On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Sure! It's dead simple and cheap. Saw one of the touring companies come
> > through the casino using a larger version - once we realized what they
> > actually were, and how easy to build, we built a set for the casino, and
> I
> > built a smaller set for the theatre.
>
> Do you do anything with the edges to keep from getting cut on them or
> do they come with a rolled edge already?
>
> Gotta love LED lights...
>
>
We folded the ends - top is sandwiched between two pieces of 1x2 with screw
eyes to hang 'em. Bottom was folded, stapled to a 2x4 with a cleat to
sandwich the wire. We didn't do anything to the edges - it came already
rolled.
Using Chauvet ColorDASH Battens right next to the bottom, pointed almost
straight up. Learned by experimenting that if they are slightly out and
angled back, they tend to shine through the screening instead of reflecting
off of it.
The key is to keep crumpling as you go, then put the wad of crumpled-up
screen on the floor and kneel and step on it to set sharper creases, then
unfold it, and crumple it again the other direction. Obviously, do this
BEFORE you staple it to the boards.
--
Paul Braun
Music Junkie
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan Howard
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