Klise | Metalwork | Materials & Styles

Materials & Styles

Electroplating

Standard electroplating options are Brass, Copper and Steel. Chrome, Nickel, Pewter and Bronze are also available.

Standard finishing effects include Antique, Satin and Bright, with special finishes and glazing effects also available to fulfill design requirements.

For most grilles, plain steel or brass wire is crimped as needed, hand-woven to customer specifications, and then electroplated. Grilles are then electro-oxidized for antique effects and rubbed. Finally, a high grade lacquer spray coating is applied for a more durable finish.

Plain steel or solid brass wire grilles without electroplating or finishing effects are also available.

Materials

Steel wire is the most commonly used and is used unless otherwise requested. If specified, tempered brass wire can be substituted to resist denting and for permanency of configuration.


Round Wire .050", 3/32" and 1/8" diameters	Square Wire 1/16" and 3/32"

Flat Plain Wire 1/16" x 1/8", 1/16" x 3/16", 1/16" x 1/4", 1/16" x 5/16", 1/16" x 3/8", 1/16" x 1/2", and 1/16" x 3/4"	Reeded Wire (One Side Only) 1/16" x 1/8", 1/16" x 3/16", 1/16" x 1/4", and 1/16" x 5/16" (5/16" shown)

Distressed Wire (One Side Only) 1/16" x 3/8" and 1/16" x 1/2"

Crimping

Illustrated here are the three basic wire-crimps usually used in mesh weave configurationsãsingle, press and double crimped. Klise grilles can be supplied with special attaching provisions such as nail holes, matching metal frames or mounting tabs. (Special attaching provisions are not generally recommended on woven meshes.) A drawing or simple sketch will be helpful in showing required details.


Single-Crimped	Press-Crimped	Double-Crimped

Pattern

Wire meshes can usually be made in square, diamond or elongated (compressed) diamond styles. You might, for example, need #101 but in a square pattern. Please specify which mesh style you require, or provide a simple sketch or diagram.


Square	Diamond	Elongated Diamond	Compressed Diamond