I would just like to say thank you for all the help from everyone and i thought i would start posting my progress and pictures

Here are the materials i used

400W Venture bulb
400W PSMH M135/M135 Ballast
METAL POT! LOL
3/4 inch MDF
15" viewsonic VA521
Well here is some pics!!

oops i guess i need some pics

Basic box, I want to get my feet wet before i go crazy with the HAAS design!!

SHEILDS SHEILDS!! well.... anyways....

building a box 40 bucks
buying all your hardware 300 bucks
realizing you bought the wrong stuff..............PRICELESS!! LOL

Well i thought i was getting a different bulb but i got da big boy and had to find a bowl... THEN cut it down as you can see i might use this for a helmet also!!

Well here is the last pic for the day. i managed to get alot done today. It is off to the wiring tomorrow when i get home! Thanks again guys for all your help!! this site ROCKS!!! I will keep posting. one thing that i have been looking for is the distance for my lexan to fres to lcd to fres. i have been told 1" lexan and the fres can go right next to it??? then 1/2 to 5/8 to LCD then 1/2 to 13/16 to last fres. if somebody could clear this up for me I would REALLLLLLLY appreciate it! thanks guys!!

I finished the circuit tonight! man that was kind of a pain But here some pics for you guys. now to the LCD and enclosure.

more wiring

more wiring

The wiring looks clean I can't say the same for my PJ keep the good work up looking forward to some pics soon but don't rush it.

Thanks darkmeat i appreciate it! i got everything going! i am finishing the tweaking tonight and i will post my results!!

OK i have labored to produce!!! OH YEAH. now i am in the middle of remodeling my basement and me and the wifey decided to go with a projector and that is how i found you all. but anyways, here are some pics the first one is with the light on and the 2X4!! I bought some blackout cloth way to go on the heads up in the forums!!

now no lights

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more i couldnt pause this but i thought the colors looked GREAT!!!

two more

ninja time!! OH BTW the image is 6ish by 5ish

I will post more of the box tomorrow, i was so excited to get the pics posted and share them with you guys
thank you so much for all the info on this site!

NINJA

Hey, you are super fast. I have been at it for a while but still behind you. Maybe because of the Haas. So far so good...

thanks Dethatd, i just built a the pain jane to gett er dun!! but I will have my HAAS box done hopefully in a week and i will post them as well. i think that i am going to go with the eballast b\c of space. i made the decision to put the ballast on the outside of the box(not good my son likes to play:) but this has been a GREAT learning experience for building the HAAS!!

Good job, images look great.

Thanks pager!!

here are 2 pics of the inside of the box. I did not spend alot of time on the LCD enclosure since i am planning on a HAAS box anywho...

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