The scrolls infill the triangles were steps come up to stringer

 

[AdrianH]

Not being critical here, but I guess in a way I am, but I would like to know!

The scrolls you are fitting for in-fills there, do you round the ends on the scrolls off any time , or leave them as is? I appreciate they get coated and probably painted but would still have thought the square edges would be sharp to stub a toe against. I am assuming it is a home environment and not business from the pictures so could just imagine bare or socked feet going up and down there.

Adrian

 

[Kent]

Adrian your looking at the experimental one below all fitted scrolls on this have fish tail ends
You need to play around till you find one that looks and fits right. The one you see unattached didn't work. I settled on 620 string and two even scroll ends on an s type
Never might I radius / fully round the ends though more likely to point them. Imo very 1970s I try for 1910 with modern gear and ways
I do hit all parts with a file as regards sharps though

 

[AdrianH]

Hi Kent not sure what you mean by 620 string etc but I think I get the fish tail bits do you mean like this as on the F.H Brundle web site

Is this what you mean by point them?

Keep posting updates, it is all good information.

Adrian

 

[Kent]

Yes that's the pointy ones in the lower picture. Fishtailing is basically flattening the end out like a fish tail. I don't always put the chisel grooves in though as it's becoming a bit common and can look too well " produced" this is going in and old cottage and needs to look authentic - you won't find many chiseled fishtail ends in this sort of home from original

 

[Kent]

String just denotes the length of flat bar

 

[Kent]

Just finished other than a clean up and going over with the torch