I am trying to find the hardware for building these kind of blinds. I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction.
Thanks,
DP
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I am trying to find the hardware for building these kind of blinds. I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction.
Thanks,
DP
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Dperfe,
I don't think there really is any hardware on the shudders other than a coupleof hinges. The ends of the slats are rounded and pivot and the center piece is just stock with 'U' nails to make the slats go up and down.
BG, I composed essentially the same message, then "cancel"d it, thinking there must have been something I missed. That really is about it, huh.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
Deprfe, The hardest part of building these Blinds, is the rounded ends which enable the slats to pivot.
It's possable to make a 'jig' for routing the ends, but if you're only making a few, you may save time, (and your sanity) by drilling small holes in the cut and squared ends and driving some six penny finish nails partially in the holes .
These 'pivots' are then cut off with a pair of diagonal 'nippers'. (About 3/8" protruding) I hope you like the suggestion, Stein.
If you finish, (Stain/Shellac or Paint) them before final assembly, it will not have drips or runs. Norm Abram, if you're reading this, notice how I pronounce Assembly. (Assembally seems too 'Down East') LOL.
Edited 6/6/2003 10:57:56 PM ET by steinmetz
Flexible-louver shutters can be spray painted successfully. I did it for a couple years back in the late 80's for an outfit in Oregon that makes high-end custom shutters. But, they are hands-down the most difficult thing I have ever sprayed. It took a very complicated, time consuming spray pattern to make it come out right. They looked sweet when all was said and done. But... damn! A 3 foot wide, 6 foot tall shutter would take about 15 - 20 minutes of solid spraying, turning, flipping the louvers up and down... It was a serious pain. And at the time the pay sucked. On the bright side... I got to paint half the shutters that Burt Reynolds and Lonnie Anderson bought for their adopted son's baby room.
For the pivot end of the louvers... I wonder if drilling the ends and using dowel rod would work? Some sort of variation on that is how I remember the place I worked at doing them. They also had a white plastic cap that fit over the end that I presume was intended to prevent squeaks and probably to provide some sort of friction reduction.
Regards,
Kevin
dperfe, we want to help, but are uncertain what it is you're looking for. Elaborate please?
forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
Woodworker's Supply, Inc. http://www.woodworker.com sell plastic shutter pins. There is also an old issue of Woodsmith that had an article on building shutters.
Robert
The shutter pins are exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks people, wasn't sure what they were called. I was considering cutting some nails or something similar instead but my concern was that their wouldn't be enough resistance over time to be able to move the shutters up and down and keep them in place. But the shutter pins will do the trick.
Thanks again all,
DP
Feel free in the future to use the term "doohicky" as in "the doohickies that go in the ends of the slats." Good luck with your project!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
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