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Hand Rail and Fitting

Installation Guidelines

These instructions show the suggested method for cutting and attaching starting fittings and gooseneck fittings like those shown below.

Starting Fittings

Volute

Turnout

Starting Easing 2 Rise Gooseneck

Gooseneck Fittings

It is recommended the following tools be on hand: Hand drill with bits (1/4”, 3/8”, 1”) 1/2” Box-end wrench, Miter box saw, Table saw

or Handsaw.

Important: Please read these instructions completely before beginning installation!

A Pitch Block can be used to mark cuts on the upeasing of the fitting. The Pitch Block can be taken from the stringer of

the stair as shown in Fig. 1a, if one is available. If not, the Pitch Block can be made by laying the hand rail on the nose of

the treads and setting a scrap of plywood next to the rail on the tread as shown in Fig. 1b. Make sure the corner of the board

is square and is setting against the nose of the next tread. Draw a line along the bottom of the hand rail on the board. Cut

along this line keeping it as straight as possible. Mark the sides of the Pitch Block as shown below. If the stair has more

than one flight, make a Pitch Block for each flight.

Place the Starting Fitting on a flat surface. Slide the

Pitch Block under the fitting with the Run side down until

the Rake side contacts the bottom of the easement as shown

in Fig. 2. Place a mark on the easement at the tangent point

where the Pitch Block contacts the easement.

Place the Pitch Block next to the fitting with the

Rise side down and the Rake side aligned with the

mark made on the easement in Step 2. Scribe a line

on the side of the easement along the Rake side of

the Pitch Block as shown below in Fig. 3. This is

the line to cut the correct angle on the easement.

2 3

RISE

RAKE

RUN

Pitch

Block

Stringer

Handrail

Plywood

Scribe

Line

Here

Pitch Block

RUN

RAKE

RISE

Fig. 1bFig. 1a

RAKE

RUN

Pitch Block

Starting

Easement

Mark

Tangent

Point

RISE

RAKE

RUN

Tangent

Point

Mark Cut

Line Here

RISE

Fig. 2

RAKE

RUN

Pitch Block

Starting

Easement

Mark

Tangent

Point

RISE

RAKE

RUN

Tangent

Point

Mark Cut

Line Here

RISE

Fig. 3

Summary of content (3 pages)

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Hand Rail and Fitting Installation Guidelines These instructions show the suggested method for cutting and attaching starting fittings and gooseneck fittings like those shown below. Starting Fittings Gooseneck Fittings Turnout Volute Starting Easing 2 Rise Gooseneck It is recommended the following tools be on hand: Hand drill with bits (1/4”, 3/8”, 1”) 1/2” Box-end wrench, Miter box saw, Table saw or Handsaw.
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Hand Rail and Fitting Installation Guidelines 4 Fig. 4 Cut Line RAKE RUN It is recommended that the cut be made on the easement using a power miter box. Place the Pitch Block on the miter box table with the Run side down and the Rake side towards the saw as shown in Fig. 4. Position the Starting Fitting in the saw and slide the Pitch Block under the fitting to help hold it at the proper angle. Always double check your marks before cutting.
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Hand Rails and Fittings Gooseneck Fitting Installation Instructions When installing a 2-Rise gooseneck, cut the rail drop to length and attach the easement to the rail drop before continuing on to the next step. 1 Place the Gooseneck Fitting on a flat surface. Slide the Pitch Block under the fitting with the Rise side down until the Rake side contacts the bottom of the easement as shown in Fig. 7. Place a mark on the easement at the tangent point where the Pitch Block contacts the easement.