Snoopy 67
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I have lost a few small fish finding their way out of the IM screen top.
It's slightly larger than 1/4" on one dimension, large enough for escape artists.
Today I installed a new 1/4" square mesh into the top.
Of course, I expected to find a spline holding the screen, WRONG! OEM, which stand for original manufacturing Equipment. Many places do this, so you are stuck buying from them. Hey, it's only a screen, let's just do it!
I did get it done, and it looks good but there are some things I would do different the next time.
Thy screen is held in a square channel by a plastic piece with an odd shape to hold it in. Sort of a flare on the sides & it does not come out without sometimes fraying on those ends. I had to slide one side in & try to hammer the other side on with a rubber handled screwdriver while keeping the new mesh straight. A tedious job & I don't know f it would survive another time. Next time --- There is a slot in each piece .007 wide. The mesh is thin, not like the screens from BRS & others. I would use these slots with a spline, making for a much easier time. Pictures attached showing the square hold down & the finished lob. the mesh I got on Amazon.
It's slightly larger than 1/4" on one dimension, large enough for escape artists.
Today I installed a new 1/4" square mesh into the top.
Of course, I expected to find a spline holding the screen, WRONG! OEM, which stand for original manufacturing Equipment. Many places do this, so you are stuck buying from them. Hey, it's only a screen, let's just do it!
I did get it done, and it looks good but there are some things I would do different the next time.
Thy screen is held in a square channel by a plastic piece with an odd shape to hold it in. Sort of a flare on the sides & it does not come out without sometimes fraying on those ends. I had to slide one side in & try to hammer the other side on with a rubber handled screwdriver while keeping the new mesh straight. A tedious job & I don't know f it would survive another time. Next time --- There is a slot in each piece .007 wide. The mesh is thin, not like the screens from BRS & others. I would use these slots with a spline, making for a much easier time. Pictures attached showing the square hold down & the finished lob. the mesh I got on Amazon.
