My experience is instead of starting your spline w/.a roller, it's much, much easier to first make it level across the top w/about 2" play on all four sides using the rubber mallet to start your spline instead of the spline roller by tapping it lightly along the groove track of the base. First go across the top & then go down the first side tapping it in with the rubber mallet, you will then need to tug on it lightly as you go, pulling it a little to the outside while tapping the spline in as you go. After it's been locked in' do you then roll it in w/a roller wheel. It's a real struggle to roll it first opposed to tapping it in w/ a rubber mallet, as it does make more sense & is so much easier. Afterwards you tap the cap over the track. Note though ' another pointer is if in a tight corner, do not put your base track tight against the next wall as the cap just may not fit if it's in to close or tight to the next corner. Take my tip & save yourself a bit of trouble. Also if so you have your screen already trimmed & realize your screen is not tight enough, don't sweat it or replace it, just fix it. Unzip the spline from the bottom of one side up, but not all the way up! As it is if the screen is too lose it will give enough slack to pull it tighter & just grab the screen under the spline section that was left in tacked, start tugging it back down & out while tapping the spline above it back in track w/the rubber mallet & finish it w/the spline roller wheel, if need be pull the top of the spline down & repeat it going upwards from the point where you started going down. Be sure not to screen the wrong groove in the track as it is shared w/the window or screen next to it & if so it's pulled across both grooves the tracks cap can not & will not fit into it's proper space. But my main point here is use the rubber mallet first in starting your spline that makes it so much easier. I just happened to find this out praying to the Holy Ghost as I was having troubles tightening the screen for acceptability purpose. I was struggling with it when the Holy spirit spoke it to me. And May God just bless those of his people. Amen
My experience is instead of starting your spline w/.a roller, it's much, much easier to first make it level across the top w/about 2" play on all four sides using the rubber mallet to start your spline instead of the spline roller by tapping it lightly along the groove track of the base. First go across the top & then go down the first side tapping it in with the rubber mallet, you will then need to tug on it lightly as you go, pulling it a little to the outside while tapping the spline in as you go. After it's been locked in' do you then roll it in w/a roller wheel. It's a real struggle to roll it first opposed to tapping it in w/ a rubber mallet, as it does make more sense & is so much easier. Afterwards you tap the cap over the track. Note though ' another pointer is if in a tight corner, do not put your base track tight against the next wall as the cap just may not fit if it's in to close or tight to the next corner. Take my tip & save yourself a bit of trouble. Also if so you have your screen already trimmed & realize your screen is not tight enough, don't sweat it or replace it, just fix it. Unzip the spline from the bottom of one side up, but not all the way up! As it is if the screen is too lose it will give enough slack to pull it tighter & just grab the screen under the spline section that was left in tacked, start tugging it back down & out while tapping the spline above it back in track w/the rubber mallet & finish it w/the spline roller wheel, if need be pull the top of the spline down & repeat it going upwards from the point where you started going down. Be sure not to screen the wrong groove in the track as it is shared w/the window or screen next to it & if so it's pulled across both grooves the tracks cap can not & will not fit into it's proper space. But my main point here is use the rubber mallet first in starting your spline that makes it so much easier. I just happened to find this out praying to the Holy Ghost as I was having troubles tightening the screen for acceptability purpose. I was struggling with it when the Holy spirit spoke it to me. And May God just bless those of his people. Amen
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Can this be use as a regular window screen?
Would you be able to remove ?
Nice but, this video does not explain how to deal with splining corners. Nor does it explain how to build an inside frame to mount the rails.
I'm curious about how to handle that too. Does it just have a mess in the corners?
we've been trying to find that as well
Yes….yes we are still trying to find this our
Then how do you stain without having to remove everything?
Carefully
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