Invisible fixings for removable wall panel: suggestions welcomed

[Adam Aglionby]

Like a picture frame, hooks hidden behind the frame :-)

Cheers Adam

[Bert Coules]

I did wonder about that, but would plastic impart enough rigidity, do you think? I also wondered about aluminium, either angle or channel.

Yes indeed but keystoning itself isn't inevitable. The projector I'm using has a very versatile built-in lens shift capability which enables the lens to be positioned off the central axis with no picture distortion at all.

Thanks.

[Bert Coules]

Ah, right, I see. Could be tricky to manoeuvre into position though, working blind as it were, especially given the size of the screen.

[Owain]

I'm not sure *how* they work either, but they're sort of like drawer runners, attach to the frame and sash, and slides up and down, instead of in and out like runners.

From my (limited) experience in using sash windows with them, there's a fair bit of initial oomph required to move them to overcome sticktion, but once sliding they're easy to operate. They also stop the sash skewing in its box which can be a problem with weighted sashes.

Owain

[Bert Coules]

I found this installation PDF:

which makes it a bit clearer. Thanks for your comments.

[Dave Liquorice]

Think I'd go for a couple of rawlbolts (it is quite heavy after all) and inverted V plates on the back of the frame, tip of the V just on the inside edge of the frames top rail. Then on one have bolt screwed through the frame so that it's end rests on the bolt i the wall. For final fine leveling adjustment. Though I'd only do that if I couldn't compensate for any miss alignment of the wall bolts by adjusting the V plate positions.

[Dave Liquorice]

Expect this bit of the thread is about how to fix a hing to one vertical end so the whole panel can swing away from the wall. So only 4' to play with and the weight of the whole panel pulling on it...

[Bert Coules]

Dave, I think it's safe to say that I've abandoned that particular notion.

[Bert Coules]

Thanks for that. I like your idea for a level adjuster.

[Julie]

Did you resolve this? I just spotted your query and wondered if you had tried Button-fix which is a secret panel fixing

[Bert Coules]

I did, thanks, by reversing the basic design: the screen is supported at the top - its frame rests on a batten on the wall and is located by lugs on the batten which locate in holes on the frame - and weak magnetic catches prevent the bottom from moving forward away from the wall.

Thanks for the link though: that seems to be a useful gadget, though I suspect that a panel the size I was working with (8 x 4 ft) would be rather too unwieldy for it.

[tony.wills]

A good problem and, as designers, one we had on a washroom system we were d esigning since none of the available fittings were good enough in price, ea sy of use, precision or strength so we got investment to design our own com ponent. You can see the result here:

Watch the videos t oo. I hope it solves your problem.

[Roger Mills]

My suggestion is that, if you want to advertise a product, you label your post accordingly, and don't dress it up as a question!

Most people here have an aversion to spam, regardless of the merits (or otherwise) of the product.

[John Rumm]

+1

And perhaps get someone who actually speaks English to write your copy for you as well!

[News]

To be fair, at least is was obviously an ad, and not one of those awful 'Hey guys, look what I found!' ads poorly disguised as a helpful message.

[Roger Mills]

That was not clear in the title! It read like "I have a problem, can you suggest a solution?"

[Bert Coules]

That's because the ad was posted as very late reply to a thread which I started back in February 2013, and which was indeed a request for help (which many people offered).

[Roger Mills]

Again not obvious. It appeared as a new thread - with no Re: in the title and no quoted earlier content.

[ARW]

And if you are a typical member of the group then it is probably about time to start the work and stop posting about it:-))

[fred]

You're quite right that it was a spam post and unwelcome but it was one with valid "In-Reply-To:" and "References:" headers so it was follow-up-to-ancient-expired-message spam rather than original post spam and Thunderbird should have marked it as a reply to an expired article rather than a new post.

I mention this only so you can word your abuse report to BT-Connect correctly should you choose to make one :-)

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Btw Bert, did you solve your original problem?