touchofgrey
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I've been thinking of this idea for a light-proof louver. I liked ScrubNinga's version using aluminum angles but wanted to simplify it a bit by using pieces of off-the-shelf flashing that would be easier to cut. I made a model on Sketchup.
The idea is to make blades from 5/8" Z flashing, the kind used for horizontal joints in plywood siding. Flatten these pieces slightly so the middle is at a 45 degree angle. Sandwich a piece of screen between them and poprivet together.
The blades would look like this. Then make a frame to surround the louvers with a piece of Z metal to match the width with an angle metal attached to form a C channel with a flange.
It would look something like this assembled.
Has anyone tried anything like this? Do you think it would work? Just trying to sort out the fatal flaws before I build one.
The idea is to make blades from 5/8" Z flashing, the kind used for horizontal joints in plywood siding. Flatten these pieces slightly so the middle is at a 45 degree angle. Sandwich a piece of screen between them and poprivet together.
The blades would look like this. Then make a frame to surround the louvers with a piece of Z metal to match the width with an angle metal attached to form a C channel with a flange.
It would look something like this assembled.
Has anyone tried anything like this? Do you think it would work? Just trying to sort out the fatal flaws before I build one.