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.

[dbgolf72]

Also after these 2 refunds my guess without adding everything up is that everyone who ordered before we added the 5th roll will be covered.

[clamberto]

If anyone who ordered early wants to sell their spot in line, I'm interested. I'm on the 5th roll and willing to bribe, err purchase, err motivate someone to trade places...If dbgolf doesn't mind, I'll pay $30 gifted pp to anyone who wants to give up their space...I've ordered 14' but could absolutely make do with 12'.

DM me if you are interested.

dbgolf: are you cool with this?

[dbgolf72]

No issue on my part. As soon as I get confirmation the rolls have shipped I will make a list and at that point we will know exactly who is covered.

[jerry3]

dbgolf72 has the mill mentioned anything about possibility being able to cover the shortage? Perhaps with older material?

[dbgolf72]

Older material they were sold
out. Trying to push them to cut from someone else and give us more. Will know by end of week.

[wbond]

Did they ship to you yesterday?

[Daddio]

After It looked like I was below the cut off, I ordered a standard screen from Carl's. I am very happy with it. It is a good bailout option for those of you who may not be
able to get this.

[afmilboy02]

Which screen did you decide to go with? I am looking at the Carl's Golf (finished edge) 4:3 screen. Around $220 shipped... what do you think?

[Daddio]

Sounds good to me. I got a 16x12, grommets on 2 sides and top.I am thrilled by it, a lot quieter, the picture is a lot better.
I paid $465 and think that was very fair.
I got it in 2 days.
I left my 2 previous screens up as a backstop.
I am going to see if I can send it back and have my overhead and side panel mesh sewed on.

[wbond]

dbgolf72 Any update on the shipment? Did you receive any rolls yet?

[dbgolf72]

We had to build a special pallet to reduce risk of damage in transit. Rolls are now packed and palletized and in transit. Will take some pics when they arrive for everyone. Good thing we have forklifts at our company. Haha

[wbond]

Awesome news. Can't wait to get it, my supertex is really starting to wear and want to get this up in front of it.

[jerry3]

any news on whether they were able to cover the shortage?

[dbgolf72]

No news on shortage after this arrives I'll bug them and see if any of their other customers bailed out. Meanwhile we might not need it anyways it will be close

[jerry3]

dbgolf72 crossing my fingers, thanks for your persistence. I believe I'm right on the border

[dbgolf72]

I'll get final list in next couple days.