DIY Projector screen blackout fabric

whitecrook · 8 Mar 2012 at 11:36

Hi all

I've used a bit of white blackout fabric approx 2.5m by 137cm in size to create a screen for my projector.

This works excellently, but I can project a 60" (150+) cm screen height, but the shops don't seem to stock white blackout in any other width than 137cm

So, doe anyone know where I can get a bit of blackout cloth 3mx60" preferably 65" or so, without paying ridiculous 'custom cut to size' prices ?

Even a 90" wide would do I'd just cut it and fold it on my frame.

whitecrook · 8 Mar 2012 at 13:10

Thanks. It would be OK actually, but I'm going to lose approx another 10cm when I wrap the fabric on the screen, so I'll have an image height of about 130ish cm, down from my current test setup of 137.

I've already shrunk the size down from 124" diagnol to 110" diagonal to fit into the height of 137cm, but this means an even smaller screen. This means a 2.35:1 image is significant;y smaller than before.

I found some white almost 'hard felt' like stuff that was 90cm tall, which may or may not have worked well as a screen, but was pricer than the blackout fabric... anyway I'll check out avforums

whitecrook · 12 Mar 2012 at 14:42

Got a reply back from them. Apparently they don't recommend is for projection, and the large threads give it a displeasing appearance. I still think my 54" wide blackout is te best bet.

How much do I need to wrap it round? I'm thinking I'm going to lose at least 3 inches each side - so about 48 actual inches of screen height.

whitecrook · 12 Mar 2012 at 16:30

interesting. Still that's about 95£ more than I paid for my screen material..... I see they also do ready made frames, £383 for a frame my size.... I think I'll stick with my plan so far to make it out of wood and my cloth for less than £50 all in....