Has anyone spec'ed or worked with this sort of thing lately? I'm thinking of the continuous kind pictured in (my admittedly old version of) Graphic Standards (similar pics below), in which the three legs are fashioned out of a continuous bar (as opposed to going with 3 separate straight bars). I want it to have a knurled finish, because that seems like it might have the safest grip of the various finishes when it's wet... But haven't run across any vendors that have it in knurled, only in smooth (polished or satin), peened (kind of stippled), and Shur-Grip (proprietary I think).
Are you trying to blow your entire client's budget on f-ing grab bars?
Peened finish is an industry standard for a good reason. Great slip resistance, and easy to make.
This reminds me of my school days. It was a multi-unit housing studio, and my classmate failed it. At the end of the project he had no plans, elevations or sections of anything. He did have physical models of a funky free-standing coat rack and a seashell shaped bathtub.
Thanks for the response, and sorry for the really late reply. I did actually see knurled on simple, straight grab bars (though not the continuous ones in my picture), but I agree with you that peened is more likely to be found and does seem like the industry standard.
It actually was for someone I know, so sort of a special case. But thanks for the advice (although I didn't fit what you described exactly, I do recognize it, and have seen it in school too... and appreciate the thought...).
You should've pulled your classmate aside! Could've saved him the 'F' possibly... :)
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Has anyone spec'ed or worked with this sort of thing lately? I'm thinking of the continuous kind pictured in (my admittedly old version of) Graphic Standards (similar pics below), in which the three legs are fashioned out of a continuous bar (as opposed to going with 3 separate straight bars). I want it to have a knurled finish, because that seems like it might have the safest grip of the various finishes when it's wet... But haven't run across any vendors that have it in knurled, only in smooth (polished or satin), peened (kind of stippled), and Shur-Grip (proprietary I think).
I've looked at Bradley (http://www.bradleycorp.com/products/techdata/8858.pdf ), and grabbarspecialists.com... that's the closest I've gotten; they have the continuous type but not in knurled.
Does anyone know of any places that might have it?
knurled finish:
Many thanks for any help!
Just do it yourself. Get some plumber's stock pipe, a welding kit from Radio-Shack, and a knurling chisel.
Are you an architect or an interior decorator?
Second take (more serious response):
Are you trying to blow your entire client's budget on f-ing grab bars?
Peened finish is an industry standard for a good reason. Great slip resistance, and easy to make.
This reminds me of my school days. It was a multi-unit housing studio, and my classmate failed it. At the end of the project he had no plans, elevations or sections of anything. He did have physical models of a funky free-standing coat rack and a seashell shaped bathtub.
Learn to prioritize man!
Thanks for the response, and sorry for the really late reply. I did actually see knurled on simple, straight grab bars (though not the continuous ones in my picture), but I agree with you that peened is more likely to be found and does seem like the industry standard.
It actually was for someone I know, so sort of a special case. But thanks for the advice (although I didn't fit what you described exactly, I do recognize it, and have seen it in school too... and appreciate the thought...).
You should've pulled your classmate aside! Could've saved him the 'F' possibly... :)
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