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Carpentry Stair Spindle Replacement

  
  
  

stair spindleThere are times when a wooden stair spindle or a spindle on a railing will break which requires replacing the broken spindle. This small carpentry job is all about finding or making a replica of the broken spindle.

You should remove the broken spindle and take it with you to find the new one. The first places to start would be the larger big box stores, and then after that you can try specialty stair manufacturers. If they don't carry them, they can make one for you or refer you to someone who can. If you have a lathe, you can turn one yourself after getting the right species of wood. Most of us though will have to pay someone to make a replacement.

If your broken spindle is on a stair railing, you will have to ream out the hole in the railing that holds the spindle. Find the appropriate drill bit and clean up the hole. Then measure the length and the angle at the bottom where the spindle will sit. Cut the bottom of the spindle to match this angle.

Once the length and angle are correct, glue the top of the spindle into the hole on the underside of the railing, and swing the bottom into place. Glue and nail the bottom into place.

If your railing is level, in other words doesn't go up or down stairs, you can use the same strategy, just toenail the bottom of the spindle into the base.

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