Pivot Door Hardware / Translucent Wall

I actually have 2 questions. We are preparing to remodel our studio and I have seen a few pivot doors at some of our clients homes. I asked the last client where she purchased the hardware and she was not sure as the GC built the door. Does anyone know where I can find just the hardware?

The second question pertains to translucent walls. We are thinking of building a 20 x 14 translucent dividing wall to seperate the shop from the showroom. I like the Kalwall system (http://www.kalwall.com/walls.htm), however, we don't have a large budget for this remodel. Has anyone ever built their own translucent walls? If so, what materials did you use and what issues did you encounter?

Thanks,

Brandon

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When I last looked for center hung pivot hinges for an exterior door, I found that Dorma and Rixson both made a variety of pivots both center hung and offset. There's still a place that sells the Rixson hinges (http://www.usbuildersupply.com/Rixson/pivots.htm) but I can't find pivot hinges on Dorma's site (www.dorma.com/en) anymore. You might contact a local company that sells commercial metal doors, locksets, etc.

-KP

I have not built a translucent wall. However, it looks to be a typical sandwich panel with transulucent facesheets. I have built plenty of these. I would be curios as to the material choice for the core and facesheets. Does anybody know?

This might not work for you , but I have seen some translucent wall made with fabric. I suppose it is terrible for noise insulation, but fabric could be realy cheap and you could also use it as a screen to do projections. To get oversize fabric that could be streched, I suggest you look into scenic (theater) store.

You could use Polygal instead of wall board. I think I saw this in a recent issue of Sunset Magazine. The 10mm stuff is less than $3/sqft (Panelite is closer to $20/sqft).

A friend of mine used polygal.
After removing the ceiling from most of the top level of his pitched roof, he finished off the supporting rafters in a variety of ways, depending upon the room. Then he added a few skyight. He had a solid wall separating the master bedroom from the bathroom, but used polygal from the top of the old ceiling height, all the way up to the pitch. He ran the ribs vertically, so now there's an added sensation of height, light and volume in both rooms.
Lightweight, so it's easy to work with.
And so cheap it's practically free.
This stuff is incredible.