Cheers for the ideas everyone!
I have some 3" drip edge and will try it to see what effect that has on morning dew drips. Cheers Ryan!
Thank you Peter! Love the midgecad diagrams LOL :-), slipping under the existing roof materials might be possible, I will check. Pitch is ~4":12" (~18.4 degrees). Like the angled extension bolt-ons that continue to project out the existing roofline, that approach might work for the height of the fascias and roof pitch we have too. I started mocking up Fusion model to figure out angles, and impact on projected head height…
Currently leaning towards trying to CNC cut polycarbonate panels that mount between each 2’ bay. Bending 2’ is doable for me. Trying to bend much wider panels that span 2+ bays would be too much for me to tackle right now. Will add small side flanges for panel rigidity/strength, interlocking between adjacent panels and reducing water drips/runoff between the panels. Am okay with the polycarbonate flexing with slight gap between panels to help reduce wind sail forces.
Between this and the EGO garden tool pimping projects I’m doing, it’s getting easier to rationalize building/buying a hot wire bender machine. For now, I’ll prototype via Cold bending, but, hot wire bender seems to result in more reliable longer lasting parts.
Like the idea of a self cleaning, or easier to clean setup with some quick connect adapters. Cheers Tim!
Completely forgot about ACM. I will look into ACM if the polycarbonate isn’t working out. Thanks Cesar!
Tom’s catch tube idea is neat, I’ve seen some nice $$$ gutter guard systems from company reps that use various geometries to discard debris, including needles, while still somehow directing and wicking water to fall into the gutter without getting clogged, or at least that’s what they claim.
Super basic visualization of current thinking (minus many details like drip edge, side flanges, mount slots, overlapping adjacent, LED edge lit, etc…) … They look nice in my head, but probably look and perform horribly in reality. I will prototype a few, experiment and find out…
