Hardware, estimating, and mill design — John Shaqi
Hardware, estimating, and mill design
Philosophy
Hardware, estimating, and mill design
Building -- Estimates; Factories -- Design and construction; Hardware
Plates and handles for the combined store-door lock and latch are also
made in many sizes and styles, from the plain rectangular type to the
most ornamental forms. Such trim offers good opportunity for effective
decoration, and no embellishment is so effective for a store’s entrance
door as a pair of handsome plates and handles of appropriate design.
For such trim, it is not uncommon to provide an outlay of from $25
to $30 per door. Some of the more elaborate store-door handles are
illustrated in Figs. 50 and 51. The trim illustrated in these plates
is very carefully selected by the architect to match the style of
architecture in which the building is designed, and the finish is
selected with as much care.
=46. Padlocks.=—While =padlocks= are not ordinarily included in
builders’ hardware, they are extensively used for factories, stables,
and other buildings of this character; thus some care should be taken
in their selection. Padlocks are made in a great variety of sizes,
styles, and qualities, and retail at prices ranging from 10 cents,
or less, to $5. Where these locks are exposed to moisture or to the
weather, they should be of bronze or of brass, with all of the interior
construction of the same material. If required for great security, that
is, for places where they are likely to be subjected to violence, they
should be very heavy, and preferably provided with steel shackles.
Padlocks constructed on the cylinder-lock principle may be obtained,
and should always be used where a series of locks that are operated by
separate keys and controlled by a master key is employed. Ordinarily,
a selection of padlocks should be made only after an inspection of the
actual samples, and not according to catalog representations.
[Illustration: FIG. 50]
[Illustration: FIG. 51]
=47. Cabinet Locks.=—The locks used in cabinetwork are distinct from
builders’ locks, though they are occasionally used in the construction
of the finer classes of interior finish, and, consequently, are of
interest to the architect. =Cabinet locks= are made chiefly of wrought
metal, and in a vast variety of kinds, sizes, and grades, so that care
should be exercised in their selection. The leading kind of cabinet
locks are drawer, or till, locks; wardrobe, or cupboard, locks; and
chest, box, and desk locks. Special locks are also manufactured for
many other purposes. For the best work, the Yale, or pin-tumbler, type
is desirable where great security is required, but for ordinary uses,
other types, with either flat or round keys are available. Many of the
cabinet locks admit of being master-keyed, and such locks are employed
on lockers in club rooms, armories, etc.
[Illustration: FIG. 52]
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