Drop window
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- This is my take on a haunt classic, the drop window or portrait. I did not show the decoration of it since that is particular to the location that it is in. You can simply apply a print to the dropping portion and frame around the edges. I also like to hang a body on the wall panel with the arm over the hole. That way the corpse frames it and the actor is very unexpected.
Very cool! I especially like that it is safe to use. It seems like a lot could go wrong if certain precautions aren't taken. Nice job!!
perfect for our current needs! thanks as always!
Yeah the key is using the 2ftx4ft plywood, perfect height and the strike plate is the bottom of the panel. It is simple and works for me.
standard thicknes- 1.5"
So I have one built, but there are so many different kinds of gate latches. Anyone know which kind he's using because I can't see that far away. I was hoping for a close-up on the latch at least. Thanks in advance!
it is simple...unless you stop to think.
I see them done unsafely a lot, I am happy to share this version that has worked well for me.
you are welcome.
5mm plywood and 2x2s warp easily, My attraction is outdoors. I want to easily replace a piece if I need to. And I do not expect it to last forever. Glue would pull off a layer of the plywood if I needed to reset a 2x2. So I dont use it on these.
it is not that hard actualy. Buy an old school plastic flashlight. Replace the bulb with a 9V LED battery and use a 9V to power it. That should give you plenty of room in the back of the flashlight where the C batteries used to go. A radio controlled servo motor (from a $15 remote controlled car) and its controller can be used to operate a switch placed in the positive line from the battery to the LED. Use the remote to make the servo move the switch. when it is on you can make the switch work.
It took 45 min for us to make it, mostly Scott and a few pairs of hands as needed. It is pretty easy. I have made them many different ways and this is the easiest.
yeah putting the plywood on the base is made easy by the 2x2 rails, no reason not to do it.
I really dont care what ads they put on, I dont have control over it...or at least i think I dont.
Im afraid Im not that tech savvy. Its all I can do to edit and upload these things. I am uploading a latch video right now that I will put on a playlist with this one.
No water seal, by all sides get painted. I also change my theme each year and just repaint, so after three seasons they are well sealed with latex paint. I dont make any double sided panels anymore, I can usually decorate each side just fine.
So what is closest to 5mm plywood? 1/8 inch?? I lnow its not 1/4 inch😊
Peep hole! I have also seen haunts use a monitor and camera. That set up can also be recorded to get great scare footage.
when the remote is off then the switch wont work and the light will go out. does that make sense?
Awesome, glad you liked it. It is easier for me if I build them on a wall panel as I build it as opposed to installing it after the fact.
Wow you just changed my world by saying he is using the jigsaw AFTER DRILLING 4 HOLES!!!! 🤯🤯🤯
Thanks man. I try to keep a simple design that is easy to replicate and reliable. Thanks for your support!
You built it, why am I awesome? Message me some pics!
got it, I read your question wrong- I used 5/8ths ply for the dropping portion.
Are you about to make one?
I know 3rd comment in a row.... Anyway all videos on YT should be like this. So many ppl procrastinate to run the clock and it's so obvious most of the time. And they're begging for subscriptions or likes or thumbs can't stand that shit this dude was straight to the point thank you
I am unsure, it is a hearse
Ok ..that completely understandable ....do you treat your panels with any type of water seal aka Thompsons we use the same material on our panels unlessdouble sided then we use 1x4's for plates .....
absolutely, I will post it tomorrow.
Great, let me know if you make one!
OMFG this video was posted like 10 fucking years ago.
Awesome! Im glad I could help.
do it!
thanks.
I do use 2x2 for all my wall panels. the bent ones become the 45s. I will do a video on how to make a panel jig eventually.
Have you done a video on how to make the panels or the Jig? Love your content
Another great tutirial! I've been itching to build one of these! Any chance of seeing a close-up of the latch area?
Im glad you like it!
We'll be starting this build in a couple days! Thanks Allen
Travis Fleming Sweet!
