Fireman's Axe Cockspurs and Square Drive Spindles.

These are basically restricted access devices - a means to operate
an espag drive without having a handle and a cockspur type fitting
with the same square socket. 

They are generally used in areas where windows are only to be opened 
for maintenance or cleaning - for public areas, where the only staff can
open them, and in corridors or stair wells, for smoke ventilation.
All of them operate with a purpose made square drive key.

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Locking Fitch Catch Conversion

Another recent job, which was something a bit different.

The previous, similar locking catch, is now not available,
so this was the nearest thing I could offer.

Drilled and counterbored on the top and tapped into the bottom. 

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Metal Window Spanner, for Crittall Type Windows

Something simple but essential!

This was something I did this morning, to help someone out.

If you look at most Small Section steel windows, the bolt or
nut, is very close to the glass and trying to get a normal spanner
behind the bracket, is in most cases. . . . . almost impossible!

When I was "on the spanners", as the term goes - the way around
this problem, was to convert a flat type Bicycle Spanner.

This is this enough, at just under 4mm, to fit where you need it to
and with a little modification - dressing down the end and forming
a crank in the handle, it works a treat.

I may do a small production run of spanners for metal windows, as
it is something we keep getting asked about.
It may prevent a lot of frustration - the person I made this one for
had been looking around for ages and had tried all sorts if things to 
tighten his handle up.

Result!

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Pace - Caldwell 930 Reverse Position Catch.

This is another item that we inherited from Caldwell.

The was used on Fully Reversible pivot windows and as the 
name suggests, it holds the light in a fixed position, when it
is reversed.

This is what one of the original Caldwell 930 catches look like and 
below are the component parts and the finished item.

I have just been putting a batch together, so thought I would post it,
whilst I had got the job in hand.

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else you have seen, drop me a line and I will come back to you.
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Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit.

A strange title for a feature about steel window fittings but keep

reading and it will make sense.

These are some older stock, of what are essentially "Utility" stays

and handles for small section steel windows frames.

The requirement was for six standard length and six very small

stays, for very narrow frames, going into small openings.

As you can see, this is the preparation for the standard stay

and a trial fit - nothing out of the ordinary.

The narrow frames presented a bit of a challenge, however and 

it was time to get the saw out.

Cut and welded, they were then very carefully dressed

down to size and shape and then bead blasted.

When they were finished, they looked like this.

This shows them fitted to the frames, ready to go off

to site, to be fitted.

Something a bit different.

John Carr Pivot.

This was a very interesting project.

This is what we were given. 
John Carr Pivot Hinges.

This is what we made.

A tricky one, this but very pleased with the result. 

The very first pivot we made was for a Gibbons window, which
was many years ago.
Since then we have done Crittall B50, some ancient Arthur Shaw
Pivots, which looked a little like these do and several others.

Always a challenge but very rewarding.

I'll put some other images up, on the next post, just showing
some of the pivots that we have done.

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Window Handle Patch Plates.

Another recent job.

The fixings into PVCu frames, were pulling out, so these patch plates
were made, so that new and remote fixing holes could be made.

 

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