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yorky VIP Member
| Subject: Large home made screen Wed May 28, 2014 9:30 pm | |
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Was looking at screens on Egay...my screen is a bit on the small side and doesn't give much protection.
But all very pricey.
So had a Google and found a supplier of cut to size plastic in Leeds ( 12 miles away ). £10 for a piece of 500mm x 500mm x 3mm polycarbonate.
Couple of hours drilling, sawing and filing and now have larger screen using original frame If its dry I'll test it tomorrow ( hope 3mm in thick enough ) | |
| | | bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Wed May 28, 2014 9:52 pm | |
| Sounds like a good call! Does the metalwork pull the Perspex into a slight curve? If so that would make it stronger than just a flat plane I'm guessing.... | |
| | | alfie92 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Wed May 28, 2014 10:08 pm | |
| Photos please,could be a good mod to copy. | |
| | | yorky VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Wed May 28, 2014 10:20 pm | |
| Mal...yes the frame has a slight curve.
Alfie you are stretching my technological skills...I'll ask the daughter to show me how to do it ( again ) | |
| | | alfie92 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Thu May 29, 2014 3:52 pm | |
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| | | yorky VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Thu May 29, 2014 4:22 pm | |
| Alfie heres hoping.... shows old screen on top of new. Took old screen off the frame and used it to mark out mounting holes for drilling. Used various paint tins and pans to draw round to get the curves and cut them out with a coping saw with fine teeth. Then various files to clean up the cuts and finally sandpaper to smooth ( dont get sanpaper in wrong place as leaves a horrible scratch. Note should have asked Sim at the start 4mm would have been better than the 3mm...but I'll see how it goes. If I have to redo it 4mm at £10 its not the end of the world. | |
| | | simbo * Site Guru *
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Thu May 29, 2014 5:03 pm | |
| Nice job Alan! I'm impressed Should be far more effective than your old screen. | |
| | | bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Larger home made screen Thu May 29, 2014 5:58 pm | |
| Great great job.... Boy that shows some patience doing it old Skool with a coping saw!! | |
| | | captain crash Mentally Deficient lunatic ..... & ..... Site Moderator
| | | | alfie92 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Thu May 29, 2014 10:29 pm | |
| Well done Alan,thanks for sharing,certainly must of took some patience | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Fri May 30, 2014 10:04 am | |
| Looking good Alan, be interesting the differences found after a test run. Fitting some home made lowers to that screen will stop any wind in a massive way. Good thinking that. | |
| | | yorky VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Fri May 30, 2014 1:04 pm | |
| Cheers Mr Intruder and Co...........Had the test run....better than small screen...less wind on chest and arms plus no dreaded head rattling.
Screen vibrates at tick over but o.k. at speed... 70 on motorway...no flexing or bending...I think I will get away with the 3 mm thickness. | |
| | | captain crash Mentally Deficient lunatic ..... & ..... Site Moderator
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Fri May 30, 2014 3:09 pm | |
| That sounds a brilliant result, nice one Alan | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| | | | Ken1964 Valued Member
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Fri May 30, 2014 7:00 pm | |
| Very clever thinking, must make a big difference. | |
| | | simbo * Site Guru *
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Fri May 30, 2014 9:53 pm | |
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| | | Twojobmick Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Fri May 30, 2014 11:17 pm | |
| Look forward to seeing that on Sunday Al ! | |
| | | simbo * Site Guru *
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Fri May 30, 2014 11:22 pm | |
| - Twojobmick wrote:
- Look forward to seeing that on Sunday Al !
And I thought you only had eyes for me?? Huh! Your such a slag Mick! | |
| | | MarcinG Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Fri May 30, 2014 11:27 pm | |
| I wonder how would a DIY screen work if it was cut out in a pattern... ie. flames :) | |
| | | Twojobmick Valued VIP Member
| | | | Asmotsat Member
| Subject: Re: Large home made screen Wed Jun 18, 2014 3:34 pm | |
| Good looking screen Yorky. | |
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