The trouble with that method is that there are a lot of joints and junctions to
fail, make noise or to show gaps. When the treads and risers are let into the
stringers and so long as the dados are reasonably clean all that goes away.
Even very small errors in riser length or minimal deviations off of absolutely
true cross cuts of the treads and risers will immediately be seen and there are
two ends of each, 48 altogether where there are 12 steps, some won't be perfect.
I expect this is why the method is the one of choice.
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan & Terrie Robbins
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 11:54 AM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Building stairs.
Dan,
This sounds like a neat idea Dale had but also sounds like a lot more work
and tinkering. Probably if time is not a premium I would consider but that
has to take a lot of time doing all the setup & dadoing. Personally I'd go
with the precut stringer or your idea of a two by four and then nail or
screw to that. I don't see where the dadoing thing would be stronger.
Granted it may look better or more professional but again it is the trade
off with time. Just my two cents
al
-----Original Message-----
From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Dan Rossi
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 11:45 AM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Building stairs.
Dale,
Interesting. I hadn't thought about dadoing the treads and risers into
the stringers. I was just going to screw pieces of 2X4 to the stringers
and screw or nail the treads down to the 2X4s.
How deep would you dado? Quarter inch? Half inch?
I wasn't certain about the wedging. Do you mean you cut the dado just a
bit longer than the length of the tread and then wedge behind the tread?
So, if you are doing blind dados, and using a three quarter straight bit,
don't you end up with funky ends to the dado that you have to clean up?
How do you physically attach the treads to the stringers? Or don't you?
--
Blue skies.
Dan Rossi
Carnegie Mellon University.
E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu
Tel: (412) 268-9081
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