Hey guys i thought it was time that i showcased my low FTIR project since its nearly done, here are some pictures of my setup during the construction process, and its current state, a little information about it…

**Video UPDATE**

Setup
Windows XP Pro SP3
Intel Core 2 T7200 2Gb RAM (IBM T60 ThinkPad)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 512mb
Microsoft XBox360 Live Vision Camera

Acrylic Surface, 80x60x0.8cm (31"x24"x0.32")
IR Frame using U Channels
120 OSRAM SHF485

Toshiba TLP-651U (running at 1600x1200)

Box Dimensions, 90x90x65cm (WxLxH)

Well its time for pictures then…

Nice work Taha, Is it ORION’s twin? hehe

Awesome really well done.

well done , dude !

great you’re using two mirrors !

did u put some silicone and then this white paper ?

keep pushin’!

Fold that Beam!! Looks tidy i bet the mirror alignment was a right fiddle!

jimihertz - 25 July 2008 03:52 AM

well done , dude !

great you’re using two mirrors !

did u put some silicone and then this white paper ?

keep pushin’!

Thanks for the kind words,
Yeah im using my own textured silicon ‘skin’, in the last picture i have a small piece of it on the screen…

ajlovegrove - 25 July 2008 05:52 AM

Fold that Beam!! Looks tidy i bet the mirror alignment was a right fiddle!

Yep you’re right the mirrors were a bit tricky

nice work with the table and mirror path. You have no problems with heat giving that the projector is vertical?

Should put a pic warning in the title, 8mb of pics is a lot for some connections.

Well not at the moment since the side door is always open but i plan to add 2 fans for air circulation…
ohh yeah thanks for the reminder

Nice work,but what’s thetextured silicon ‘skin’? is it transparence ? can you give me more detail about it . thanks!

Yeah its transparent, its a textured silicone skin that i’ve created… its around 1mm thick and doesn’t cause any problems in projection

Doesn’t your projector mind being on it’s end like that? And also can you show a close up of an icon just to see how much ghosting is occurring due to the double bounce, if any?

Thanks.

Hey ajlovegrove… my projector doesnt mind it runs perfectly fine i have 2 fans installed i dont have them installed in the pictures… im using thin mirrors one is 2mm thick the other is 3mm thick so there isnt any noticeable ghosting i’ll take a picture soon… rite now im in the process of fixing everything so its not possible for me to take a picture rite now

Its good to know that your beamer is happy to sit at that angle. the manual says not to exceed a +-20 degree incline and i use mine for gigs and stuff so i won’t be laying them on thier ends, I will deffinatly bounce it if i can find a biggish 1 to 2mm mirror.

My manual doesnt have anything specific in regards on how to setup the projector… i assumed that the heat from the bulb would be the biggest issue in the box so i added he 2 fans one near the intake of the projector that sucks air into the system and one near the exhaust that takes the warm air out of the system to keep the projector cool.

ajlovegrove - 29 July 2008 04:13 AM

Doesn’t your projector mind being on it’s end like that? And also can you show a close up of an icon just to see how much ghosting is occurring due to the double bounce, if any?

Thanks.

hey ajlovegrove i added a new picture above with how my fans and other internal electronics are attached inside the box the bottom fan takes air into the system and the top fan near the exhaust of the projector takes hot air out of the system… till now my projector hasnt over heated or gotten a temperature waring or anything like that…

Here are the pictures of the icons you requested… sorry about the picture quality i tried a couple of times to get a decent picture but i couldnt get a good enough picture with the lights turned off btw the icons here are at a resolution of 1024x768
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n247/lynx_z3/MT/Construction/DSCN3749.jpg
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n247/lynx_z3/MT/Construction/DSCN3745.jpg