Hardware for vertical louvers

[mrFinpgh]

Hi all.  Hope everyone has been well.

I'm investigating what would be involved in making a large (8'+) vertical louvered screen.  The width would be around 8-10' wide.  I imagine something with 3.5"-4" wide 'slats'.  I expect it would be located indoors.

I'm trying to identify what options are out there for hardware for such a thing.  I did find a couple items, but they don't seem quite in line with what Im' thinking:

Andor Willow - I like the spring loaded aspect and the apparently metal hardware, but it appears to be a package deal.  I also don't see a way to synchronize the position of the slats.

FlexFence - more in line with what I'd like functionally (all the slats move in sync).  I'm not a huge fan of the plastic and would probably opt for metal.  The mounting is less elegant, since you see the hardware on the edge. I also don't love that you'd need to unscrew the board if you ever needed to remove it for some reason. 

Anyone else ever built something like this?  Is there some other name I should be searching for, when it comes to the hardware?

Thanks,
Adam 

 

[woodferret]

360 pivot door hinge.  The ball bearing type should be enough I'd think.  You'll have to create your own control rod because it's outside the scope of most panel systems. 

Rockler has a DIY video/kit that'll give you an idea of how to create and integrate a control rod - basically it'll have to also pivot on each louver.  You may need 2 for 8'.

** Amazon sells them, but they're just reselling AliExpress at markup.

link to examplehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B078Y1TKQ3/ref=twister_B07XFK7PZZ?_encoding=UTF8&th=1