[TheForge] helical railing calculations

[Chris Kilpatrick]

Yes, Bruce, it is.  I am not an architectural blacksmith, but I am a fiend for math.  My wife once asked me if she had to learn all the math I do on smithing projects to learn blacksmithy.  My sheepish grin and mumbled, near silent "no" proved to her I was a numbers junkie.

-Chris K.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Freeman" <FREEMAB at pt.fdah.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 10:00:11 -0400
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [TheForge] helical railing calculations

> Some of you may recall that I play with math for entertainment. 
> Recently, I have played with the geometry of helices, as in helical
> railings for circular staircases.  The results were interesting.  The
> thesis I was examining was the feasibility of constructing these
> railings from four FLAT curves, each representing 1/4 rotation.  I think
> the answer is yes, but I haven't tested it yet.  The question I
> addressed was, what would be the radius of such a curved railing.  That,
> I got an answer for.
> 
> Is this subject of any interest or use to anyone on this list?
> 
> Bruce
> NJ
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