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Outdoor movie screen
shardian:
I've been wanting to do this for a while, and over the weekend we finally committed. Last night we finished sewing the screen, which is not easy on something this big! I cut out the frame, and I just had to see what it looked like before going to bed. I still need to cut the cross bracing for the frame, which is why the screen is sagging in the test mock-up.
As for size, the screen is 16:9 and is 12' diagonal.
First movie showing is this Saturday night, weather permitting. Movie: Ghostbusters.
ChadTower:
How do you plan on getting that outside and then back inside? Is there an easy way? And have you factored in the wind?
The issue I ran into was that I quickly got sick of spending an hour beforehand and an hour afterward setting everything up and putting it all away. The cart helped with that a lot but my process still needs a bunch of fine tuning. It just wasn't much fun to have everyone else go in and rest while I had an hour of cleanup to do at 11:30pm.
Hoopz:
Nice. Looks like the frame is PVC?
Most of the screens I've seen online show as pretty taut. Will your cross brace help with that? I see the sag in the middle of the top support, but are you concerned about the wrinkles affecting the show?
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ChadTower:
I'm more concerned with a gust of wind sending the thing to the ground.
Wish anyone I knew had the sewing skills to pull that off. That is the main thing that kept me from trying the blackout cloth.
shardian:
The frame only will have to do this weekend. The cross bracing will take out almost all of the wrinkles you see.Next week, I am installing some 2" strapping and eyelets so I can stretch the screen against the frame on the back of the frame. A few bungee cords across the length and width will tighten everything up really nice.
As for mounting, 2 metal fenceposts get driven into the ground, 2 more 'legs' of pvc get added to the frame, and the whole thing goes down onto the posts. I'll probably end up bolting the pvc to the posts, but for now we'll see what happens.
Assembly takes less than 5 minutes with 2 people. Dis-assembly is about the same, but the fittings can be finicky depending on where you start. The metal poles are gonna stay in the ground the rest of the summer, and most of the fall.
I don't have a cart or anything for the projector yet. For now I am just going to use ping pong table that will already be out there on the patio. 2 floor speakers and an 80's era amp for sound. A cart with an adjustable mounting pole for the projector would be sweet.
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