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I am a curved stairway builder and for the educational aspects of it, I am posting a bit of a brain twister. I have to deal with this all the time. This is concerning gluing up some bending rail for a curved stairway. This stairway has a run of 7.1 inches and a rise of 7.62 inches. These figures are at the centerline of the rail. The stairs turns 180 degrees. The big question: How many degrees does the handrail have to be twisted for turning this 180 degrees? I am not talking bending it 180 degrees, but how many degrees of twist this handrail actually twists about its long axis. The winner gets a hardy handshake, a slap on the back, and the warm glow of victory.
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I am a curved stairway builder and for the educational aspects of it, I am posting a bit of a brain twister. I have to deal with this all the time. This is concerning gluing up some bending rail for a curved stairway. This stairway has a run of 7.1 inches and a rise of 7.62 inches. These figures are at the centerline of the rail. The stairs turns 180 degrees. The big question: How many degrees does the handrail have to be twisted for turning this 180 degrees? I am not talking bending it 180 degrees, but how many degrees of twist this handrail actually twists about its long axis. The winner gets a hardy handshake, a slap on the back, and the warm glow of victory.