Fine egg crate grille material

Posted by Lloyd E. Sponenburgh on May 31, 2007, 10:54 am

I got a request from a customer for a "fine grille" on one soffit mounted
vent over a counter-top/desk.

I showed him a sample of 1/2" x 1/2" aluminum return grille material, and he
wants the holes about half that size.

Yeah... I told him about reduced air flow, etc, but this is all about
cosmetics, and it's only one vent, not all of them.

I've dug around the web, and only found 1/2" cells and larger. Gem-Aire
doesn't stock anything smaller.

Does anyone here know of a source for egg-crate style grille material in
1/4" openings? It could even be lighting grille material, cut to size. I
can figure out the escutchion to hold it on the boot, but I'm not up to
making a custom grille.

LLoyd

Posted by on May 31, 2007, 9:34 pm

> I got a request from a customer for a "fine grille" on one soffit mounted
> vent over a counter-top/desk.
> I showed him a sample of 1/2" x 1/2" aluminum return grille material, and

> wants the holes about half that size.
> Yeah... I told him about reduced air flow, etc, but this is all about
> cosmetics, and it's only one vent, not all of them.
> I've dug around the web, and only found 1/2" cells and larger. Gem-Aire
> doesn't stock anything smaller.
> Does anyone here know of a source for egg-crate style grille material in
> 1/4" openings? It could even be lighting grille material, cut to size. I
> can figure out the escutchion to hold it on the boot, but I'm not up to
> making a custom grille.
> LLoyd

Does it have to be the egg-crate style?

Posted by Noon-Air on May 31, 2007, 9:58 pm

>> I got a request from a customer for a "fine grille" on one soffit mounted
>> vent over a counter-top/desk.
>> I showed him a sample of 1/2" x 1/2" aluminum return grille material, and

> he

>> wants the holes about half that size.
>> Yeah... I told him about reduced air flow, etc, but this is all about
>> cosmetics, and it's only one vent, not all of them.
>> I've dug around the web, and only found 1/2" cells and larger. Gem-Aire
>> doesn't stock anything smaller.
>> Does anyone here know of a source for egg-crate style grille material in
>> 1/4" openings? It could even be lighting grille material, cut to size.
>> I
>> can figure out the escutchion to hold it on the boot, but I'm not up to
>> making a custom grille.
>> LLoyd

> Does it have to be the egg-crate style?

Chicken wire is cheap

Posted by Oztech on June 1, 2007, 5:10 am

>>> I got a request from a customer for a "fine grille" on one soffit
>>> mounted
>>> vent over a counter-top/desk.
>>> I showed him a sample of 1/2" x 1/2" aluminum return grille material,
>>> and

>> he

>>> wants the holes about half that size.
>>> Yeah... I told him about reduced air flow, etc, but this is all about
>>> cosmetics, and it's only one vent, not all of them.
>>> I've dug around the web, and only found 1/2" cells and larger. Gem-Aire
>>> doesn't stock anything smaller.
>>> Does anyone here know of a source for egg-crate style grille material in
>>> 1/4" openings? It could even be lighting grille material, cut to size.
>>> I
>>> can figure out the escutchion to hold it on the boot, but I'm not up to
>>> making a custom grille.
>>> LLoyd

>> Does it have to be the egg-crate style?

> Chicken wire is cheap

After all what came first.......................sorry i had to do it !

cheers,
Paul

Posted by Lloyd E. Sponenburgh on June 1, 2007, 7:30 am

> Does it have to be the egg-crate style?

Honeycomb would probably be OK, too. The only smaller-cell honeycomb I can
find is some RF shielding louvers with 1/8" holes. He might go for that,
but I have to find a sample to show.

LLoyd

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