@Van Now that you've mentioned "Astragal", what's the flexible rubber safety stripping called that often protects pinch / shear points around the perimeters of stage lifts? I'm recalling it as something very similar to your term. I'm thinking of the molded rubber with two electrical conductors running longitudinally throughout it's length and designed to electrically contact and halt movement whenever physically contacted anywhere along its length.When necessary I have either, Purchased a pre-built at a place like "Habitat for Humanity" or , here in Portland, "The Re-building Center", I love that place. OR When building, make the unit as a stand-only that slides into the flat from the rear, on Hollywoods and from the front on Broadways. If you pre-assemble the the casement molding to the window frame you can use the molding to make attachments to the flat. Having to install sash weights is a pain. I prefer to use brass window gasket that provides just a touch of resistance as the until slides up and down. If you use Poly carbonate you can staple of screw right through the glass into the Muntins. If you're using Plexi, you'll want to pre-drill and then be sure to use a shouldered or truss-head screw. The wedge shaped head of a wood screw will crack your plexi and ruin your day.
BTW Pet Peeve: All the little crossbars in a window are called "Muntins". The framing parts that move up and down are named just like a flat, Stile, Rail, Toggle. When you have two windows next to each other the casement molding between them is called a Mullion. Also if they are two non opening windows the larger piece of molding between them is called a mullion. If they are swing-open windows the small piece of trim or metal that is connected to one side and covers the gap when the window <or door> is closed is called an Astragal.
@bobgaggle I've only ever heard the former.alright, so i don't sound like a fool when i use the word for the first time, is it pronounced ass-truh-gall or uh-strah-gall?
Ass-tra-gullalright, so i don't sound like a fool when i use the word for the first time, is it pronounced ass-truh-gall or uh-strah-gall?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=astragalalright, so i don't sound like a fool when i use the word for the first time, is it pronounced ass-truh-gall or uh-strah-gall?
@bobgaggle Thus we need an "Astragal." to protect / bridge / meld the gaps "driving people apart ".Technology is driving people apart
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