Hello TracyNice job on the Balusters. Have you seen Mikes video on carriage indexing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjcFpO51upw&t=32s (His methods have helped me a lot over the years.) I hope this video helps you? C.A.G. On Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 10:05:56 AM EDT, Tracy Smith <trlsmit...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Mac, Thanks to all the great gazebos out there and the videos from Legacy, each of your points I've already included in my plans and work so far. I didn't even think about the twists turning both directions until I heard it mentioned in one of Legacy's videos. It makes perfect sense. I've attached a picture of all my rope twist balusters. There are eight turning clockwise and eight turning counter clockwise. There are an odd number of balusters in each rail to specifically allows for a "transition" baluster with a unique design. The spacing between the balusters is the same as the baluster (3.5"). I very intentionally chose a more girthy design with bigger balusters, rails and posts than what I have typically seen. It's more about personal preference than anything else. Thanks for the detailed feedback.Tracy
On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 12:12 AM, MWF <mwfos...@earthlink.net> wrote: Hello Tracy, Thanks for the "intro". You have come to the right place to get help and to share your skills & knowledge.If you provide us with the city/community where you live - you may find there is a Group Member within a reasonable drive distance. You mentioned you may be turning the balusters on your Mill. Give thought to turning half with a clock-wise spiral and the other half with a counter clock-wise spiral. Then, when assembling each railing section install clock-wise balusters on one half and counter clock-wise ones on the the other half. If you space them such that you have an odd number of them on the railing you can make the center baluster a non-spiral - perhaps a fluted or a simple tapered one. Regarding the spacing between balusters, keep in mind that most building codes require any "opening" (gap/spacing) between balusters not exceed (or be less than) 4.0 inches. For what it's worth, there is no need for your balusters to be 4x4" stock (that's huge). Most deck/proch/gazebo railings I encounter are the "standard" 2"x2" (or 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"). Using the smaller size should save you a fair bit of cash as well as being much easier to handle/install. Welcome to The Group.Mac -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
