Baluster Spacing - Calculated Industries 4065 User Manual

Baluster Spacing

You are going to install a handrail at the top of a balcony. Your total
span is 156 Inches and you would like the space between the balus-
ters to be about 4 Inches. If each baluster is 1-1/2 Inches wide, what
is the exact spacing between each baluster?
KEYSTROKE
1. Estimate number of balusters in span.
o o
1 5 6 i ÷
5 i 1 / 2 =*
*Desired spacing plus baluster width (4" plus 1-1/2").
2. Find total space 'occupied' by the balusters by multiplying the
width of each baluster by the rounded number of balusters (found
above):
1 i 1 / 2 x
2 8 =
3. Find total space between all balusters:
1 5 6 i –
4 2 i =
4. Find actual baluster spacing by dividing total space between all
balusters by the number of spaces between the balusters (number
of balusters plus one equals 29):
1 1 4 i ÷
2 9 =
DISPLAY
156
28.36364
(28 balusters)
1-1/2
42
156
114
114
3-15/16
U ' G — 77
SER S UIDE
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