I know what most of you are thinking…OH GREAT! A table saw! Well, if you’ve got one, great. Now marvel at your newly joined projector screen frame! Build the Cleat Secure T-Brackets to both ends of the center support pieces. Secure L-Brackets to each of the four corners of the frame. Repeat on the opposite side of each support piece. Next, clamp with the right angle clamp and join the center supports with 1-1/4″ pocket screws. Square up the supports by using a speed square. Make sure the center supports are centered (duh) by using a tape measure to find your center point is and dividing it between the two supports. Now that the top and side boards are connected, join the bottom board to the side boards using 1-1/4″ pocket screws. Clamp and screw the opposite end of the board together. Use 1-1/4″ pocket screws to join the first corner of the top board. Use the Kreg right angle clamp to pull the two boards together in preparation for screwing. Layout your boards and prepare to join them!

Clamp and drill pocket holes into both ends of your top, bottom and center support boards. Next, set your Kreg Jig to accommodate 3/4″ material. Check out the step by step guide below or the video above to learn how to build and hang a projector screen! How to Build and Hang a Projector Screen Cut the Boards to Sizeįirst cut your boards to size according the cut list provided earlier in the post. So I wanted to take the time today to dig into the process of how to build and hang your very own projector screen. While the story of getting to the point of being ready for a projector screen is funny and interesting…it’s also a rather arduous one PROBABLY better suited for another post. After hastily setting-up the projector upon arrival, I finally understood why my good friend never pulled the trigger. It’s the perfect budget HD projector to hold me over until 4K prices come down to the peonosphere. I was putting off the purchase until after I renovate the rest of the house, but received the Optoma HD142X projector as a birthday gift. Well here I am almost eight years later and I finally have a suitable space for a projector. He only lived there for like 6 months though so don’t be dramatic! We’re still friends! What a waste, I would say.Įventually he moved away from that place having never bought a projector or inviting me back ever…again. I can’t believe you have a 32” TV here when you could have TWO HUNDRED INCHES OF PROJECTOR…ING. You know what would look nice on this wall? A projector screen. If walls had purposes besides you know…being walls, this one’s purpose would without a doubt be to receive projections.Įvery time I would hang out at his place I would ask him when he was getting that projector. His studio apartment had twenty foot ceilings and this wall that was MADE for a projector screen. When my buddy first moved out of his mommy’s house (while I was…ahem…still living in MY parents’ basement…), he rented a unit in a brand new condo complex in Camden NJ, the sunshine city. *Not sure of the best tools for the job? Check out my article on beginners tools: Tools for New DIYersĪ Projector for my Home Theater. In fact I feel like I don’t even know you anymore. Feel free to skip the hanging cleat steps and use any of the aftermarket hardware available for hanging at your own discretion/risk! I swear no one will think you don’t love your kids! …Well actually I can’t swear that…because I don’t know that. They have a tendency to try and hurt themselves, as most kids their age do. The hanging cleat may be over-built and overkill for your needs, but I personally like anything hanging from my walls to be over-engineered due to my LOVE for my CHILDREN. Because my DIY projector plans use the “wrap-around” method, you must use one of Carl’s tension mounted materials i.e…material that has some STRETCH to it. In short, the black felt tape border establishes the final screen size.Ģ.

The final screen size (diagonal) is determined by measuring two opposite inside borders of the felt tape once the frame is built and assembled. While the video above and guide below walk you through the 144-inch DIY projector screen build, everything for both the smaller and larger screen sizes are basically the same besides the obvious things like material length and the smaller screens not having a need for the center supports.Ī few important notes to keep in mind if you choose to build according to my DIY projector screen plans:ġ. Today I put together a detailed step by step guide along with cut lists on how to build and hang a projector screen in the following sizes: 100-inch, 120-inch, 135-inch, 144-inch and 150-inch.

Diy portable projector screen stand