Recent content by jassa

I ended up buying and using Liquid Nails. Finding the wooden board wasn't too much of a problem... they didn't have any polystyrene in stock though. I ended up getting a 2400mm x 1200mm sheet of 12mm thick MDF. Solid, flat, and relatively inexpensive. Unfortunately with the foamboard screen...

Ah, right. This foamboard isn't too heavy (considering its size) so it would probably be ok to use silicone sealant for this. I was planning on applying it in a grid pattern (lines of adhesive every 400-500mm both vertically and horizontally), and then laying the two boards flat on the ground...

Also an interesting idea... though I'd really prefer to avoid anything with that level of permanency. I want to be able to take this screen with me when I move house in a year or two, and if I end up in a rental place I won't be able to make those sorts of modifications.

I have, but I don't really think it would be a feasible option in this case - the board is simply too huge and too thin to attach a wire strong enough to hold the weight. Plus I imagine this method would also cause the board to bend outward, though I could be wrong about that. Edit: The...

The backstory: I'm currently constructing a makeshift projector screen for my home theatre. I have purchased a sheet of foamboard cut to a size of 2080mm x 1560mm to use as the screen itself, but as the board is only 5mm thick it bends and flexes a lot when stood up against the wall. I want to...