This would be a great project for you to redo with an HD camera and a link to step by step instructions. Glad to see that you still had your camcorder from the 80’s when you did this one 11 years ago 😂. Thanks. Planning on doing a smaller version of this in a cemetery fence column for next year.👍
I think this is the highest quality drop panel video out there....I think its the only one out there lol.
How about add a picture in picture view with closeups of the latch install and the other details?
Allen, amazing work! It's simpler than a lot of drop panels I have seen, and seems to work better than most. I may have to build a panel jig for next year, as well.
Also I was just wondering, did you use the same type of screw the whole way through the build? Or did you use different types. If so what type of screws are they
most likely I used coarse thread drywall screws 1.25" long
I know this video is quite old, but definitely appreciate the efficient, yet thorough direction. I have a question, and am sure I missed it in the video, but how is the panel not falling out to the back. I noted the extra lip from using the yardstick so it doesn't fall forward, but am unclear on the backside. In other videos they use an additional strip/s that overhang the drop panel slightly in each side to keep it in a "groove". If you get a chance to respond it would be appreciated and thanks again for the video.
ruclips.net/video/OemeilZD_uc/видео.html right there Im putting in guide screws in the 2x2 that keep it from pushing back- if you want to be fancy, then add bearings.
Dammit I wish i could build this
What do you use for a picture?
How did you attach to the panel?
I used a photo printed on styrene and it keeps ripping off
I used your same materials
a poster, I attached it with spray adhesive (3M super 77)
This is a great how-to. Do you use 2x2 for all of your wall panels? I would have to go thru half a bundle to find four pieces that straight!! The wall jig is an excellent idea too. We have made about 250 wall panels in the last 3 years, built by several different people, so you can imagine the issues that arise when you go to build our haunt. My first off season project will be to build a panel jig!! Great Job as always Allen!!
Great tutorial. I'm building one this year and am assembling the parts now. How thick is the 2x4 plywood panel you use? I can find half inch but it seems rather heavy. Do you use this or something thinner?
Awesome how-to!! I have a question that has absolutely NOTHING to do with this video!! I've watched most of your tutorials and I believe that you'd be the best person for this question.
I'm looking for a way to remotely control a flashlight for my haunt. Idea is to give group a flashlight and at certain times, have someone remotely turn the light off. I've found remote control lanterns, but want something that the customers can't turn on themselves.
Any advice would be great! Thanks!!
Thanks for a great how to Allen!
The last 2 that I made were so much more complex and your works much better
Next one I build, I'm doing it your way!
THANK YOU for calling out Pre-Drilling the 2x2s.. this is so important! When I saw the dual guns being used, I smiled.
Hey Allen, First comment ever on RUclips... I built one of these for a haunt for kids held by an organization I belong to. Works fantastically! It's actually the "scariest" scene(actually, the highest startle.)! If the kid is too young, I can keep it from banging down, to reduce the effect. I just wear a hood ( Poncho of Doom Hat trick) with it-though at "full-speed" I scared a dad half out the emergency exit across from it! I laugh myself silly every night I use it! Thanks for a great video!
Hello-just wrapped my haunted walk this year! I do the Ghost Farm of Kingsley up in Michigan. Just wanted to thank you for all of your great instructive videos and to ask if you have a video or website where the jig construction plan is? I'm gonna do a "hallway" type scare next year in the walk. Thank you
Thanks a million...I'd seen some online at some time or the other, but they were asking $400 for each!!!!! I figured there had to be an easier, more cost-effective way to do it. You're the man!! Thanks again.
Very nice I will go this route next year when I plan to have actors. This seems so much more easier then other videos I have seen. Then again you make a lot of things look easy LOL.
Doyle HFL!
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How does the underlayment last in the rain? Like will it get ruined
not at all, same foam as pool noodles
Very helpful. Made two of them last night. Quick question - how did you mount the picture onto the drop panel? I'm worried that the bottom will catch or scrape against the wall when it drops and tear off.
This video just answered the question I just sent you!! Thanks for the video Allen!!!
Great job! Inspired me to go ahead and do one this year for our haunt. The area I want to it in is a plywood wall (won't be freestanding). Seems like I'll be able to apply the same setup on a solid wall.
man you make it look so simple great how to another great vlog !! HFL!!
