[HorrorScope]

This may or may not have been mentioned here yet. I was strolling down Home Depot a month or so back and came across a Parkland beater. There was no name on it or I would share but it was hardboard with a matt-white coated face on one side. I thought to myself, wow this would make the project much more easier and successful then the Parkland glued to Peg Board solution which I had now at home. The price was $15 for a sheet 8x4 so I picked it up.


Took it home cut it down to 16x9 (2 minutes) and put that piece in place of the Parkland/Pegboard in the frame. It immediately went up and imo is a superior product all around. No worry about gluing, separation or lag. It makes Parkland now a irrelevant product as this beats it in every class, that I would measure any way.


Now it should be goo'd or ME'd.

 

[gambit]

Might you be referring to this?

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What is Do-able board? A MDF hardboard made by Do-able Products Inc., it has a melamine finish and is referred to as a white vinyl panel. Sold at Home Depot, SKU 174-278, model #63036. It is available in a 4’ x 8’ piece.

 

[HorrorScope]

Process of elimination I would say yes, as it fits the bill and it's not like they had a ton of close options. I went to their Home Page to try to make an exact match but I had no luck.


Is there others already using this product on the forum? I know Parkland keeps coming up and if you had a choice and imo you do as your in the same store the other is the better choice in most cases.

 

[gambit]

Yeah, there are a number of people who are using the Doable board. Check out the FAQ thread for more info and links. I believe there was even a thread where someone had taken a picture of the tag from Home Depot for this board.

 

[garyfritz]

I believe that would be this image. I forget who posted it but I saved it.

 

[CZ Eddie]

I saw something today at HD that resembles the above descriptions but the tag said it was called "beaded panel". I think it was a do-able but I don't remember ever seeing it there before. It may be a new product.

It was *extremely* white and even in the shadows of it's housing cabinet, I could see reflections. About the same reflectivity of a dry erase board. I would have picked it up to try it out, but at 4x8 it's too small for me. It was $12.00 and 1/4" thick. Would probably make for an excellent curved screen material, painted with rustoleum aluminum as it was bendable, but not flimsy.


If I were to make a smaller screen, this would definately be my starting point due to it's flexibility (but not flimsy) and lightweight nature, as well as the extra smooth surface.

 

[replicant_argent]

hey guys, been lurking a bit here, but I actually found an alternative parkland product to the very flexible panel. I got a sheet of the regular, flimsy plastic parkland last week. Haven't mounted it yet. However, on a second trip to menards this weekend, I saw that Parkland had a display of their other products. Near the bottom of the display was what appeared to be a sample of what the regular parkland looks like, but mounted on a corrugated backing. About 30.00 a sheet. It might be a nice alternative for me as I build my HT downstairs, as I was thinking of a frame that dowelled together on 2 edges, and I could easily swap out a sheet of very very high gain for one of lower gain, depending on lighting conditions in the room.

 

[replicant_argent]

easier just to put the link down.


I may use a sheet of this temporarily above my fireplace until the HT is done, I think I could just put it up with 2 nylon rivets in the corners. nice and easy to repair when moving the Sp4805 to its home on the cieling downstairs.



www .parklandplastics.com/ dthlite. shtml

 

[HorrorScope]

If it's the stuff underneath the tag I believe that is it. This stuff has basically the same projecting qualities without sagging.

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Originally posted by garyfritz I believe that would be this image. I forget who posted it but I saved it.

 

[HorrorScope]

I think I know what you are describing and it is different. What you are describing is shiny where this is matte-white.

Quote:

Originally posted by CZ Eddie I saw something today at HD that resembles the above descriptions but the tag said it was called "beaded panel". I think it was a do-able but I don't remember ever seeing it there before. It may be a new product. It was *extremely* white and even in the shadows of it's housing cabinet, I could see reflections. About the same reflectivity of a dry erase board. I would have picked it up to try it out, but at 4x8 it's too small for me. It was $12.00 and 1/4" thick. Would probably make for an excellent curved screen material, painted with rustoleum aluminum as it was bendable, but not flimsy. If I were to make a smaller screen, this would definately be my starting point due to it's flexibility (but not flimsy) and lightweight nature, as well as the extra smooth surface.

 

[CZ Eddie]

Quote:

Originally posted by HorrorScope I think I know what you are describing and it is different. What you are describing is shiny where this is matte-white.

Yes, I wasn't suggesting that it was what you were referring to. I was just announcing what I believe to be a new product at HD.


Btw, I picked up a sheet of what I was talking about today, to build a rustoleum screen for my roomates. I put it up as it was just to see if it was too glossy to be used by itself and sure enough, it was waaay too glossy. I could see the red, blue and green tube reflections from my CRT projector on this panel. whoah


It made for a good surface to lay the rustoleum on. Should work really well for anyone thinking of making a curved screen who wants flexibility but not something flimsy like the parkland plastics material type.

 

[brianbes]

In the Atlanta area and the product number 63038, sku 174-278 doesn't show up at Home Depot anymore. Anyone know if someone else carries the product locally?