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Has anyone here tried this?
I've been surfing in vain for louvered panels, so wondered if anyone has any tips they could pass on? -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me) |
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On 4 Jul, 18:24, Paul Hyett wrote:
Has anyone here tried this? I've been surfing in vain for louvered panels, so wondered if anyone has any tips they could pass on? -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me) You used to be able to buy Stevenson Screen kits for a fraction of the exhorbitant price of the complete ones. Sadly, as far as I am aware, they are no longer available. Graham Penzance |
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Paul Hyett wrote:
Has anyone here tried this? I've been surfing in vain for louvered panels, so wondered if anyone has any tips they could pass on? Would the louvre doors that you can get in B&Q etc be suitable? Assuming you can still get them, that is; it's a while since I've been in a DIY shed. -- Steve Loft Sanday, Orkney. 5m ASL http://sanday.org.uk/weather |
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On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:24:35 +0000, Paul Hyett wrote:
Has anyone here tried this? I've been surfing in vain for louvered panels, so wondered if anyone has any tips they could pass on? May be not quite what you're after but I built 'one' based on info from this web site: http://weather.overflow.net.au/station/stevenson.html Regards Bob http://www.hartsleap.com/weather |
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On 4 Jul, 17:24, Paul Hyett wrote:
Has anyone here tried this? I've been surfing in vain for louvered panels, so wondered if anyone has any tips they could pass on? -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me) It's not that difficult to build a Stevenson screen. You need reasonable woodworking skills and a fair amount of time. The raw materials will set you back around £200 though, and there's the stand on top of that, so the newer plastic screens are not as expensive as they seem (and of course they'll need no maintenance). If you're interested I have a copy of the 1937 HMSO plans to make one; my father- in-law built me one (the large variant) in woodworking classes almost 15 years ago now and it's still in perfect condition. Stephen Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire |
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On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:50:41 GMT, Steve Loft wrote:
Would the louvre doors that you can get in B&Q etc be suitable? Assuming you can still get them, that is; it's a while since I've been in a DIY shed. What no DIY sheds on Orkney? What is the world coming to? As to the doors, I think they are still available but they are a single louvre, aren't the sides of a screen double? That is: / /\ / Single /\ Double / /\ I guess you could just double up on the panels but ISTR they wern't cheap and you would have to treat and paint 'em. Fiddly painting 'em. -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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![]() May be not quite what you're after but I built 'one' based on info from this web site: http://weather.overflow.net.au/station/stevenson.html Regards Bob http://www.hartsleap.com/weather ----------------------- I've been meaning to build one of these for some time but I'm still not convinced that the relatively small volume won't still give rise to some internal solar heating. How have you found it from this aspect? Dave |
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Dave Liquorice wrote:
What no DIY sheds on Orkney? What is the world coming to? There's a Jewson in Kirkwall, don't know if that counts. Don't know if they sell louvre doors, either. If I want anything I phone up and they send it over on the next boat. Handy, I call it. -- Steve Loft Sanday, Orkney. 5m ASL http://sanday.org.uk/weather |
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In uk.sci.weather on Wed, 4 Jul 2007, Steve Loft
wrote : Paul Hyett wrote: Has anyone here tried this? I've been surfing in vain for louvered panels, so wondered if anyone has any tips they could pass on? Would the louvre doors that you can get in B&Q etc be suitable? Assuming you can still get them, that is; it's a while since I've been in a DIY shed. I had a look in B&Q this week, but didn't see them. -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me) |
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In uk.sci.weather on Wed, 4 Jul 2007, bob
wrote : On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:24:35 +0000, Paul Hyett wrote: Has anyone here tried this? I've been surfing in vain for louvered panels, so wondered if anyone has any tips they could pass on? May be not quite what you're after but I built 'one' based on info from this web site: http://weather.overflow.net.au/station/stevenson.html I've seen that site, thanks. Bit difficult to lay thermometers flat in it, unfortunately... -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me) |
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