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Thread: Timber Framed Insect Screens
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26th September 2003, 07:15 PM #1
Timber Framed Insect Screens
Hi all,
I wanted to build some timber framed insect screens which will be painted.
What would be the best way to do the corners of the frame.
IE Mitre then glue /nail or maybe some other kind of joint?
All suggestions welcome!
Thanks all in advance
Greg
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i think butt joints would be plenty strong enough. you could either put a screw or dowel through the joint after the glue has set then fit a beading over the wire to hide the staples. my father made screens for our house this way and they lasted for 50 yrs. he used 50x25 pine with a half round bead with mitred corners over the mesh. there were no ready-mades in his day, you either made them yourself, or put up with the flies.
good luck.work safe-work smart
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28th September 2003, 10:38 PM #3
I'd go with half laped joints.
mitres are prety but structuraly poor in this situation.
the old half lap joint is the go I recon & easy to do a number of ways.
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29th September 2003, 09:11 AM #4
Is your timber going to have a shaped profile? If so, you'll want to mitre it or else it will look odd, unless you're going to use a rail and stile set.
The ones on my cedar windows were glued and stapled. If you're going to use a groove and spline method to hold the wire, you'll find that the flywire will hold it together.
Sprog also got me onto this V-Nailer that is used for making picture frames etc., which will do the job if you don't have a staple gun.
If the timber is square, they usually half-lap the joins."I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."
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29th September 2003, 05:52 PM #5
I was going to use some 2 x1 cedar.
I found that the Mitre joint on one that I tried , didn't seem to be very strong.
I glued and screwed it but I found with a bit of movement it gave way. I might try the 1/2 lap
Thanks for all your help
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29th September 2003, 05:56 PM #6
You might also want to monitor this thread: http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...&threadid=5630
If someone answers it might be the ticket."I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."