The square bar (the spindle?) should be square in cross section, shouldn't it? I've just replaced a door handle. The handle had a square hole but the spindle was 7mm x 8mm so I had to grind a mil off one face. Is this some sort of manufacturer's stunt to cause incompatibility?
Bill
There generally seems some difficulty with spindle bars not fitting either lock or handles, I think a lot of it is down to metrication. Most handles and locks particularly those produced abroad seem to come with 8x8mm square bars whilst imperial ones tended to be 5/16" square. Although the difference is a "midges dick" difference and most locks and handles usually are a sloppy fit that can cope with either, I have come across latches where one will fit and not the other.
Richard
Just more cheap tat.
The joiner/carpenter who fitted the doors in our office cut all these square bars short. A right royal p.i.a. as the handle is used to pull the door open
I've come across different sizes as well. Not sure there was ever a standard in the first place. Brian
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