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About DIY home theatre screen. Information about home theatre screens, useful tips and things you need to DIY home theatre screen and links where you could buy them online.
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DIY Home Theatre Screen
Building a basic theatre screen isn't difficult. Screen could just be wood and fabric. If you can build a simple wooden
frame and follow some simple canvas-stretching techniques, it'll be a piece of cake and you could get and excellent
DIY home theatre screen. Also you could choose for an easier way, just paint the screen with a frame on a wall, using an
adequate tone of black and white colors on a wall with a flat solid cleaned surface.
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DIY home theatre screen painted
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Begin by getting some 1/4-inch flooring plywood. Cut the plywood to your desired screen size. You'll also need some
3/4-inch pine shelving material that you should cut into strips 3 to 4 inches wide, sized to make a frame that will
mount on the plywood. Construct the frame using simple but very strong fishplate joints. Once you've glued the joint,
use a staple gun to sturdy things up. Now, you can mount this entire frame on your plywood. The plywood makes this
frame very rigid and provides numerous options for hanging the screen.
Now you need to add the fabric. Plain white blackout fabric will work, and you can get this at any fabric store.
If the salesperson doesn't know what you are talking about, ask for the fabric that backs curtains to prevent light
from passing through. Lay out the fabric on a flat surface, cloth side down, and place the frame on top; make sure
you have at least one inch of excess fabric on all four sides of the frame, and if you have significantly more than
that, cut it off. Also, smooth out any wrinkles. Now stand the frame up so that the tacked side is on the bottom
(against the floor). You should be able to stretch the fabric opposite the tack over the frame, until there is a
slight crease in the fabric. Tack in the fabric keeping the tension even and the creases moving toward the corners.
Cnet Reviews
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| The most relevant links we could find, placed here free |
 CNET Reviews
- Insider Secrets: DIY home theatre. An article by Brett D. McLaughlin with an easy DIY home theatre screen step by step guide. reviews.cnet.com
Practical Home Theatre Guide
- An article with the secret behind great image projections and DIY home theatre screen useful tips. www.practical-home-theater-guide.com
AV Outlet
- Home theatre products, theater seats, roller shades, projector screens, and more. Check some DIY home theatre screen materials. Online orders, ships to worldwide. www.av-outlet.com
| All prices and information on this page was submitted on February 2007 - Check product source for any changes. |
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DIY home theatre screen canvas
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$4.76 each
(Ships to Worldwide)
Buy online here
Da-Lite Projection Screen Material
A projection screen fabric (cut to size) without borders for DIY home theatre screen. The material should be stretched
over a frame and stapled in place much like making a painting canvas. It is very important to staple the material on the
sides or back of the frame. Stapling to the sides or back prevents pulls (ripples) in the material emanating from the
staples. The box frame should always have cross supports to prevent warping of the wood at least on the long sides. A
second trim frame can be made to fit over the top of the first frame to trim it up and make it look professional.
Characteristics of the Da-Lite - Da-Mat Projection Material Cut to Size
- Unsupported 100% flexible vinyl material
- Color: white
- Low sheen surface with very slight emboss
- Must be stretched when used
- Gain: 1.0
- Viewing angle: +/- 50 deg off of normal
- Sold by the square foot
- Shipped rolled
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