Laser cut stainless steel plate
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Does anyone on here do the above?
Looking at designing our own balustrade uprights - stainless flat plate 'posts' with cable infills and a stainless rail on top - similar to this but shiny shiny
We'd be needing approx 14 identical shapes laser cut approx 1500 in overall length.
Or if anyone's had similar done, names and numbers would be handy.
Ta!
Looking at designing our own balustrade uprights - stainless flat plate 'posts' with cable infills and a stainless rail on top - similar to this but shiny shiny
We'd be needing approx 14 identical shapes laser cut approx 1500 in overall length.
Or if anyone's had similar done, names and numbers would be handy.
Ta!
stainless_steve said:
If your a DIYer,you could have the uprights laser cut with all the edges polished/grained.Then buy the tube and 90 degree bends to fit yourself.
Think you may be in for a shock with the price.
Would look great though
Yep, agreed.Think you may be in for a shock with the price.
Would look great though
You could look at Q Railing and Crosinox for the tubular components.
There's going to be a degree of fabrication required, with regard to the baseplate and connection to the tubular rails.
Don't underestimate the costs if you go for tensioned wires with turnbuckles etc. This mounts up.
Depending on how you are playing it, there may be a Building Regs consideration too. If there is a risk of falling (were a rail not there) you'll be expected to comply with Part K2. See here http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF...
Many don't talk to Planning when doing such work.
Thanks for the replies!
I'm near Manchester, so not too close to High Wycombe unfortunately, but willing to travel!
Due to it being part of a bigger playaround involving underpinning etc it will be to building regs, so must meet Part K regarding forcing childrens heads into narrow gaps etc etc - once I have a closer idea I'll be running it past the BCO - we're using a non-LA approved inspector for approval.
The patio pavers are floating (using pavepads) with drainage underneath so we can't mount the uprights to the floor.
Instead, they will mount (I reckon!) to the wall supporting the patio rather than to the floor as per the ones in the pic, hence a large-ish approximate 1500mm length.
I'll need a couple of chunky st.st L brackets per upright (1 clamped either side of it) maybe 300highx100width with 4 off 12mm holes for bolting (2) to the building and (2) to the upright, unless bending the end of a suitably shaped upright over by 90 degrees would work?
Each upright would need 2 off approx 12mm holes at the bottom for the L brackets to bolt to, 10 off 5mm holes for the cables, and an extra approx 5mm hole near the top to bracket off onto the handrail. 13 holes per upright, if that makes sense!
Water jet sounds good, esp. if it's cheaper. Cut in a sort of curve/sweep/arc shape.
Anyone got a rough finger-in-the-air idea of cost on this sort of thing?
No idea of thickness of plate to use either, but I'm guessing a minimum of 8 to 10mm?
http://www.allsops.co.uk/
Something nearer to you,this firm have done a job on a house nearby lately,stainless uprights and toprail with glass panels between,also a few years ago did a lot of work on another down the road which was featured on one of the TV programmes,again stainless these were internal railings on the upper floor.
Something nearer to you,this firm have done a job on a house nearby lately,stainless uprights and toprail with glass panels between,also a few years ago did a lot of work on another down the road which was featured on one of the TV programmes,again stainless these were internal railings on the upper floor.
Try:
http://www.generalutilities.co.uk/
Based in Poynton near Manchester. They do plasma and water jet cutting.
Did some water jet stuff for me recently, really clean finish and were very reasonable.
If you can send them a DWG file of the design you want from Illustrator or Cad stuff they can give you an accurate quote.
http://www.generalutilities.co.uk/
Based in Poynton near Manchester. They do plasma and water jet cutting.
Did some water jet stuff for me recently, really clean finish and were very reasonable.
If you can send them a DWG file of the design you want from Illustrator or Cad stuff they can give you an accurate quote.
Edited by allegro on Saturday 4th September 15:06
not sure what the max. thickness is that you can jet cut through steel. i mainly have 12mm aluminium cut this way, which i gather is nearing the limit. couldn't give you an idea of cost i'm afraid.
the benefit of laser/water cutting is that it requires no further processing prior to painting. plasma cutting will require machining.
the benefit of laser/water cutting is that it requires no further processing prior to painting. plasma cutting will require machining.
I am now officially Not Happy.
Building control have catagorically said no to horizontal steel cables, as they're a climbing hazard, even if I step the handrail back inwards 100mm (and use barbed wire instead of steel cable...).
Thankyou to all who contributed.. we're now looking at organ donation for cash and a frameless glazed railing system made, I think, from P Diddy's recycled wristwatches.
Building control have catagorically said no to horizontal steel cables, as they're a climbing hazard, even if I step the handrail back inwards 100mm (and use barbed wire instead of steel cable...).
Thankyou to all who contributed.. we're now looking at organ donation for cash and a frameless glazed railing system made, I think, from P Diddy's recycled wristwatches.
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