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   Guest_ | Nov 28, 1999 02:11am | #1

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   Robert,

   There was avery long and interesting thread on that about a year ago? Try the archives using words loke "spiral", "circular" or even "cad" as I sem to recall Joe Fusco posting his first attempt at a spiral staircase on CAD.

   Mark

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   Guest_ | Nov 28, 1999 02:14am | #2

   *The cover article in the November "Woodshop News" is about a company that specializes in circular stairs. You might check it out.

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   Guest_ | Nov 28, 1999 02:22am | #3

   * Robert,

   This is about the best book you might find availible, well worth the price of admission. I believe its availible at the Taunton Press but, I'm not sure. If you have any specific questions just post them, I'm sure you'll get some good replies.

   Joseph FuscoView Image© 1999."It is better to be feared. . . Then loved!" Machiavelli

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   Guest_ | Nov 28, 1999 03:26am | #4

   *Robert, the book Joe refers to is very good, I refer to it frequently. But I must add a word of caution, circular stair building is not for the inexperianced or faint of heart. It's very involved and usually a hell of alot of work. That said, good luck.Bill Swales

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   Guest_ | Nov 28, 1999 04:33am | #5

   * Mark,

   Are you referring to this picture?</blockquote

   Joseph FuscoView Image© 1999."It is better to be feared. . . Then loved!" Machiavelli

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   Robert_Nolte | Nov 28, 1999 06:10am | #6

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   Thank you for the replies. I will check out the archives and the book if I can find it.

   Another quetion. In your experiences do you think it is wise to build circular stairs on-site or leave it to a company that does it every day? I have no experience with off-site manufactured staircases.

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   Guest_ | Nov 28, 1999 09:07am | #7

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   I believe the answer to that question is that it depends on the design and your expertise.

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   brisketbean_ | Nov 28, 1999 09:08am | #8

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   Robert;

   Your post said that you are about to frame a house with a circular stair case, if you are the builder and the one responsible for the finnish stairs, there are a lot of stair companies out there that will furnish all of the parts and templates to build a pre-assembled off site stair system to any configuration. If you dont have circular stair experience, that would be a good way to get your feet wet, or hire an experienced stair builder to do your stairs, and observe on the first one. They are realy pleasant jobs to do, but can be very time consuming. Read first in any event, then proceed.

   good luck
   brisketbean

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   Guest_ | Nov 28, 1999 12:17pm | #9

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   no it was one of your very early drawings...you've obviously been practising.

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   Guest_ | Nov 28, 1999 05:31pm | #10

   * Mark,

   This is the old drawing. . . just reissued ;-}. And yes, practice does make perfect .

   Robert,This is another fine book with lots of information.

   Joseph FuscoView Image© 1999."It is better to be feared. . . Then loved!" Machiavelli

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   Guest_ | Nov 30, 1999 04:44am | #11

   *The odd thing that many people don't think about where spirals are concerned is not only the amount of work required to build the stairs, but the problems associated with any thing built on a radius. Think through the materials you want to use for drywall/plaster, Trim and added costs in terms of labor. It is not cheap.

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   Robert_Nolte | Jan 04, 2000 11:46pm | #12

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   We will soon be framing a house with a circular staircase. I would like tips or names of any practical reference books.