Buy Impact Screen Fabric Directly from Mill

[dbgolf72]

As a cost sensitive person attempting to build a high quality simulator, I realized purchasing the correct impact screen is critical to both the simulator's overall performance and it's price tag. It should be affordable, durable, seamless, impact resistant, have minimal bounce back, low noise, and display HD quality images.

West Coast Netting, Par2Pro, Foresight, Carl's Place and others listed in various forum threads all sell screens but none actually manufacture them. Buying second hand increases cost and my goal to buy the highest quality materials at the best possible price can only be accomplished by purchasing direct from the mill that manufacturers the fabric.

After plenty of research I found the mill that's manufacturing the impact screen fabric for Foresight, Carl's Place and others. The mills highest quality impact screen fabric is a heavyweight knit polyester sold only in 120 inch x 40 yard rolls. The raw material costs $56/yard without shipping.

40 yards is clearly too much material for my simulator so I'm looking to get a group of us on the forum to split a roll.

Please advise any interest or questions.

[prose53]

Interested in 16'w by 10' high. What do you need from me and what is expected turnaround? Thanks, very new to this!!!

[brioni21]

I'm interested in a 10' x 10'. Please let me know if still available.

[JayJo13]

I'm interested in a 14'x9' screen. Let me know what the process is to order.

[Double]

Interested in 16' of screen if this is still going on. Thank you.

[airbaker]

I sent Daniel money a couple weeks ago and haven’t heard back. I know he’s come through for a lot of folks and provides a good service for this community, I just wish he was more responsive to communication. Daniel, you there?

[wanabe]

Says to contact him by email for a quick response. Returned my email same day

[airbaker]

Says to contact him by email for a quick response. Returned my email same day

Three unreturned emails so far....

[Celeras]

He's reliable so don't worry if you are. Definitely goes dark at times, but he won't disappear.

I had ~3ish weeks of silence my order in March between when I paid to his eventual response with a picture of the shipped box.

[airbaker]

Cool thanks. I've kinda gathered as much, reading through all 117 pages of this thread. I totally appreciate what he's doing, I was just hoping to get it soon as I'm using pre-planned vacation time to try to finish the room before I have to get back to work.

[mkclauss]

I purchased a 10x12 screen yesterday. I received an e-mail from Daniel about a week ago that estimated shipping to be around 2 weeks.

Quick question.. I plan on hanging a memory foam mattress topper behind this screen to deaden the impact and sound. Is a net still necessary in a addition to the mattress topper, or would that be overkill?

[jerry3]

mkclauss that would be overkill imo. Honestly a lightly tensioned screen on 2-3 sides for this screen is all you need and it will have very minimal bounce back. But if you want to mount the screen very close to the wall then putting a mattress topper behind it to assure no wall damage that's would be a good idea. This screen is very quite and has very minimal bounce back depending on how you tension it

[mkclauss]

Ok, cool. That's what I was thinking. Thanks!

[shwag33]

Mattress topper doesn't really deaden the sound. Just makes a big foam mess eventually.

[oo74]

Hi,
I am interested in an 10' x 8' screen. Please let me know how to purchase.
Thanks
Oz

[Dnesmith]

Hi, I am interested in a 10' x 10' scree,. Please let me know how to purchase.

Thanks

Daniel

[prose53]

Trying to plan when I can get the screen so I can plan the additional purchases. Any info will be greatly appreciated!

[Architex]

I am interested in a 10’ x 12’ screen if still available.

[Jagall75]

I paid a week ago and I can’t get a simple email to confirm he received my payment and an expected ship date. Should I be concerned?

[Architex]

I paid a week ago and I can’t get a simple email to confirm he received my payment and an expected ship date. Should I be concerned?

Did you ever hear from him?