Adjustable pipe elbows
€9.64 Tax excluded
€11.66 Tax included
€11.66 Tax included
Elbows whose angle is set on site, for Ø42.4 mm railing tube: 0–70°, 90–180° and a wide-range model. Satin or polished AISI 304, the 90–180° elbow also in AISI 316, all glued in. For stairs and terraces where the real angle differs from the drawing. Filter by range and finish.
An adjustable elbow lets the angle between two Ø42.4 mm tube sections be set during installation.
In practice it solves one specific problem: the real pitch of a stair flight almost never matches the drawing, and a fixed elbow would force the tube together under stress.
The Strofix range has three adjustment ranges – 0–70°, 90–180° and a wide-range model marked 360°. All three are glued into the tube ends.
The 0–70° and 90–180° elbows are low, H 27–27.5 mm. The wide-range model is taller, H 47 mm.
The choice depends on the angle you need to reach, the height of the joint and the finish.
The 0–70° elbow covers shallow and acute angles. Typical stair pitches of 20–45° fall inside it, so it suits the turn where the rail leaves a level landing and runs down the flight.
The 90–180° elbow covers obtuse angles, from a right angle to a straight line – the other end of the flight, and terrace corners that are not exactly 90°. The wide-range model covers the widest span in one part, at the cost of a taller joint.
On a stair flight an adjustable elbow is needed not only at the start and end, but at every point where the pitch changes – including at a half-landing.
If even one joint is fixed, the whole line will either bend there or carry stress.
An adjustable joint costs more and is always slightly less rigid, because it contains a moving part.
Where the angle is known and it is 90° or 135°, the fixed elbow is the better choice – cheaper, stiffer and visually cleaner.
The range is AISI 304, and the 90–180° elbow is also available in AISI 316 for coastal sites and pool surrounds. The 0–70° elbow comes in satin only, the other two in satin and polished.
Polished versions suit polished systems. An adjustable joint is where two surfaces meet – a mismatched finish is especially noticeable there.