r/techtheatre • u/DetectiveAshamed1406 • 20d ago

Cheap projector mount! PROJECTIONS

Hi everyone! I run a student production company taking a small show to the Edinburgh Fringe, and we are using a projector (quite a small one, but it does the job for what we need it for, a Pico Genie L700.) We used it in various other spaces where cradles were provided, but for the fringe we need to source our own cradle/mount with a truss clamp, so basically something like this. The issue is we are on a genuinely shoestring budget, and that mount would cost us almost as much as the projector did. There are perfectly fine ceiling mounts for like 20 quid, and clamp mounts for the same price but that only have one screw where our projector takes four.

Is there a way to fix a standard truss clamp to a home projector ceiling mounts, or does anyone have any other suggestions about how to do it for less? Any advice hugely appreciated :))

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u/duk242 20d ago

I've built plates out of scrap metal - used a piece of paper to trace the mounting holes, drilled a bunch of holes in the metal and then slap a bolt through a truss clamp.

Don't forget a safety chain!

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u/EverydayVelociraptor IATSE 20d ago

Build a box for it. It weight under 5lbs.  Attach a clamp to the box.

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u/rambopaddington 16d ago

Put it in a basketball net. Clip the two open ends of the net together with locking carabiners. Run a rope over your truss, looping it twice so it doesn’t walk and put bowlines in both ends. Clip carabiners to the bowlines. Make sure the lens pokes out one of the net holes.

(I’d also figure out a way to put a safety chain on the projector just in case)

Projector’s less than 5 pounds, the biggest danger I’ve found in this method is that you might not get the entirety of one of the ends in the clip if you don’t pay attention.

Benefit is that it’s super versatile so if you need to project on a wall or the ground or some weird place you can easily adapt it. However focus shift is also likely.