Black Widow PFG - the Discussion

**paints** · **02-26-08, 10:58 PM**

I've already got the Henry ordered and hopefully shipped. And I don't mind the extra at all. My Pa is waiting in the wings to see how this newfangled projector setup of mine works and if he likes it. He's gonna go the projector route as well. So I'll have enough to make him a screen as well. And knowing him like I do (not to mention his budget). He's gonna one up me big time on PJ's. Which is fine. Since he's gonna lean on what little knowledge I've gathered on PJ's. He's gonna be my guinea pig as I make sure to stick it to him hard on a 1080 PJ.

He also doesn't have the obstacles (beam) that I do in my basement. So I'll probably lead him down the DLP path. Course with my luck. He'll see rainbows and then I'll never hear the end of it.

And if that doesn't work. There's always the Prof that's down under who might wind up with some of that international bbq sauce called Henry being sent his way.

Can't say it enough fellas. Thanks for all the help.

Oh crud. Forgot to ask. I should put on two coats of the Widow, correct? And this might interest Mech. If it's warm this weekend. I may spray.

**Harpmaker** · **02-27-08, 08:54 AM**

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paints wrote:

And this might interest Mech. If it's warm this weekend. I may spray.

Just a note about spraying the HE558 BW mixes; I, personally, have had problems with my test panels smudging where I touch them with my hands when handling them, even several weeks after drying. The problem goes away when I wear nitrile gloves when handling the panels. As best we can tell, this has something to do with the oil in our skins reacting with the asphalt in the HE558. I want to stress that this only applies to the sprayed HE558 mixes.

**Prof.** · **02-27-08, 06:19 PM**

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paints wrote:

And if that doesn't work. There's always the Prof that's down under who might wind up with some of that international bbq sauce called Henry being sent his way.

.I've already got my bbq sauce!..Not the Henry, the AA Alum. and I'm set to go when mech's samples arrive..

**cynical2** · **02-27-08, 07:02 PM**

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.I've already got my bbq sauce!..Not the Henry, the AA Alum. and I'm set to go when mech's samples arrive..

Awesome, Prof!!

Can't wait to hear what you think!

**muzz** · **02-27-08, 07:41 PM**

Jim,

Please make sure that you make your eyelumenscope available to all testers!

**Harpmaker** · **02-27-08, 07:56 PM**

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Jim,

Please make sure that you make your eyelumenscope available to all testers!

I got mine free when I joined HTS.

**muzz** · **02-27-08, 07:59 PM**

Sweet!!

Hey, I got the shaft!!

**Prof.** · **02-27-08, 08:22 PM**

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Awesome, Prof!!

Can't wait to hear what you think!

LOL!!...Thanks Jim..
I'll try and get some shots as the process goes along and then some screenies when it's up and running..

**paints** · **02-27-08, 09:11 PM**

So how many others have made the Henry/Winter Mist Black Widow screen?

**mechman** · **02-27-08, 09:27 PM**

Which model did you get Jim? I'm a bit confused on which one to purchase?

mech

**paints** · **02-28-08, 09:07 PM**

Well....I put my trust in a young 20-ish kid at Lowes tonight for my Winter Mist. I bought a gallon of it. Everybody keep your fingers crossed and hope he figured correctly going from a quart to a gallon.

And I'm such a loser. I wandered around Lowes an hour trying to come up with a suitable substrate. I looked at smooth finish subflooring, melamine, dry-erase boards, etc. I couldn't make up my mind what to get. I was like. Nope. To flimsy. Nope. To heavy. For some reason I just couldn't pull the trigger. I'll head back tomorrow and just freakin' do it. Hell...maybe I ought to just hang one of my leftover hunks of sheetrock and be done with it. It'd be easy enough to mount it. Fill in the screw holes. Sand it then paint the sucker!

**Prof.** · **02-28-08, 09:33 PM**

I'm just going to use 6mm.MDF for the substrate..
It's cheap, lightweight, and stable..and has a very smooth finish to it..

With just a couple of French cleats across the back, it should stay flat..

**cynical2** · **02-28-08, 10:00 PM**

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Which model did you get Jim? I'm a bit confused on which one to purchase?

mech

Missed this!

**mechman** · **02-29-08, 07:10 AM**

Some more shots of Black Widow. Black Widow panel on right - True Value Winter Mountain on the left.

**mechman** · **02-29-08, 07:13 AM**

Worried about viewing cone? Don't be....

mech

**cdcstl** · **02-29-08, 08:19 AM**

Any idea when the white version of BW will be ready?

**mechman** · **02-29-08, 10:26 AM**

Soon...

mech

**bidzer** · **02-29-08, 10:37 AM**

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Worried about viewing cone? Don't be....
mech

Nope, I can enjoy the screen from 170 degrees :-)

**mechman** · **02-29-08, 10:43 AM**

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Nope, I can enjoy the screen from 170 degrees :-)

Can't trust you though! I had to go take more pictures! lol!

mech

**mechman** · **02-29-08, 10:43 AM**

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Any idea when the white version of BW will be ready?

Which aluminum are you using cd?

mech

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