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    Oh man, I wish I had an update.

    Nothing new on the projector build, I had a short very busy weekend.

    Helped family rip out a 25+ year old deck (my hands are killing me, feeling too old), had a big BBQ, Church and family stuff. I've got a softball double header tonight so I wont get to play with my lasers again until at least Tuesday night.

    Oh well, such is life. Updates to follow.

    -J

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    Does this mean build night on Tuesday. Let's scan that thing.
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    Well, I've got it all wired up and everything turned on just fine, I've got RGB, now I've just got to try to align everything. Woo Hoo! Pics to follow!

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    Nice. Glad ya found the time to get some work done on it. Will look for pics tomorrow. Did you fire up the galvos also did they center ?
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    looking really good! i think its time i strapped down and got to my build... that ive been trying to do for a year and a half now lol. time to get motivated again cant wait to see yours scan!
    LASERS!!

    1x Homemade 500mW 405nm Projector
    1x Homemade 1.2W RGB Projector
    1x Lightspace Color Ray Series 6W RGB
    2x Lightspace Venus 2W RGB

    ZPL Lighting www.zpllighting.com

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    Woo Hoo! Pics to follow!
    Here are some pics, alignment and focus both need work but at least it's progress!

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    It will be scanning this week so I'll update again in a day or two.

    -Jim

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    Looking great! Nice seeing another projector being close to finished.

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    Any holes in the wall yet?
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    I really like the gridlines on the baseplate. That's a great idea!

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    I really like the gridlines on the baseplate. That's a great idea!
    I drew them on before any drilling or taping. It really helps with initial layout setup, as you can tell though when things are mounted the beams don't really follow the grid very well but I didn't really draw them for that purpose. It's just sharpie marker and will rub off with a bit of work.

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