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A big pile of antique cast-iron treads fresh from the powdercoater
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Doug finds the center
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Drill a hole
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Drop a plumb bob for the pole location
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Scribing a 54" circle on the floor above w/a sharpie
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Start cutting
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Fabricating a handle so the pieces we cut won't drop
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Getting there, my forearms hurt
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Doug sands the finished opening, careful not to fall in.
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Calling in the pros to deliver the 15' center pipe.
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Ready to attach the 'hockey puck' to hold the pole in place.
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Preparing the 'hockey puck' to accept the center pipe
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The 'hockey puck' lagged in the floor
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Jake measuring the first 3 risers. Once the spindles are bolted thru the treads, they are locked tight.
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Lining up the lowered tread.
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Once the center pole is set, treads must be lowered from above
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Looking good from above, kind of like a snail shell interior.
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The handrail was delivered in a coil, like a big slinky.
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Bleech unrolling the aluminum hand rail
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Spindles. The long threaded one is #1 and goes thru the floor.
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Treads locked together via the new spindles fabricated by Bleech at Cardish Machine Works.
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All treads, spindles and landing plate in place, ready for handrail install.
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Handrail getting placed.
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Attaching the last spindle.
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Floor mounted gate spindles lagged into the floor, top railing partially installed.
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Almost complete, just some self-tapping screws in the top rail away.
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Doug trims the top of the pipe.
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Grinding.
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Ice cream makes the meal!