steve b
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ive designed a box for the ceiling to hide a projector, its also going to throw some light out of the sides to try to make it look pretty. when its all closed up.
currently i have my projector on standard hanging bracket form the ceiling, but its on show and looks a little ugly.
My first design was simple enough
the problem here is the projector is too close to the screen, with the box in the center of the ceiling placing it further back in the box would cut off the bottom of the image, so it basically doesnt work.
my second design is more complicated but gets me around that issue, hinge a flap at the back that pulls down its simple and should give the projector a clear view of the screen
or i could go for the following instead
have the whole door pull down to a height where it can shine at the screen easily.
the issue im having is, i dont know what to use as a mechanism to raise and lower either the flap door approach or the lowering shelf approach.
for the flap door approach i know i could use steel wire so the door cant open too far, but how to i lock the flap in the up position that isnt too fidgety to open. if i do open it, how do i stop it dropping down and hitting full extension of the wires too hard? (i kind of want to to push closed and open smoothly. and the weigh of it all would be fairly substantial
with the lowering idea, what could I use to lower the door smoothly that will also hold it in place when closed, i looked at a few parallel hinges used for kitchen cabinets, but i dont think they would be strong enough to hold the 1/2 or 3/4 inch plywood and projector in the up position.
any idea what might be out there?
currently i have my projector on standard hanging bracket form the ceiling, but its on show and looks a little ugly.
My first design was simple enough
the problem here is the projector is too close to the screen, with the box in the center of the ceiling placing it further back in the box would cut off the bottom of the image, so it basically doesnt work.
my second design is more complicated but gets me around that issue, hinge a flap at the back that pulls down its simple and should give the projector a clear view of the screen
or i could go for the following instead
have the whole door pull down to a height where it can shine at the screen easily.
the issue im having is, i dont know what to use as a mechanism to raise and lower either the flap door approach or the lowering shelf approach.
for the flap door approach i know i could use steel wire so the door cant open too far, but how to i lock the flap in the up position that isnt too fidgety to open. if i do open it, how do i stop it dropping down and hitting full extension of the wires too hard? (i kind of want to to push closed and open smoothly. and the weigh of it all would be fairly substantial
with the lowering idea, what could I use to lower the door smoothly that will also hold it in place when closed, i looked at a few parallel hinges used for kitchen cabinets, but i dont think they would be strong enough to hold the 1/2 or 3/4 inch plywood and projector in the up position.
any idea what might be out there?
) Gas strut and magnets might work?
