Hello,
I have been asked to create a 4 x8 bulletin board for our community. It has to withstand weathers effects including the winds blowing off the Rockies here at 6,500 feet. I plan to cover the face with hinged plexiglass and want to install some hardware that will raise the whole sheet, lock it in place, and then lower it safely without cracking the plexiglass. WE are rural and plexiglass would seem to be the only clear plastic we can get. I plan to place two handles near the bottom on a small steel tube attached to the plexiglass so it will stay rigid and not crack.
I have not seen any readily available hardware for this application and envision two sets, one on each side to help raise and lower the plexiglass. I could use your insights in this matter.
Thanks in advance,
Gene so
I have been asked to create a 4 x8 bulletin board for our community. It has to withstand weathers effects including the winds blowing off the Rockies here at 6,500 feet. I plan to cover the face with hinged plexiglass and want to install some hardware that will raise the whole sheet, lock it in place, and then lower it safely without cracking the plexiglass. WE are rural and plexiglass would seem to be the only clear plastic we can get. I plan to place two handles near the bottom on a small steel tube attached to the plexiglass so it will stay rigid and not crack.
I have not seen any readily available hardware for this application and envision two sets, one on each side to help raise and lower the plexiglass. I could use your insights in this matter.
Thanks in advance,
Gene so