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“THIS SCREEN SEEMS TOO SMALL”
While the screen may seem too small for the frame, rest assured that it will fit Grommeted screens
manufactured by Stewart Filmscreen Corp are unique in several ways Stewart uses a proprietary
process that allows seamless construction of all fabrics: front and rear projection, perforated and solid
The Stewart process provides the flattest, most uniform surface possible The final step in achieving this
surface occurs during installation, when the fabric is gently pulled into its final, specified dimension This
is accomplished by means of the shock cord and “S” hook framing system
DON’T WORRY
It is normal and expected that a Stewart tension and grommet suspended screen appears to be too
small for the frame as the screen is unrolled This is correct and not a cause for worry A rule of thumb is
that for each 10 feet / 3 m of vertical height, approximately 8” / 20 cm of “stretch” is engineered into the
fabric Do not worry, this is exactly as planned
RED GROMMET AND HOOK AT EACH CENTER LINE
Stewart puts a red grommet at the center line of each side of the fabric The grommet spacing is 4” / 10
cm center to center While installing the fabric, you may find that you’ve hit the red grommet exactly, or
you may be off a grommet If the layout is off a grommet, continue to hang the top, then go back and do
a hook for hook exchange across the top The remainder of the fabric will be fine “unhooked” for as long
as this takes
When the top binding of the screen is entirely suspended and centered in the frame, the fabric should be
necking in toward the center from each edge, and significantly raised above the bottom frame member
As you lace down the sides, the shock cord lacing system will easily come out and meet the screen edge
and the screen fabric will quickly elongate to a perfect planar surface
LACING THE BOTTOM
For large scale screens, more than 15 feet / 4 5 m in height, it may be helpful to hook every third “S” hook
across the bottom initially, then after a few minutes, start again at the center line, and begin hooking all
the “S” hooks, this stretching process may take as much as an hour, but not more
It is helpful if the site is within normal human comfort temperatures, somewhere between 60 and 78
degrees F / 15 5 and 25 5 C
