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plicht




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PostLink    Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:27 pm    Post subject: Don't want to reinvent the wheel Reply with quote


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I want to ceiling mount my Barco 800 on a sheetrocked ceiling without major demolition or expense. I have a low ceiling and a screen that is goes almost all the way up to the ceiling, so I am thinking I want to get it as close to the ceiling as possible so I am thinking that the unistrut/allthreat method that I have seen on Curts site isn't practical. I can locate the joists but can't think of a good way to firmly attach the projector snugly up there. Someone must have figured out an elegant solution to this one.


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PostLink    Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I saw a mount one time that was just a big aluminum plate bolted to the projector and to the joists in the ceiling. There wasn't any adjustability but it sure was close to the ceiling. It was slightly wider than the pj in order to fit the joists. Getting the placement right the first time would be the trick to that one.
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PostLink    Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you do that mount the screen AFTER the projector. That way you can get it all ligned up.
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PostLink    Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well. The good news is that I can move my screen and/or resize it with a paintbrush!
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PostLink    Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

plicht wrote:
Well. The good news is that I can move my screen and/or resize it with a paintbrush!


Well then you should be all set. Just remember to ger the front of the projector parallel with the wall you're projecting onto.

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PostLink    Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the tip. It shouldn't be difficult since the ceiling joists are parallel to the screen wall.

By the way, I just stumbled across something that you might be interested in, Analog:

http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/being_analog.html

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Pete
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PostLink    Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

plicht wrote:
Thanks for the tip. It shouldn't be difficult since the ceiling joists are parallel to the screen wall.

By the way, I just stumbled across something that you might be interested in, Analog:

http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/being_analog.html

Cheers,

Pete


Thanks Pete. Good read on that one. Thumbs Up

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