And so my plog starts like this...I just got my lenses, bulb, and ballast about 5 minutes ago. LCD will be here tommorrow. my design is here http://www.polyformmedia.com/perp.jpg

I will be fighting my inner child to do it slow and right. Good Luck, Have fun.

edit: updated images, sorry for the file sizes. Well, I changed my front lens to be on a drawer slider and am going to have to re-work my center lens assembly to be a bit stronger as the arms are a little weak left to right. But this is where it sits right now.

Wow----I'm loving the box design. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

thanks dude!

Looks cool. I would definitely recommend a slot rather than a hose for air. With a hose, you won't get uniform distribution of the air across the panel.

Hey that looks really cool!
Brilliant design with some nice touches.
That is going to be one big mother!
Get to it!!

Hey Punisher, thank you for replying on my design. Yours rox man! I started construction this weekend and I will post some pix tommorrow. As to be expected after 16 hours and 37 trips to Home Depot, the design has changed from the drawings a little bit. Stay tuned

pulsareus- Yep dude, one of the design changes is a slot rather than a hose. Good call

Cool design m3. I'm starting my PJ later this month and was going to go w/ a table design kinda like yours, but I changed my mind. I'm going to try the ceiling mounted route (will try and somewhat conceil the PJ in a drop ceiling). Can't wait to see some pics!

Thanks Kickneck. Can't wait to see your design dude! Sounds kewl. OK, updated images...

How did the Linens n things reflector work out?

Hey everyone, time for an update. Projector is coming along swimmingly and I am about ready to lock everything down. I have done a couple temp tests w/out the LCD and wind up 3-5°F above the outside temp. I have two silent fans coming from coolerguys.com with filters and guards. w00! I am about 90% done at this point (minus the hours of tweaking to do) I am pleased and cannot wait to get a picture up!

groovy!

Very groovy!
I like the design at the back! No cooling problems there then!!!

Thanks guys for your replies! Yeah man, I am fired up! The back is just held together by duct tape atm but I am going to lock it down & clean it up tonight.

Okay well, I got a picture up. The pictures do not do the actual pj picture justice. Its dark and my digicam was like the first one ever made. I would like the picture to be brighter though and I have TONS of tweaking and a little re-construction to do. A tip to anyone about to strip thier monitor: I had major trauma removing the FFC cables - they are a total pain in the @$$ to get back on. Mine are hanging on by a thread. Anyway here are a couple preliminary pix, more to come!

Just one word - beautiful. And you haven't even tweaked it yet! Things can only get better from here on - congrats!!

Hey, thanks alot man. It does look pretty sweet, can't wait to see what it looks like when I am done!

I can't wait to see what battlefield 2, covering my whole wall!

m3_fs are you part of a clan named fs? seems like i've seen something like that online before, do you game ut04 online?
nice work on the pj so far, love that pic with you holding the flag! >B)

herro! Yeah man, I used to clan for FS (FragSystem) as maestro back in the day but nowadays I just play for fun. Its really cool gaming HUGE and I highly reccomend it to everyone (car and flying games...OMG) Thanks for the props on the PJ, the picture looks so much better than these damn pix. I am too embarrased to show the pix of the actual PJ hehe.

sw33t,
yea i loaded up ut04 on the big screen and it was pretty cool even on my currently untweaked pj... cant wait til i can make time to rework some stuff and get it going OFFICIAL like.

you still going as maestro online? i'll look for ya,

frag ya later


(oh, i usually go as "yourfatmama or {pab}yourfatmama" online) i think i've actually seen you ingame previously

IMAX nascar experience....fun!

WOW!!!!
Really nice,exceptional image!!!
Any pics of the box?Please!!!

Punisher, thanks man! I have been living on your thread lately and I gotta say I am terribly impressed by your craftsmanship! ....annnnd on that note, I am too embarrassed to show the box in its current state - soon though, soon...ish

Thanks!!!!
I think your box looked pretty good,last time I saw it!!
I found that as soon as I was projecting,work stopped on the box,I still have some bits and pieces to finish,but am too busy playing with my new toy!!

A question for you:

Yours is among the brightest, clearest images I have seen in a non-tweaked projector. I am guessing that it was not just dumb luck!

Can you outline how you measured and ultimately placed your optics train so that everything was aligned correctly? It would help me in my construction immensely! Thanks!!

Pun - yeah man, I will take a picture of the box just for you. I have my kids every other week and I had just finished about the time they came back to my house so I couldn't work on the proj at all though I intend to finish it soon Just gotta stop re-watching every movie I have "just to see" how it looks or re-installing every game to get the "real" experience. hehe

Sonic, thanks for your kind words dude. Well, the only thing I can figure thats helped me out alot is the aluminum siding around the back half of my box. Other than that I followed the distance chart to the T. using the 8 13/16 from light to frensel (pronounce Frenel I just found out) and like 12 5/8" from the 2nd frensel to the triplet. My light and reflector aren't even attached to the box so it should be easy to manipulate them. If you would like I will post pix with dimensions tonight when I get home.

Specifically,

1) How did you square everything up during construction:
With a t-square? Level?
Something different?

2) How did you measure the separation between the components:
Did you mark the locations on the side of the box before construction?
Use a string with the distances marked off and a level? Laser level?
Simply use a tape measure after construction?
None of the above?

As I said before, I think your images are quite stellar, especially given you haven't tweaked yet. The focus is extremely sharp and the image is bright from corner to corner. This indicates to me that the optics have been aligned exceptionally well. Congrats on the build, and share the wealth, let us emulate your success! I want that kind of quality, man!!!

DUDE!!!!

I just saw the date you registed as a member! April 27th?!!

You must be the quickest climber of this learning curve I have ever seen! Either that, or unemployed at the current time

Congrats on the super, FAST, build

Awesome work m3. The image quality is extremely impressive.