Dogsoldat Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Started the railing yesterday, slow but steady going. Not overly happy with my collar. First one was a touch to short, but the material played nice. second one was too thick of stock and wouldn't form the way I wanted. Doesn't move like A36, tough stuff even with a good heat. Poke around at work tomorrow and see what is laying in a corner. Bound to be something and third times a the charm... first one was a strip off a scrap of tubing, the little lip kind of rolled up when I chiseled the grooves. Made for a rolled bead along the edge. I know the center piece needs some support on the sides. Managed to break my dog wrench so made up another, went surprisingly quick. Not sure if the scrolls should be collared as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Coming along nicely. Fits and starts are part of the process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borntoolate Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Add two more collars at the welds on the c-scrolls in bottom pic.Nice collar in the middle on bottom pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Check the local building codes. Some places have a specification for the maximum opening in that kind of railing. May be as small as three inches in diameter. Oh, and yes I like your work here. Just thinking about liability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Check the local building codes. Some places have a specification for the maximum opening in that kind of railing. May be as small as three inches in diameter. Oh, and yes I like your work here. Just thinking about liability.Remember the old trick from before they standardized children's furniture safety standards: if a gap is too small for a Coke can, it's too small for a baby's head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Most code cales for 4", if a 4" ball wont pass ts good. Its become comon to use sheep pannels as infill in wood and steel railings for porches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsoldat Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Thanks for the input guys. Thinking the extra collars is the right way to go. I'll have to do some checking on spacing. The original panel is 6" between the uprights. Be the weekend before I have much time to play again. I'll have to check out that sheep paneling Charles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 It is 't as pretty by a long shot, but for down and dirty without looking to redneck it works. Industrial sheak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsoldat Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 mostly done. needs to be set in place and bracketry tacked up. little welding and touch of paint and a few screws and hopefully happy neighbours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Looks nice, but all your design elements are upside down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsoldat Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 lol little imagination required... figured with all the picture flipping I'd be ahead of the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 that should quite any complantes of noise and smoke from that quarter. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabib Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Code requires that a 4" ball can't pass with 50 pounds of force applied to it. At the very bottom between the stair treads and the bottom of the railing, that's a 6" ball.The work looks great, and that collar is nothing to be ashamed of. Regardless of whether or not they have kids who might get injured you have to build for the visiting child or the one who might live in that house in 20 years.I built a railing for my place where the pickets had bends and twists. I placed them 3 15/16" apart at the top and bottom, but the bends and twists created spaces over 4" so the inspector made me close it up. I welded in a bunch of 4" rings with a 3" ID wherever I could fit one in. My original plan was to remove them after the inspector left, but in the end they looked nice and added to the appearance so I left them in.I never got a collar to look as good as your so I never put them on. I should try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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