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Post by jfc on Jan 3, 2008 20:11:31 GMT
I was just working these out today and the tricky bit is shaping the blades of the shutters . Then i wondered if they need to be shaped atall . Am i missing some thing or will they just close at more of an angle than if they are shaped ?
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Post by engineerone on Jan 3, 2008 20:28:46 GMT
surely mate the shaping is because they overlap each other when closed, so if they are not shaped, it would be a very wide fitting. remember originally these were designed to circulate air around the villas they were installed in, whilst keeping the light and heat out. i believe that the idea is that the shutters themselves should be no wider when closed than the depth of the side panels. paul  |
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Post by jfc on Jan 3, 2008 20:52:56 GMT
The size of them shouldnt matter as long as they over lap . They dont have to shut 100% vertical do they as long as they all close at the same angle then they will block out the light .
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Post by engineerone on Jan 3, 2008 22:05:30 GMT
you just don't want to make them look beautiful ;D if they do not overlap, then obviously they do not need to be shaped, since they can touch at the edges, whereas if they overlap, then i still think the shaping is important.  as you may remember i often buy fine homebuilding, and that always shows shaped shutters. personally i think they are like the individual leaves on a tambour they need to have some shape to look right  paul |
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Post by jfc on Jan 3, 2008 22:10:22 GMT
No they still need to overlap but even the shaped ones shut at an angle . Knocking off the corners will give a shape what i'm saying is it will still work without a shape .
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Post by engineerone on Jan 3, 2008 22:24:28 GMT
of course it will work, but surely the question is will it look ok paul |
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Post by jfc on Jan 3, 2008 22:54:53 GMT
Paul , do you think i would bother making it if i thought it was going to look sh*t |
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