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Marquee Retainer?
RayB:
I was looking at those angle channels this weekend, and I was wondering what kind of tool is needed to cut something like that?
dmish82:
I just installed my marquee retainer last night and ended up going w/ that plastic screen door retainer(mentioned earlier by Ray B. on in this thread). I had to bend the thinner channel out a bit w/ some pliers to get both pieces of plexi & the marquee into it but it worked fine. Plus it's a little flexible so it would make it easier to install and remove down the road. As for the aluminum, I belive a hacksaw would be used to cut through it although I've never tried. Good luck.
MonitorGuru:
--- Quote from: Tailgunner on October 01, 2004, 08:42:18 pm ---Yet another alternative is 1" by 3/4" by aluminum angle channel. Both Lowes and Home Depot sell it on the hardware isle. About $5 for a 6' piece as I remember.
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Definitely go with the 1" x 3/4" aluminum angle channel. It works REALLY well.
It can be cut with a simple hack saw, even the cheapest ones (aluminum is VERY soft--you could even probably cut it with a good Ginsu knife!). You can drill in it with normal wood bits (well, steel bits, made for wood :) ) and you can use a countersink bit to make a nice dimple to level the screw heads off (use oval head screws)
A 36" piece is only $1.49 at Menards (if you have them, slightly higher at Home Depot and Lowes) They should have longer ones too. I used 36 as I was building a cabaret that only needed 18" top and bottom.
It's going to be more durable than plastic. You will need to prime and paint it however. Scuff it up with a 120-180 sandpaper/sanding block, use bare metal spray primer, then coat with whatever color you want, a couple coats and bake in the sun. Do the same thing (sand, prime, paint) the screw heads too.
Mine turned out very nice. If you want a little rounded look instead of the sharp edge, you can take a sanding block and sand it down a tiny bit, but you won't reach a high level of curve, just a small soft edge.
Rocky:
I also went with the 1" x 3/4" aluminum angle channel. I like the results.