well, lets see if I finally get it complete..

I have decided on a final optics configuration, after all of the mods have come home to roost..

but I have left room for variations, in the fressie/lcd section.. split unsplit etc, by using cassette method.

this one can at whim be a vertical, sideways, or a straight shooter, but for my lounge, it will be a sideways mounted..

I have started with building the insides first then will exo-skin it

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The light engine module, nearly added, all modules are seprate units

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Looking good so far. I would be keen to see some close-ups of your light engine and lens mounts in due course, if you don't mind the potential for me to steal your very best ideas!

Are you only using previously loved parts, or is there any new stuff going in?

Hehehe "previously loved" is part of Elken's mantraism...

Merry Xmas Elken!

SJ

going aluminum this time eh? looks good.

You and GadgetSmith should switch names. You've got more gadgets!!!
I spend more time looking at your shop gizmos than your builds.

So what might that final optics look like? Are you going to use a lamp to light this thing? What might that be?

I have a nice used 1200 HTI if you need one.

Yoooo-hooooo . . . anyone home? What kind of conclusions have you reached regarding mirrors elken? If you fold what will you use? Common department store mirror DIY stripped to a FS state or something a bit fancier like a really optically flat FS mirror with a protected aluminum highly reflective coating? Any comments, insights?

ok here are some shots,, even tho the innards have been built the fressies and panel etc have just been proped roughly,, need to build carriers for them,, and alos the ext mirror too

broad daylight as is. and even with the rough sets it still is good

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Good work, elken

Great to see a big bright daytime pic, but hard to see what the corner focus etc is like. It's after 9pm over there, so will we get some full dark pictures soon?

I'm very keen to hear and see more details of the build when you get the chance, and I know lots of others are too.

Thanksism.

LUX data?

here tis,, no adjusts yet,, been busy with GF..

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these were on the fly live shots, full auto cam, no tripodism

so are you going to show some pictures of the innards?

Yeah we want inside pics of the light engine

yeah yeah

I knew there was a GF. Is this a new GF? The one thing that takes free time like a black hole!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GF

Which is it?

the top one hehehehh,,

this one is a special one

umm,, she nows owns my crt widescreen

hi elken, you've just made your latest one recently? I've also completedly mine last week, phew, it was a great experience!!! What's the guts in your projector?

ohhhhh should I pay attention to my own plogism,, yep, I should..

had to beat away all da cobbies,, they be so old dat even der spiders have since long left home too..

I need to replace the masking tape holding the optics with real mounting,, as all the hot days here, have made the sticky stuff go goopie and gluggie, as opposed to glugism,,,

maybe next year might finish it off,, meanwhilism,, she running be good..

next is doing the 10.6'ism panelism,, oh dear here we go again,, new projectism,, will it ever endism,,,,, let me think upon disism,,, for but a microism,,,, yep lets do itism,,, here we go again,,,

hey DAZ, have you noticed that melbourne is now a southern burb of bendigo'ism ????

dust off cobbies,,

here is a shot 17" 150watter pro set lens

but with a new precondensor,, a bit of wow factor

of all builds, this is first with good corner to corner illumination

also with polar bearie inside triplet,, and yet again another pro trippy that had to be modified

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now lets move into the light..

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dazzzzz forgot to tell you,

good for mounting fressssies

good old box conduit 15mm spacing perfect

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the pre con

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mmmm - nice.

Just washers and spacers locating the precon? Simple & elegant.

Sweet...

Good to see you building again

Cheers

are you using a 220 or 330 rear fresnel?

combo is...

pro reflector
150 double ended 150watt ( 942 ) lamp
90mm precondensor

220mm pro fressie
610mm pro fressie

17 inch panel ( lamp side has orig polar trippy side is bare glass aka stripped of AG and polar bear )

Pro triplet ( high grade polar bear inside between the last two lens elements )

45 degree front surface mirror

then to screen........

man did that turn out nice! such clear screen shots! you really like working with metal I see. BTW, is that the starship enterprise I see floating about in your shop?

A Wiggles officionado and a Trekkie. These ozzies are deep, real deep.

This'll surely be a beauty elken. One quickie I personally look for in screenies people post are these spots:

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If those spots in the color wheel are maintained and clearly discernible it always makes me figure that member got it right. And you sure get it right. When you're not chasing skirts that is.

here some moreism

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grr

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the whole pic

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Wot size dat be at?

elken sir cannot we reduce this screendor or the mash look .I vividly remember that in a cinema hall there is nothing of such sort i think because of the nature of the movie film.But can we reduce it somehow.

You could look at how Panasonic do their smoothscreen. It does seem to be at the cost of sharpness though.

How do they do that?There is some technology being used by "HP" as well?Any idea?

A new light engine, using old favourite,, the G12 ballism

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moreism's

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this new engine will also allow me to try a new lamp. a conventional G12 MH non ceramic lamp but it has a 5500 Kelvin colour, be interesting to see differences !!!! another circle adventure,, just for fun.....

here is pic,ie

about 180watt

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love your work on the light engineism!!

something im currently starting to design myself

good stuff!

My PJ stuff is on hold for a bit,

My mother passed away yesterday, the wierd thing is that it is precisely 20yrs ago to the very day since my dad died, to within seven minutes..

RIP Mum...........................

Elken, let me be the first to offer my sincere regards to you and surviving members of your family for the loss of your mother. You will be in my prayers my friend.

Sorry for your loss.


Regards,
Traynor

My condolence Elken.

My sincere condolences on your loss.