Blackrock Hills

wisemonk · Board of Director Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 87

I am wanting to construct a series of walls using Cloth with a PVC frame. The cloth will be painted to look like stone or wood. This will be useful in doing castle battles and just general buildings for quests. Since they are made from cloth and a frame it will be light and easy to move and transport.
Who is willing to help me construct this?

wvdmc · Joined: 30 Jan 2008 Posts: 47

Howdy.

Have you considered using painters drop cloth from Lowes or something? You can get huge canvases for relatively cheap, and the stuff is rugged enough to work for this sort of thing.

And I'll help.

wisemonk · Board of Director Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 87

That is actually what I had in mind.

wvdmc · Joined: 30 Jan 2008 Posts: 47

Brilliant minds think alike.

Are they going to be sort of "staked" into the ground to stand, or were you going to build supports?

The_Grail_Hermit · Board of Director Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 108

Steaks would be good, that way you can roll them up easily when not in use.
If you need some pipe, I can pick some up one day.

Do you need it the weekend of the 3rd?
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wisemonk · Board of Director Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 87

I was thinking PVC with wooden stakes driven into the ground then inserted into the PVC. I was going to sew a channel down the length of the cloth for the top then it be held to the sides with cord and eyelets.

BTW, great minds think for themselves

wvdmc · Joined: 30 Jan 2008 Posts: 47

My only concern is wind if the stakes aren't enough support, but there's not a lot of wind in them thar hills.

Do you have a solution for cheaply painting the cloth?

bairn · Joined: 29 Jan 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Nitro, WV

as much as i'd love to help, i have no transportation, but if you would be willing to bring it out sometime, you can count me in. As far as the stakes are concerned, i would guess that we could always make the stake long enough so they'll hold better, maybe two feet, depending on the size of the wall itself

Omar · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject:

Something I have seen used to good effect is a portable hole. I have only seen them locally, so not sure if I just never noticed it before or if it goes by a different name elsewhere.

Its a 1' metal stake with a sharpened point. At the top, you weld a metal ring to it, as you do about 3-4" down from there. Pound it into the round, and set the bottom part of the wall pole into the rings.

I can take a picture of the one I have here if it would help. Pretty simple, makes a good holder for banners, armor stands, etc. If you made the wall with a PVC frame, and extended the bottom of the frame a bit to put in the holes, should work well in everything except high wind. Also saves you from harming the PVC frame by pounding it into the ground.
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wisemonk · Board of Director Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 87

Yes, post a pic please

The_Grail_Hermit · Board of Director Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 108

I'm going to Lopwes this week to get some PVC, want me to pick some up for this?
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Omar · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject:

Basicly, a long metal rod with a sharp end to pound into the ground. The two rings are just steel rings welded to the bar. Real simple. The whole thing is then painted to prevent rust.
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wvdmc · Joined: 30 Jan 2008 Posts: 47

We can make them with rings of almost the exact diameter of the piping used to construct the walls to keep it solid. Although just making the stake fit up into the PVC would be a more direct, and probably more efficient solution.

The_Grail_Hermit · Board of Director Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 108