Mild steel Domino

[davidinkew]

The house we're building has a prefabricated steel stair which will receive a 170mm deep solid timber handrail of 28mm thickness. We will weld tabs onto the top edge of the stair to locate the handrail and support it laterally. Our plan is to Domino 70mm pockets into the bottom edge of the handrail.

I would love to find a steel bar profile which resembled the rounded profile of the Domino. Likely we'll just use a thick piece of flat bar, but is such a thing out there? What would it be called?

Really keen to use the Domino system in new ways. We've already CNC cut a kitchen which uses Dominos for rapid assembly, but steel Dominos would open up a load of other possibilities.

Thanks,

David

 

[tallgrass]

I did this on a steel stair case. Putting a radius in steel like the domino was easy. It worked out great. It was steel and glass, the domino construction allowed for a very clean look.

 

[upscale]

I did this on a steel stair case. Putting a radius in steel like the domino was easy. It worked out great. It was steel and glass, the domino construction allowed for a very clean look.

If you used glue on these steel Dominos, what did you use? How well did the glue adhere to these home made Dominos?

 

[davidinkew]

I did this on a steel stair case. Putting a radius in steel like the domino was easy. It worked out great. It was steel and glass, the domino construction allowed for a very clean look.

Oh fantastic! I thought I'd be laughed out of the forum straight off...

How did you round off the steel, and do you have any pictures of the detail?

We plan to use some resin/epoxy. We had planned a countersunk fixing through the timber into the steel within, but for simplicity we may just bond it.

 

[tallgrass]

I milled the radius on steel stock then chopped to the correct length. Then welded stainless steel domino to bracket, blended material . I used west systems epoxy and it has held up wonderfully. Unfortunately I did not think to take pictures. Also considering it was for an A list celebrity I do not think  they would have allowed it. It was a steel glass and mahogany spiral staircase. No cost was spared, including tempered curved glass. 

 

[festoolviking]

I milled the radius on steel stock then chopped to the correct length. Then welded stainless steel domino to bracket, blended material . I used west systems epoxy and it has held up wonderfully. Unfortunately I did not think to take pictures. Also considering it was for an A list celebrity I do not think  they would have allowed it. It was a steel glass and mahogany spiral staircase. No cost was spared, including tempered curved glass. 

Maybe you can get back and take some pics. when they are down on the B list.  [wink]

Festoolviking

 

[tallgrass]

Considering how successful his franchises are that won't be for some time...which is a good thing.

 

[festoolviking]

Good for him and hopefully good for you if it brings you more work.  [smile]

Festoolviking