J. Clarke wrote:
Jay Pique wrote:


Woodsy wrote:
Woodsy wrote:
They haven't made these things for about 20 years. Probably because
they are cast iron and will last forever. I suspect that the other
reason is that most builders and carpenters rely on factory built
stairs for their projects. I won't give you my opinion on why that is
so....

Anyway, can anyone in this group give me a lead on finding one of these
bad boys?

Thanks,

Woodsy

OK...

I thought for sure one of the old timers might chime in with something.
Then again, the old timers know how to use the blasted thing, which
has a next best use as an achor, and aren't going to give theirs up.
They probably won't tell where they saw one hanging in some shop unused
either....

So my next tact is asking what material might be best suited for making
a stair template. I have seen aluminium templates, but the
manufacturer thought they were made of gold, not alum. Plexiglass
perhaps????

www.collinstool.com
www.stairtool.com

He's talking about something like http://www.stairtemplate.4t.com/. $875
does seem a bit much.

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Well, it looks like I just might have to bite the bullet on the $875.00


Plywood or other "softer" materials just won't work out on the long
run. They , the templates, do take a bit of abuse and and wear will
show up in the cuts. You're running a 3 horse router through and
hardwood stringers make that thing just a bit. Especially oak, and
when you have to horse it, you stand a chance of ruining the edge of
the template. It is heavy work that demands durability in the tools
used.

Also, I have seldom made two sets of stairs that were exactly alike.
This has to be a template that is easy to change and adapt to those
changes.

Woodsy