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Thread: DIY HT Projector
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1st June 2007, 11:47 AM #1
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DIY HT Projector
Perhaps you have seen this........perhaps you haven't....
....but here is a US site and links to a community devoted to the construction of HT projectors...
http://www.lumenlab.com/diy/Ours is not to reason why.....only to point and giggle.
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1st June 2007, 11:52 AM #2
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Is it really worth the effort?
You can get new ones on ebay under $600 au including postage with spare lamp.
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1st June 2007, 12:09 PM #3
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Check out Barry White's extensive thread following his construction a few years ago.
Maybe with prices so low it isn't any more, but I gather the quality of the home-builts is waaaay more than you get for $600.
cheers,
P
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1st June 2007, 03:24 PM #4
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Here is the link.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...ight=projector
It's still going strong. Football and Cricket is fabulous on it.
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1st June 2007, 05:49 PM #5
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I too also built one and found it to be an interesting project. i now own a crt projector now. i too have a thread on Lumen lab.
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1st June 2007, 07:46 PM #6
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You lucky bugga! Looked at a couple of 2nd had units before I bought my Hitachi (LCD). Absolutely sensational (sony from memory).
Originally Posted by swiftden
But the cost / size / weight / missus all said no.
Glenn<>
Hi, my name is Glenn and I'm a tool-o-holic, it's been 32 minutes since I last bought a tool......
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1st June 2007, 11:59 PM #7
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I picked up an older model off ebay . JVC(rebadged panasonic) . works great and best of all no freight to get it as was only 1hrs drive from home
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