The Cinemar Home Theater Construction Thread - Page 72

I finished rewrapping the front stage cabinet top with the Protostar Hitack flocked light trap material.
I think because it's not as dark as the black velvet it actually blends better next to the painted wood.

My FIL gave all the oak steps and bullnose another coat of floor paint.

The M&K S-5000THX front speakers are now in place. I'll probably need to lower them a tad.







I used Loctite PL Premium to glue down the maple primed threshold. It's 2.5" wide.
The board had a little bow to it so I put some weights on it to keep it flat.
I'll need to cut the shims tonight.




I used 320 fine sanding sponge to sand the surface of the door stop seals from the SoundProofing Company. I completely removed the inside rubber seal and center track by unscrewing all of the screws. Then I wiped down the aluminum with some Naptha to remove any grease from the machining of the screw holes. Next I sprayed a gray primer onto the aluminum. Next, I'll cut to size, then spray a flat back spray on them. Then finally they will be painted with the same eggshell paint as the rest of the room.


I started using some scrap base that I had ripped down. I plan to stack them on top of each other, and then put them into the soffit to help elevate the LED lighting so it's beam casts higher than the black lights up in the soffit. Otherwise, the black lights are creating shadow lines that I don't want to see.

If I was smart, I'd invite everyone over to come check out the theater this weekend...then put some of you to work cleaning the basement while another person starts up the riding lawn mower. The edger is all ready to go too. And for nickbuol, a very special job for only a select few...cleaning the toilets.

All kidding aside, you're all invited. Just don't be afraid to get your hands dirty.

PS: Changing diapers is not off limits either.
Edited by mcascio - 7/27/12 at 8:01am

Bummer. That's the day of my daughters first birthday party. We'll be entertaining about 60+ people that day.

Christmas time should work better though if you're in the area.

Yeah. 6 Hour Power and Monster drinks got me through it.

I believe that.

Cool. I'll let you know if things change for this weekend.

Here's a quick recap of the weekend.

I cut down the floor box using a dremel in preperation for the carpet.






I used a file to sand the rough edges. There's multiple pieces to the floor box, but the top will have a finished look.


I primed and sprayed flat black on the door seals and door bottom. The Rustoleum Flat black was a good match to the egg shell finish. The satin is a bit too glossy.


It's difficult to see, but the door seals are installed. I cut them with a blade designed to cut metal so I wouldn't ruin my fine finish blade. Be careful, the scrap piece is extremely hot to the touch. I'd recommend assembling everything before priming and painting. I found that the spray paint bubbled up from the heat so I had to sand and give it another coat in some cases.


I had about a 3/16" gap where the header piece was just too short. The header piece came precut (mitered on both ends) to 3' so I think that was the problem. I would think they should miter just one end and let the user cut the other so it can be fit properly.

Here's a shot of the door bottom seal prior to the finish coat. When mounting it I closed the door and just raised it up 3/8". Be sure to screw in the adjustment knob all the way inside the cavity first.


I assembled my boards to raise up the LED's in the soffit so they sit above the black lights and installed them.


I opened up my last tube of acousitcal sealant so I could close the gap between the platform and the concrete foundation.


I swicthed out the led color bars in my Insteon switch to red to see if I like it. It's a bit dimmer, but matches the fabric nicely.


Finally, I had to elevate the Dbox platform actuators. I won't be putting any pad on the platform so you get the maximum effect. So I need to compensate. I made these with channels for the cabling to fit under.

Ok it's been a while since I've done a composite.

So I thought it would be cool to try with the fabric panels in place now.

Can you tell what's real and what's not?

Same place that sold me the shallow cup holders.

BTW, that chair was half off.

I'm gonna have to start throwing in some 3D frames and power tools to really start to fool you guys then.

Thanks so much. At least I can say I stayed true to my vision.

The projector has been officially mounted and is part of the real portion of the image. However, I won't fall into the trap we've all seen before. This project will get done!

Here's the division line of the render vs real photo. I made it really simple on you guys. Next one might not be that easy.



Here's what the room should look like Thursday after carpet is installed minus the work table and tools.
The top half of the room is real...the carpet and steps are 3D.