A much sturdier version of Ciné-Tronn v.1.0. screen. Made from the same 1" EMT pipe that was used in the construction of Mega-Tronn screen frame (Ciné-Tronn v.2.0.). The idea for this screen setup was to have a portable, sturdy, and awesome screen for portable shows. 1" EMT would provide the sturdiness. A homemade screen would also be a return to that DIY feeling. Also I wished to create my first 2.35:1 "CinemaScope" ratio'd screen. Simply because I thought this would be cool. After using this screen one time, I'm torn on keeping the ratio at 2.35:1 or making a few simple changes and having a 16:9 ratio. More on ratios in the ByT Education section!
The initial MS Paint sketch:
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| The center "T" section would later prove difficult to implement |
Construction
Measure and cut! A sharp pipe cutter blade makes quick work of EMT pipe cuts. Keep lots of blades on hand though, they wear out after roughly 10 cuts!
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| Measure. Cut! |
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| So many connectors! |
Made a change on the fly. Changed the "tripod" thing to a straight forward 5-way connector. At this point the single center "T" section alread proved an ill design. The screen frame was top-heavy, cumbersome, and "wobbled" with the slightest wind. And that was WITHOUT the screen material!
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| Design change |
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| Sir Wobbles-A-Lot |
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| Side shot |
Sir Wobbles-A-Lot was very grumpy so I fished for ideas on ByT.com and OldAlgebra and ___ suggested I add to stabilizing legs to each end of the frame. Made it like this:
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| Fixed! |
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| My screen haz FEETZ! |
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| MUCH more stable! |
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand ACTION!
The end results are still amazing. Quick and easy setup, teardown, and lots of entertainment to be shared!
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| At parents house. Quick and durty setup |
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| This is that whole screen ratio thing right here in one picture |
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