Awhile back I posted on making a plastic strip door for my shop. To
> let some light in, while keeping heat in. Well, it's up. It works. >
> Wound up using the window covering plastic. It's 36" wide, but
> folded in half. So cut them at the fold.
>
> Had originally thought about using the double thickness. Then
> thought of something simpler. Then thought of a simpler way. This
> went on a time or two more. The doorway is 52" wide by 72" tall. Took
> a couple of narrow strips of plywood, 17" each, butt joined them, with a
> lap block, all glued. Measured around it, with a piece of plastic, so I
> could add that to the 72". Turned out, I wound up with about 2" more
> than I needed, or wanted. Better than too short, but that's what duck
> tape is for (yes, I know, but I have duck tape, not duct tape). Wound
> up taking 5 sheets of the single thickness, over lapped 9" each, except
> for the end pieces.
>
> It actually works. Have a bit of static cling problem, that I hope
> will go away after a bit. May have to tack the end pieces to the door
> frame. I think I will have to have some weight on the bottoms, but as
> they need to be trimmed about 2" anyway, I figure just wrap a weight,
> probabl a piece of wood, in each, and duck tape them. No prob. With
> the static cling, they need a bit of adjusting when you go in and out,
> but not bad. I used 3 scews to hold it up, so I can take it down
> later, with no trouble. But, I'm thinking this may work well in the
> summer too, to keep the skeeters out, or a lot of them anyway.
>
> Much better than closing the doors and turning the heater on. It
> works as well as that, and I have a lot more light, with the plastic.
> Plus the shop dog doesn't seem to care for it, which I think will be a
> definite plus. She as the habit of coming up behind me, and touching my
> hand with her nose. Startles the Hell out of me, every time. She
> wasn't around earlier today, then came up behind me in front of the shop
> and did that. Didn't hear her coming at all. Very bad on the nerves. >
> But, the door works as planned, and hoped, with no out of pocket
> funds. I still have enough of the plastic left for dozens of pattersn -
> which is what I originally got it for.
>
> It's always nice when something works like it is designed to. > > JOAT
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