Henrik,
I had previously read (and bookmarked) the first of those 4 threads, but I hadn't seen the others.
92132 and
94420 are fantastic! The pictures are the best I've seen and answer a number of specific questions I hadn't yet gotten around to asking, such as how to secure the rods within the unistrut (I've got the channel cone nut thingies already, but there isn't much room for a lock nut on top of them inside the low profile unistrut I chose; a lock nut/plate below the strut is the key).
I wouldn't have guessed a 3/8" lag bolt in the joist is considered that secure, but it sounds like the consensus is that it will be just fine. Just gotta hit those joists dead center... Is 4" the proper length for the lag bolts, or is 4.5" or so best as indicated in one of the posts?
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Once you figure out how to get the projector up without major surgery you realize that you want
1. Conduit (2") big enough pull video cable with connectors.
2. A hushbox vented elsewhere. |
Ah yes, both items I have considered but have put off for the time being. I plan to get an outlet installed in the ceiling at the back of the projector and hard wire it to an unused bay in the electrical panel (the theater room is adjacent to the garage with a shared open attic, so that makes for easy access). I had planned to drop the video cables through the ceiling as well, but the projector will probably end up being close enough to the equipment rack in the back of the room that I can just run a cable organize along the ceiling, painted the same flat grey as the ceiling itself. Probably only an 8' run or so, which won't be very noticeable and has the added advantage of keeping the video cables away from the audio/power cables that will be run up into the ceiling to the front of the room. A hushbox is a wait and see [if it's necessary] project...
Thanks!
Dan