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Speedy Fineline Curtain Tracks
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16th of November, 2009

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Although lightweight this metal hand drawn curtain track is suitable for most domestic curtain weights. The name hints at the stylish and unobtrusive profile of this track.

The track depth is 21mm.

This track comes with bending rods which allow the average DIY enthusiast to fit this track to a bay window or other curtain track application where bends are required. Unlike some tracks the fineline can be forward and reverse bent for returns.

Fineline Curtian Track with Packing Rods

All bendable curtain tracks have a minimum bending radius beyond which the track will buckle even with the use of packing rods, or any painted finishes will start to crack. We found that the Fineline track could achieve a minimum bending radius of 100mm for the Silver and Bronze tracks and 150mm for the White track (beyond this limit although the gliders ran smoothly there was some cracking of the painted finish.
A special bending tool is available for this track range for those who intend to use this track frequently for bay windows and other applications where a bend is required.

Fineline Track Bending Tool

A good quality solid joining piece allows this track to be extended to accommodate exceptionally long curtain runs. We did find some click over the join when the gliders were run, but it was insignificant.

Fineline Curtain Track with Connector

Magnetic centre gliders to hold curtains together when drawn.

Fineline Track with Magnetic Gliders

Click in brackets for ease of fitting, simply push the track back against the sprung plastic retaining lug and clip over the metal front lug and tighten the retaining screw to secure the bracket.

Fineline Track Brackets

This track is available in Antique Brass, Silver and White and there are a wide range of brackets for different applications.

Single Wall Supports

Single Ceiling Supports

Double Wall Supports - for mounting double tracks.

Couble Ceiling Supports - for spacing two ceiling mounted tracks evenly and neatly.

A full range of other accessories are also available, track connectors, gliders and end stops.

The Finline track is marketed in the UK by Speedy Products and also before they went into receivership in 2007 by Copes.

This track comes with bending rods which allow the average DIY enthusiast to fit this track to a bay window or other curtain track application where bends are required.

Forward and reverse bends can be made.

All bendable curtain tracks have a minimum bending radius beyond which the track will buckle even with the use of packing rods, or any painted finishes will start to crack. We found that the Fineline track could achieve a minimum bending radius of 100mm for the Silver and Bronze tracks and 250mm for the White track (beyond this limit although the gliders ran smoothly there was some cracking of the painted finish.

A good quality solid joining piece allows this track to be extended to accommodate exceptionally long curtain runs. We did find some click over the join when the gliders were run, but it was insignificant.

Magnetic centre gliders to hold curtains together when drawn.
Click in brackets for ease of fitting, simply push the track back against the sprung plastic retaining lug and clip over the metal front lug and tighten the retaining screw to secure the bracket.
This track is available in Antique Brass, Silver and White.
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