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All,
Could use some advice on how to button up the perimeter of my simulator enclosure. Spent a lot of time on this build last Winter and ran out of gas as Spring arrived. Never did figure out how to tie in the top panel of archery netting that protects the ceiling, with the two side archery panels that protect the walls. The ceiling archery panel is on a ~30* angle from the top of screen to where it meets drywall about 7' back. My screen is 7'6" H x 10' W. The original plan was to zip tie the edges (grommets) of the ceiling archery to the holes in the side archery netting. Extra grommets were added to the sides of the ceiling panel for this. Problem is when you do that it pulls on the side archery, and still leaves gaps in between the grommets where a ball can get through.
When these archery panels were ordered we thought about stitching Velcro on an angle for the ceiling and side pieces to adjoin. We did not go that route because it was going to be too difficult to determine where the Velcro would actually need to go. And now, I don't think Velcro is the answer because it will still pull on the side panels, just like the zip ties did. The archery is strong, but also stretches when tying into the middle of it, even when under tension.
This has been a head scratcher for me, and really could use some help. The overall enclosure system is based on slotted steel channels and tensioned cables. If I had it to do all over again, I would probably have gone with a steel tube cage. But I wanted to maximize the space, not have any tubes to potentially hit, and have angled ceiling protection. It turned out nice, just a lot of work, re-work and this last issue to deal with.
I have attached some pics so you can see what I am referring to.
Thanks!
cspin
P.S. Planned to post pics of the sim build process when it was finished, and it just never got there. Will do so when done with this. Big thanks to GSF and a number of users that helped point me in the right direction along the way!
Could use some advice on how to button up the perimeter of my simulator enclosure. Spent a lot of time on this build last Winter and ran out of gas as Spring arrived. Never did figure out how to tie in the top panel of archery netting that protects the ceiling, with the two side archery panels that protect the walls. The ceiling archery panel is on a ~30* angle from the top of screen to where it meets drywall about 7' back. My screen is 7'6" H x 10' W. The original plan was to zip tie the edges (grommets) of the ceiling archery to the holes in the side archery netting. Extra grommets were added to the sides of the ceiling panel for this. Problem is when you do that it pulls on the side archery, and still leaves gaps in between the grommets where a ball can get through.
When these archery panels were ordered we thought about stitching Velcro on an angle for the ceiling and side pieces to adjoin. We did not go that route because it was going to be too difficult to determine where the Velcro would actually need to go. And now, I don't think Velcro is the answer because it will still pull on the side panels, just like the zip ties did. The archery is strong, but also stretches when tying into the middle of it, even when under tension.
This has been a head scratcher for me, and really could use some help. The overall enclosure system is based on slotted steel channels and tensioned cables. If I had it to do all over again, I would probably have gone with a steel tube cage. But I wanted to maximize the space, not have any tubes to potentially hit, and have angled ceiling protection. It turned out nice, just a lot of work, re-work and this last issue to deal with.
I have attached some pics so you can see what I am referring to.
Thanks!
cspin
P.S. Planned to post pics of the sim build process when it was finished, and it just never got there. Will do so when done with this. Big thanks to GSF and a number of users that helped point me in the right direction along the way!