Allen, do you do any kind of bracing at the bottom of each panel to keep it standing upright?
How do you see the customers? I put a peep hole in mine. Would love any suggestions..
No glue?
wonderful, thanks for showing this i have a number of places this will be great for...
What kind of door latch are you using? Thank you.
Nice
What is the width and height of the finished product
4ft by 8ft, its a wall panel. but you can make it any size you want
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Your Second video showed the details I needed to make my drop panel.
Excellent video, I love the gate hardware use!
That was the best drop panel how to I have ever seen. I love it.
Awesome video! I might have to make one for a local haunt!
was the 2 x 2 just a stander 8 ft tall
yes they were, standard 8'.
We just completed it!!! Your are so awesome!!!
Nice hearse in the backgdoung
Thanks again Allen,another very useful video!
very neat, weve been wanting to make one
Thank you so much!! Perfect timing!!
Is there anyway to get a supply list from all this? because this gets kind of confusing. (I know it's pretty straight forward but I'm not too smart when it comes to this type of stuff)
I dont do supply lists, watch the video a few times. If you are going to make one then the time investment of watching and making a list is worth it.
Hi Allen I can watch your videos all day long making really cool Halloween projects. My question is how big do you make the window hole for the drop panel. I watched the video over and over and still don't know the measurement.
Twisted, The hole is about 2' high. You can see that the 2'x4' plywood that drops comes just to the bottom of the hole when it is dropped, and when raised, the top half of the panel covers the hole and the bottom two feet extend down. You can also see it's about 2' when Allen uses the yardstick to measure the side lines. He puts the yardstick against the 2x2 so the width of the hole is 2' minus the width of the yardstick on each side.
The actual opening of the hole is not critical. It just needs to be big enough for people to appear in, and of course you need to do something to make it look like a picture or mirror or whatever on the other side.
Awesome instruction! Thank you guys! Great job!
glad you like the video!
Thanks Allen =)
NICE! Good safety additions that I will definitely add to my own.
Right on
Thanks! This will be a fun addition to our haunt
sweet!
Allen are the guide screws drywall screws or some other type?
I just used coarse thread drywall screws
Great videos as always. Made a drop panel based on your video. I used a 4x8 sheet of faux brick instead, as all of my walls in the "basement" are "brick." I noticed that using a 2x2 for the latch "arm" doesn't last too long. So, I am bolting a 2x4 instead, and hoping it withstand the abuse.
2x2 has always worked well for me, where is it failing?
Hi Allan:
I can only imagine the constant banging of the sliding wall is unhinging (vibrating them out of the wood) the screws from the wall and 2x2. And so, I figure if I bolt it down, I won't have that issue.
I followed your video's instruction to the letter except where I used a faux brick sheet vice your 5mm board.
I'll let you know the results.
And as always, Allan, you rock!
that may be it since the brick panels dont have as much for the screws to bite into as the plywood.
That too could be the case. However, it is attached to the same 2'x4' (WXL) plywood you used so, that piece is still plywood, and should grip as yours does.
The top piece, where you have the 2"x4" and 2"X2" studs screwed into the panel, and the actual latch, is not the problem. Its the moving piece that is the problem.
We'll see. I'll keep you posted. Thanks again.
Hi Allan:
Follow-up to the drop panel I made using 1/4" plywood instead of the 5mm sheet you use in this video.
Simply, it worked, and made quite a bit of noise. It only tore up on the right corner of the drop portion of the panel itself.
It was used in the walkway to the entrance of the "Doll Factory." I incorporated it with a moving wall that also acted as my "elevator" door, by using a '4X8' sheet of faux brick.
The resulting illusion was that my guests walked into a dead end. When they reached it, the drop panel would drop, and they would get the one scare, then I would open the "wall" and startle them for a second scare. Then of course, invited them into the elevator.
I also incorporated the horn/light system sold by Fright Props.
It was an awesome addition to my home haunt and my guests got a great kick out of it.
As always, thanks for the How-to. Your videos are always outstanding. Looking forward to the silicone mask making. See you at Transworld.